Bovine Handling Flashcards
1
Q
What are cattle innate behavior?
A
- nursing, standing
- body positions - rest in intense weather and grazing
- seeking shelter
2
Q
what are cattle learned behaviors?
A
- location of food, water, mineral
- milking procedures
- electric fences
- response to humans
3
Q
are cattle predators or prey?
A
- prey
4
Q
do cattle live in a herd or solitarily?
A
- herd
5
Q
do dairy cows or beef cows have a large flight zone?
A
- beef cows because they live in a pasture larger area to escape
6
Q
what is special about cattle eyes?
A
- horizontal split pupil
7
Q
how does cattle sight work?
A
- one eye for panoramic vision on each side
- blind spot behind
- narrow binocular vision in front (2 eyes): depth perception
- limited vertical vision
8
Q
how do cattle respond to sound?
A
- do not like high pitched/ loud noises
9
Q
how does cattle sense of smell work?
A
- can smell odors 1 mile away
10
Q
what is a cattle’s walk?
A
- 4 beat gate: LF/RH/RF/LH
11
Q
what is a cattle’s trot?
A
- 2 beat gate: LF&RH/RF&LH
12
Q
do cows run or jump?
A
- rare occasion in older cows - 3 beat gate
- more common in calves
13
Q
how does a bovine get up?
A
- hind end up first with swinging forward of head
14
Q
how does a bovine lay down?
A
- front end down first
15
Q
what are bovine signs of aggression?
A
- lowering the head, pawing, going “head to head”
