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Cattle farm husbandry – cattle behaviour & handling

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Cattle, farming, husbandry, behaviour, senses, communication, housing cattle, farm raceways, training cattle to lead, droving on highway By Dr Clive Dalton Cattle – what are they? More about ruminants What do cattle do all day? Cattle divide their day into periods of: Cattle sensesSight Point of balance Hearing Smell Touch Sleep Memory Cattle Communication Bulls … Read more

Animal behaviour and welfare. Training heifers for milking routines

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Training heifers for milking routines By Dr Clive Dalton Research knowledge There is now plenty of research to show that cattle can learn basic routines in a very short time, and these can result in economic benefits to the farming business. With hand milking and in the early days of machine milking when herds were … Read more