Proper animal handling is crucial for farm safety and productivity. This training covers best practices for minimizing stress and risk when moving, feeding, milking, and cleaning around cattle. Emphasis is placed on using livestock flight zones, understanding animal behavior, and ensuring safe working conditions.
Use cases
- Useful when onboarding new farm or ranch workers to animal handling protocols
- Essential for dairy farm operations involving routine cattle movement and milking
- Important for any operation with breeding bulls or newborn calves to reduce injury risk
Why it works
- Reduces animal stress and the likelihood of dangerous reactions by using flight zones and calm handling
- Promotes handler safety through deliberate movement, escape planning, and awareness of animal instincts
- Decreases property and livestock damage by preventing spooked or aggressive animals
