People's interaction with livestock can have either a negative or positive impact on animal health, performance, and subsequent handling ease. Cattlexpressions Low Stress Cattle Handling Workshop will explain how to reduce stress on animals and their handlers during several critical points: cow-calf, backgrounding, stocker and feedlot operations.

This workshop, part of the Amazing Grazing Series of Educational Events, will be offered February 8, 2014 at Ramada Hotel & Conference Center, 1616 W. Crawford St. in Salina, KS 785-823-1791.

Dr Lynn Locatelli of Cattlexpressions is a student of renowned animal handling expert Bud Williams. Dr Lynn began her veterinary career in Benkelman, Nebraska after graduating from UC Davis, and has 19 years of experience in both large animal veterinary practice and consultation. She educates many by private consultation and as a national and international speaker at veterinary seminars and cattleman's conferences. She resides in Watrous, New Mexico.

Workshop Agenda

8:30    Registration

9:00    Welcome 

9:05    Understanding Cattle Behavior in Order to Modify Our Behavior and Effectively Communicate with Cattle

10:00   Bud Williams Low Stress Cattle Handling Concepts and Techniques for Cattle Movement

11:00   Managing Cattle Movement During Grazing

12:00   Lunch

  1:00   Cow-Calf Production Event Management and Calf-Formative Behavior

  2:00   Weaning, Acclimation and Transition Management

  3:00   Processing and Shipping Facilities Design, Trouble Shooting and Effective Use

  4:00   Wrap-Up, Questions, Evaluations

Everyone has a little different opinion about what low stress animal handling means. Plan to attend this Low Stress Cattle Handling session to learn cattle handling techniques that will improve cattle health, well being, performance, handler safety and profitability in your operation. Registration for the day is $25.00 and can be done by going to kansasgraziers.blogspot.com. You can register online or download a registration form and mail it to the address given. For questions or folks with no email to register: Call Mary Howell at 785-562-8726.