Livestock Handling Blog

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Research Origins

It’s a shame that many professionals worldwide are unaware of the most fundamental aspects of a horse’s nature. For almost 30 years, the scientific evidence has grown from a few research papers to over 200

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Non-members Blog

The Science of Nature vs Nurture

The purpose of my page is to offer sound scientific evidence and advice on horse behavior and genetics. The scientific field of Behavioral Genetics, also called behavior genetics, is a field of scientific evidence that

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Cattle Handling

200 to 600 Cow-Calf Pair Facility

This facility is ideal for 200 mama cows and calves or more. The owner of this ranch in Texas has 600 mama cows that pass through this facility every year. A set of six holding

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Cattle Handling

High Speed Meat Processing Plant

This slaughter plant in Mexico is in the top 5 of the world’s largest, with a daily line speed that exceeds 240+ cattle per hour. With those numbers in mind, there’s no room for mistakes.

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Cattle Handling

Cow-Calf Handling System

This ranch in Texas has 600 mama cows that pass through this facility every year. They sort cows and calves in the pens before going to the working chutes. The cows go first; then, a

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Cattle Handling

Stairway to Heaven

In 2020, after coronavirus outbreaks forced large processing plants to reduce capacity or shut down, farmers needed places to go with their animals. In response, the U.S. Department of Agriculture spent hundreds of millions supporting

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Cattle Handling

Small Versatile Meat Plant

In 2020, after coronavirus outbreaks forced large processing plants to reduce capacity or shut down, farmers needed places to go with their animals. In response, the U.S. Department of Agriculture spent hundreds of millions supporting

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