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Better Animal Handling
Better Animal Handling episodes
- Approaching, Catching, and Moving Goats
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Join Dr. Chastain and Abby this week to learn about:
- Approaching and catching goats
- Handling facilities for goats
- Moving and sorting goats
Link to show notes: BetterAnimalHandling.com
Link to show notes: BetterAnimalHandling.com
12 min - Restraining Sheep and Administering Medications
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Join Dr. Chastain and Abby this week to learn about:
- Physical restraint of sheep and lambs
- Administration of injectable and oral medications to sheep
Link to show notes: BetterAnimalHandling.com
Link to show notes: BetterAnimalHandling.com
13 min - Catching Sheep and Moving Groups
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This week Dr. Chastain and Abby talk about:
- Approaching and catching sheep
- Moving groups of sheep
- Handling methods for sheep
Link to show notes: BetterAnimalHandling.com
Link to show notes: BetterAnimalHandling.com
14 min - Diseases Transmitted by Small Ruminants
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In this episode Dr. Chastain and Abby delve into small ruminant diseases, such as:
- Key zoonotic diseases of small ruminants
- Sanitary practices when handling small ruminants
Link to show notes: BetterAnimalHandling.com
Link to show notes: BetterAnimalHandling.com
11 min - Safety in Handling Small Ruminants
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In this episode Dr. Chastain and Abby present safety practices for handling small ruminants, including:
- Handler safety measures for working with small ruminants
- Small ruminant safety when being handled
- Control of predators of small ruminants
Link to show notes: BetterAnimalHandling.com
Link to show notes: BetterAnimalHandling.com
21 min - Domestication and Natural Behavior of Small Ruminants
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Join Dr. Chastain and Abby for a discussion on:
- Domestication of sheep, goats, and camelids (llamas and alpacas)
- Natural behavior of sheep, goats, and camelids
Link to show notes: BetterAnimalHandling.com
Link to show notes: BetterAnimalHandling.com
12 min - Administration of Medication and Transporting Cattle
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This week Dr. Chastain and Abby go over the handling aspects of:
- Administering injections to cattle
- Giving oral medications to cattle
- Treating the feet of cattle
- Treating a cow's mammary gland
- Transporting cattle
Link to show notes: BetterAnimalHandling.com
Link to show notes: BetterAnimalHandling.com
14 min - Downed Cattle
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In this episode Dr. Chastain and Abby describe handling of downed cattle, including:
- Getting a downed cow to stand
- Lifting a downed cow
- Moving a downed cow
Link to show notes: BetterAnimalHandling.com
Link to show notes: BetterAnimalHandling.com
9 min - Restraint of a Cow's Whole Body, Tail, or Feet; and Anti-Kicking Methods
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Topics that Dr. Chastain and Abby will cover this week are:
- Stanchions and tying posts
- Improvised chutes
- Ropes and snubbing posts
- Chest twitch
- Casting methods
- Restraint of the tail
- Lifting feet
- Anti-kicking methods
Link to show notes: BetterAnimalHandling.com
Link to show notes: BetterAnimalHandling.com
14 min - Handling Cattle for Medical Procedures: Head Restraint
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Dr. Chastain and Abby's topics for this week are cattle:
- Rope halters
- Nose leads
- Nose rings
Link to show notes: BetterAnimalHandling.com
Link to show notes: BetterAnimalHandling.com
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About Better Animal Handling
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Humans have domesticated and handled animals for 14,000 years. Modern times have brought urbanization and technology which have caused a drastic decline in human-animal interactions. As a result,…
the knowledge of how to properly handle, restrain, and house animals is in decline. In Better Animal Handling, C.B. Chastain, veterinarian and professor emeritus, describes effective, humane animal handling with emphasis on safety measures to prevent injury and the transmission of zoonotic diseases.