Traffic engineers say the zipper merge rather than single-file pattern is the most efficient way to move vehicles through a ...

Locomotion score is an assessment of the animal’s ability to walk normally, ranking the cattle on a scale from normal to ... “Some producers can do that in a chute when they’re confined.

Whether you run a large-scale operation or a smaller herd ... or assisting a newborn calf with nursing, having a well-designed cattle chute can make all the difference. Cattle chutes that prioritize ...

36% livestock? 60% - mostly cows and all the other 5000 species of wild mammals combined? Just 4% ♪ (scale clattering ... put plants and roots down a chute and then it would go through ...

As a whole is much the same as back home, just on a much smaller scale. It’s tough at the top ... all these stud colts out in a pasture like cattle. We went and picked him and some others ...

For a few more dollars, producers may want to add a sheeted system with a curved alley and a palpation cage to make it easier to work cattle. The top end of a working system could include a hydraulic ...

Temperament can be quantified by using several tests when working cattle in chutes. A chute score is a 5-point scale (1= calm, no movement, 2 = restless movement, 3 = frequent movement with ...

Located in Hugo, the aptly named Hugo Union Pacific Railroad Roundhouse is one of only 3 remaining roundhouses in the country from this once vibrant railroad. Built in 1909, the roundhouse (and others ...

Researchers have tempted grazing cattle with sweet molasses feed to discover whether cows would roam far and wide to graze or ...

Welcome to this week's Chutes & Ladders, our roundup of hirings, firings and retirings throughout the industry. Please submit the good news—or the bad—from your shop, and we will feature it ...