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In Figure A (above), we see a calf that was being forced into a waiting trailer go totally off-line and flip into survival mode. What if that $1,000 calf had broken a leg? 
Education
Low-Stress Trailer Loading
As with loading out, trailer loading is another production event that can be high stress on both the animals and people, but it needn’t be that way.
April 30, 2021 03:47 PM
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Whit Hibbard and Dawn Hnatow
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Bovine Vet
Squeeze Chute Work
Low-stress squeeze chute operation is important because research has shown cattle that become agitated in the chute have tougher meat and more dark cutters, and up to 40% of administered vaccines won’t be effective.
October 01, 2020 07:12 PM
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Whit Hibbard and Dawn Hnatow