A large-scale federal operation to remove cattle raised illegally in the Chico Mendes Extractive Reserve has triggered intense protests and exposed deep rifts among residents. Backed by police and ...

Early this year, the suspension was lifted, after both nations agreed to enhanced inspection protocols. Then, on May 11, the USDA suspended live cattle, horse, and bison imports from Mexico yet again.

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 ...

Belling said dairy cattle weigh 1,200 pounds and move slowly, so Bovi-Jet's single laser system worked well, but calves are 500 pounds and stack up on each other entering the chute, leading to the ...

The first squeeze chute created specifically for horned cattle was designed by Darol Dickinson (Dickinson Cattle Company) who has raised Longhorns for 65 years. His chute went through several ...

A new version of a livestock handling system is designed to combine efficiency with technology for use in sheep operations. The Racewell HD4 Chute is offered by Te Pari Products, a New Zealand based ...

The 2024 FPS exhibitor list is available online at FarmProgressShow.com. Look under the Livestock Section. While livestock-related exhibitors are well-represented at the Farm Progress Show at Boone, ...

“We take a 3-second video when the animal is in the chute. This video is taken from eye to eye, capturing the entire cattle head and all of its unique facial features. This process trains the system ...

The very first cattle-handling demonstration at Husker Harvest Days was almost a complete disaster 25 years ago, said Joe Jeffrey, a veterinarian and rancher from Lexington.