Keeping Afoot

Tuesday, December 25, 2007

The snow and ice this past week caused some to lose footing. Wet, muddy, slippery or frozen surfaces can certainly cause falls and injury in livestock. In recent years, more attention has been given to animal welfare. This certainly does not imply that previously farmers supported animal cruelty or ill treated livestock on the farm. Plain and simple, more is known about animal psychology and corrals and shoots can have design improvements for improved animal management and movement. The results are a better quality meat product with less bruising of muscle tissue, healthier livestock and finally higher feed efficiency for improved weight gain and/or milk production. An upcoming program (see upcoming events below) on Feb. 9 will be of interest for those concerned with either livestock or autism as Temple Grandin will be at that event.

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