Bovine restraint and handling Flashcards
How should you be dressed before entering a farm?
steel toe/rubber boots
coveralls
sterile examination globes
Why is the point of balance for bovine important?
used to determine the direction in which the bovine moves - handler moves to rear/cow moves forward and vice versa
self-locking headgates
cow will put head in gate
gate will lock - low stress handling / cows can move rear
stockmanship is what
way of minmizing stress on animals by considering their nautral behaviours and using proper,safe handling
example of good stockman ship
approaching live stock from front and not from back or from approaching from side with full visibilty - make sure animal knows you’re there before touching
when working with livestock it’s important to what?
reduce the risk of activating their flight or fight reflex
livestock have a ___ zone
flight zone
What is a blindspot?
area behind an animal at which they cannot see you approaching
Why is it important to not approach a blindspot?
you risk spooking the animal which can cause you to get kicked
pressure zone
coming close enough to an animal where they feel the need to move away
why do some people have a phobia of cows?
due to the animals size (possibility of being injured)
squeeze chute systems
tub system and single file helps movement
headgates lock and
Halter
used help move/restrain large animals
when using a halter, you should always use what?
quick release knot
nose tongs
clamps to nasal septum
distraction from what’s being done to them
can use fingers to pinch nasal septum
