De-worming goats need to be addressed, vaccination, van Hoof trimming, sorting operations, and other occasional tasks. Well constructed treatment system or set or working pen is still a long way to go as far as possible to reduce this when both production and animal pressure on these different tasks are executed. reduce the pressure to improve productivity. In addition, the lack of appropriate facilities, many administrative tasks delayed or ignored. small producers, a pen that can accumulate in confined goats is usually sufficient , and large livestock require more complex systems to facilitate the work.
behavioral characteristics of ruminant livestock
the best way to deal with livestock are working in harmony with the natural behavior.
* good animal husbandry peripheral (wide) vision.
* They have good distant vision, but they may be difficult to judge distances.
* Recent evidence suggests that animals think the color.
* livestock like North Korea the lights and do not like entering a dark building.
* livestock have a keen sense of hearing.
* grazing ruminants have a natural instinct. they become restless and agitated if they are separated from the rest of the herd. < br> * they like in accordance with the leader.
* move a circle around the pen or treatment.
* They are easily distracted noise or sudden movement.
* Shadows can cause livestock hesitate.
* They are the habits of animals, will remember the bad experience of a year.
why the goat is different from other animals?
* more difficult to handle than cattle or goats, sheep handling equipment use. they do not easy flow and pressure through the system more easily.
* When they are afraid, they can lie down and depression, and packaging in a corner, risking harm to the other goats.
* they can become aggressive treatment. < br> * move the family, older women have moved the first.
* Gates, they may need more than sheep, and will find the escape point of the treatment system, if they exist.
basic concept of livestock handling < br> no-fly zone. airfield is the animal's personal space. This is where the feel comfortable. the size of the animal depends on its degree of tameness no-fly zones or the Wild and how it is calm. It can also be based on the attachment of different sizes . When a person enters the flight zone animals, animals. When the animal handler outside the flight zone, animals will face closure and handle, and maintain a safe distance. close to the animal's head will cause the no-fly zone to increase. practitioners should do not penetrate deep into the animal's no-fly zone, because animals may bolt. It may be unpredictable, risking harm to themselves and their handlers. This is the best deal of work outside the no-fly zone. flight zone will reduce the frequent , gentle handling.
blind. Although livestock has excellent peripheral vision, or wide-angle (up to 300.), they have a blind spot behind the shoulder. animals do not like you on their blind spot. They want to know what or who their pressure. animals may move forward when you stand on the blind spot.
balance. point of the shoulder is the balance of animals. All kinds of livestock will move forward, if the deal behind the balance point . They will return the handle, and if standing in front of the balance. walk quickly past the balance point in the animal's shoulders in the opposite direction of the ideal is a simple way to induce animals to move forward.
tame animals, goats
deal, in addition to a smaller no-fly zones, lack of experience of the pressure, are being processed. However, they may be difficult to push. tame animals can lead to the reins or a bucket. animals can be trained to accept voluntary restraint.
can usually deal with small producers crowded into a small goat. If you give them in a crowded pen, they will get used to deal with the goat-inch when close to the distance, must be taken to avoid harm to sudden movement of the goats, especially from speaker.
trim and mountain goats standing on Rumex usually different from sheep are tipped their rumps. The easiest way for small producers to limit the goat hoof trimming is to milk a goat, or fine-tune the position. goats can also be inhibited by wall. If the goats on the side, someone will need to hold down the legs to prevent injury to handlers.
a few pieces of processing equipment can be used to inhibit the goat hoof trimming. which includes a turntable or broken, with a firm goats and turn it upside down on one side or the easy access to shoes. in a processing system, the chute led to the platform, the first door, open the side door of the van Hoof trimming, and other well-established tasks.
for larger herds , a processing system or a set of corrals and working pens recommendations. Portable or permanent facilities could be used. handling equipment can be constructed of wood, metal, pipes, or stock panels. the safety of the metal surface. U.S. Department of Agriculture program, sheep and goats processing equipment, can be granted from the county extension office or the website from various universities. commercial processing equipment is also available from several companies. It is generally more portable than domestic equipment. In most cases, sheep and goat handling equipment work properly.
basic components of the treatment system is a crowded goat (or collection of pen), a trough (or trough), and sorting / cutting Gates. A crowding pen is used to direct the animal to be a single or double file slot. radius of the crowded pen should be about 8 feet. should be half as long as the tank. turn (curve) or continuous panel may be used. The team should be solid. The processing system should be established on the ground, all components of the processing system should have the same color .
processing system for large goat herd goat, a processing system or a set of recommendations and work
pen corral.
parachute is an animal in single or double file. and in the slot, can be vaccinated or dewormed. foot tank set foot in the groove. hot at the end of the parachute will exercise restraint for the goats make better use of its head. on the goat, the parachute should be about 10 feet long, 4 feet high, 12 inches wide. A chute is too long may cause crowding and trampling on the front chute. long trough should be divided with the gates. at the entrance of the groove often slip or pull-down doors, to prevent access to more goats. diagonal goats, two The chute should be tapered, with the top twice as wide at the bottom. some kind of anti-backup device will continue to change the direction of the parachute Boer goats.
processing system may also include other components, such as the turntable (or cradle or crushed), Tau doors, elevated platforms, scale, and foot bath. two or three-way Gates is used to sort and cut the end of slot directly into different animal pen or pasture or loading ramp. exit processing system should be oriented should be, or drag angle or hair. maintain the angle tipped or blunt injury may help prevent the processing, and other goats.
safety when working with goats
must pay attention to when working with any type or class livestock. animal-related incidents, mainly (30%) of the non-agricultural mechanical damage, although small compared with goats, cows, pigs, horses, injured workers do still occur. very clean and is necessary when working with livestock . sleeved shirts and long pants may help prevent injury. steel toe shoes or boots, it is recommended when working with livestock. protective clothing is necessary when working with pesticides. back support will help prevent back injury and strain. adequate lighting is essential in dealing with non-slip surface area.
is practice of . You should not probe or use of force goats.
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