OF

CATTLE

INTACT MALE: BULL CASTRATED MALE: STEER YOUNG MALE: BULLOCK, BULL CALF FEMALE : COW YOUNG FEMALE: HEIFER NEWBORN: CALF ACT OF GIVING BIRTH: CALVING TO CALVE, & BEGIN NEW LACTATION

PERIOD: FRESHEN

MILK PRODUCTION MEAT

SPECIFIC BREEDS ARE RAISED FOR EACH INDIVDUAL PURPOSE

EACH FACILITY HAS ITS OWN PROTICAL FOR IDENTIFICATION

TAGS

COLLARSLEG BANDS

TATOOBRAND

IDENTIFICATION CAN ALSO BE SPECIFIC TO BREED (DAIRY OR BEEF)

AGE SEX BREED (DAIRY OR BEEF) PREVIOUS EXPOSURE TO

PEOPLE

VOICE PROPER BODY POSITION (BEAWARE OF

PRESSURE POINTS) WHIP PADDLE ELECTRIC PRODCONSIDERATIONS: MOVE THEM IN A SLOW CONTROLLED MANNER,

TO PREVENT THEM FROM BEING STARTLED. CHANGE IN LIGHT CAN MAKE THEM LEARY.BEAWARE OF COW / CALVE SEPERATION

FIRST RESPONSE TO DANGER IS TO FLEE

DEFENSE: SPEED BODY HEAD

HOOVES

6 – 8 FEET KNOWN AS KILL ZONE WITH HIND LIMBS IT STARTS AS A

FORWARD MOTION CIRCLES LATERALLY THEN GOES OUT BEHIND ANIMAL

THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO REACH AS FAR FORWARD AS THEIR SHOULD WITH THEIR HIND LIMBS

HEAD CHUTE (usually for beef cattle & bulls ) STANCHION (usually for dairy cows) HALTER (can be used on all cattle, when is it

applied / why) NOSE LEAD OR TONGS (can be used on all

cattle except calves) NOSE RING (usually for bulls, most dairy bulls

have permanent rings- staffs or ropes in conjunction to manage )

ROPES (used for added restraint for procedures)

TAIL JACKING (used on all cattle) FLANKING (calves)

VACCINES BLOOD TESTS HEALTH CERTIFCATES PREGNANCY CHECKS DEHORNING CASTRATIONS CALVING PROBLEMS RETAINDED PLACENTAS D.A.