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A note on the effect of castration on the ease of movement and handling of young cattle in yards

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

G. N. Hinch  and
J. J. Lynch
G. N. Hinch
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, 2351, Australia
J. J. Lynch
Affiliation:
CSIRO, Division of Animal Production, Pastoral Research Laboratory, Private Mail Bag, Armidale, NSW, 2350, Australia
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The ease with which cattle can be handled during routine husbandry operations is a major concern to producers. Ease of handling is difficult to define but includes the case with which cattle can be moved through yards, through a race or held in a crush or scales. Few studies have attempted to measure ‘ease of handling’ of animals. ‘Temperament scores’ of cattle of various breeds, sexes and ages based on the scoring system originally described by Tulloh (1961) were recorded by Hearnshaw, Barlow and Want (1979). These scores were highly repeatable between scorers and within animals although some decline in scores occurred with repeated measurements. Hearnshaw et al. (1979) suggested that the scores were a measurement of ease of handling rather than temperament.

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Animal Production , Volume 45 , Issue 2 , October 1987 , pp. 317 - 320
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Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1987

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