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3)E - Cattle Handling
The purpose of this Unit is to highlight the need to handle cattle safely and minimize the risk to humans and animals.
Improvements in handling safety and efficiency can be made by changing aspects of the handling facilities and the behaviour of the handler and animal.
On completion of the Unit students will be able to describe the key features of a safe and efficient cattle handing system and evaluate and suggest improvements to existing systems and practices.
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Useful Links/Resources
EBLEX (2005) Beef Action for Profit 12 – Better Returns from Safe Cattle Handling -
EBLEX (2009) EBLEX Beef BRP Manual 3 – Improving Cattle Handling for Better Returns
HSE (2006) Handling and Housing Cattle Agriculture Information Sheet No 35
SAC (2004) Modifying existing cattle handling systems to improve human safety Technical Note 564
SAC (2004) Recommendations for the design of new, safe and efficient cattle handling systems Technical Note 565
