MV Shopper CLASSIFIEDS shop online at www.missourivalleyshopper.com April 25, 2017 • Page 7 M I S S O U R I VA L L E Y IN PRINT & ONLINE To place your ad call... 605.665.5884 Hands-On Cattle Handling Workshop: A Recap From Beresford By Heidi Carroll SDSU Extension Livestock Stewardship Associate The March 9 “Low Stress for Safety and Success” workshop near Beresford was a full-day of presentations and hands-on activities. This workshop was hosted at the South Dakota Southeast Research Farm and The Opportunities Farm. “This workshop is the second of three producer workshops that was originally postponed from February 24th because of snow storms, so participants were thankful for fair weather and sunshine,” said Heidi Carroll, SDSU Extension Livestock Stewardship Associate. Heidi Carroll and her colleagues Julie Walker, SDSU Extension Beef Specialist, and Joe Darrington, SDSU Extension Livestock Environment Engineer, organized three workshops around South Dakota as part of this grant-funded program. Presentations The day focused on learning cattle handling techniques, evaluating handling facilities, and understanding the impacts of handling on beef quality to ensure both human and cattle safety. Ten attendees representing cattlemen, nature conservancy personnel, and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) staff participated in the day’s events. Cattle behavior and human-cattle interactions were discussed in detail through presentations and video clips demonstrating cattle handling principles. The benefits of proper handling were also contrasted with the potential negative impacts that stressful handling can have on cattle and the resulting beef quality. An engaging presentation by Dr. Amanda Blair, SDSU Extension Meat Science Specialist, provided examples of the types of carcass discounts that can result from poor handling – and did the math on their economic impacts. Facility Tours Participants toured the cattle handling facilities at the Southeast Research Farm that are currently being updated and the facilities at The Opportunities Farm. Additionally, several brands of portable chutes and corrals were on-hand thanks to local equipment dealer sponsors: Rural Manufacturing Company, Inc. and For-Most Livestock Equipment. An important part of working cattle safely is understand the impacts of handler position participants emphasized the importance of walking through facilities prior to bringing and pressure. “low stress doesn’t mean slow - pressure and cattle through. A checklist of critical areas to The key to effective low-stress cattle timing of release” and “the idea of watching inspect was utilized by participants to assess handling is proper pressure at the right time. where animals are paying attention.” the safety and readiness of the facilities for Low stress cattle handling does not mean slow. The “Low Stress for Safety & Success” workboth the cattle and the people. This checklist Handlers should remain alert to cattle’s comfort shop provided attendees with the opportunity to is one tool that cattlemen can use at home level with the people by reading their body learn or brush up on cattle handling techniques, as they prepare to work cattle and consider language; this allows handlers to adjust their see multiple facilities, and most importantly improving their handling facilities. position and respond appropriately to minimize implement low-stress techniques in a supportive Hands-On Training stress and maintain calm animal movement. environment with constructive feedback. Participants assisted with working newly Participant Feedback Sponsors received calves at The Opportunities Farm, Several participants stated the most A huge THANK YOU to the generous sponwhich gave them hands-on experience to significant thing they learned was “how much sors for this workshop: Zoetis, For-Most Liveimplement the techniques taught during the handling effects meat quality, especially bruis- stock Equipment, and Rural Manufacturing morning session. Eighty calves were vacciing;” “economic effects of poor cattle hanCompany, Inc. And a big THANK YOU to the nated, implanted, tail switches trimmed, and dling;” and the “causes of dark cutters, using host farms: South Dakota Southeast Research drenched for parasite control. Matt Loewe, pressure and release to move cattle” Another Farm and The Opportunities Farm. 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