Beef Magazine

Cattle Handling

Bud Box 

Oct 1, 2008 - By Alaina Burt Managing Editor

Bowie, TX, stockman Bud Williams says he hopes to live long enough to see his animal-handling brainstorm put to use in every U.S. feedlot and ranch. At...

Humane Livestock Handling 

Aug 1, 2008

Written by Temple Grandin with Mark Deesing, Humane Livestock Handling is a 230-page, soft-cover blueprint for low-stress cattle handling. The Colorado...

Temple Grandin on prods 

Aug 1, 2008

I would like to make an additional comment on Boone Carter's article on low-stress cattle handling regarding the use of electric prods (Don't Stress,...

The changing corn environment 

Jun 1, 2008 - by Harlan Hughes contributing editor

Part II: Short-term management implications The bottom line to the changing corn environment is that feedlot costs of gain (COG) will increase substantially...

The shape of things to come 

May 1, 2008 - by Dave Sjeklocha contributing editor

I came to a revelation recently that troubles me. Twenty years ago, my wife would have warned anyone to avoid the subject of animal-rights groups unless...

Don't Stress 

Apr 1, 2008 - By Boone Carter

Stress plays a major part in the development of respiratory disease, as well as an important role in herd health for the period of time right after calves...

More Questions 

Apr 1, 2008 - By Wes Ishmael Contributing Editor

The plant needs to shoulder the blame, but responsibility also resides with whoever decided to put those cattle on the truck and send them to the plant,...

Transportation effect on calves 

Apr 1, 2008 - compiled by Alaina Burt managing editor

Calf management before transport influences later performance under stress, Canadian researchers say. Behavioral and physiological indicators of stress,...

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