Volume
57
Issue
4
DOI
10.34068/joe.57.04.07
Abstract
Cattle handling Extension program educators often overlook the animal training component of efficient handling. The objectives of the study described in this article were to measure young dairy heifer behavioral responses toward handlers who received different types of training and to document whether repeated handling or time of day of handling affected heifer behavioral responses to handlers. Six handlers received training through a lecture, hands-on workshop, or video. An observer recorded heifer behavior during handling tests. The day and time of heifer training were most influential on heifer behavior, but heifer handling ease was improved when handlers had participated in the hands-on training.
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Recommended Citation
Adams, A. L., Kristula, M., & Hain, M. V. (2019). Dairy Cattle Handling Extension Programs: Training Workers and Cattle. The Journal of Extension, 57(4), Article 7. https://doi.org/10.34068/joe.57.04.07
