Preventing Bull Attacks!

pakalasa

I thought this might be of interest to those breeding and handling bulls.
Temple Grandin, the author is an autistic woman in the USA who specialises in cattle behaviour. Among other things, she designs feedlot and slaughter handling facilities to minimise stress to cattle.

Some interesting points like not rearing young bulls in isolation and ideally under a cow.
http://www.grandin.com/behaviour/principles/preventing.bull.accidents.html

Came across it here on the UK farming forum on a discussion as to why dairy bulls are more dangerous than beef bulls.
http://farmingforum.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=37506

haybob

Interesting reading but I'd question the practicallitys of creating a social envoirnment for a bull.

Keep the bull busy is all I can advise and be careful

pakalasa wrote: »

I thought this might be of interest to those breeding and handling bulls.
Temple Grandin, the author is an autistic woman in the USA who specialises in cattle behaviour. Among other things, she designs feedlot and slaughter handling facilities to minimise stress to cattle.

Some interesting points like not rearing young bulls in isolation and ideally under a cow.
http://www.grandin.com/behaviour/principles/preventing.bull.accidents.html

Came across it here on the UK farming forum on a discussion as to why dairy bulls are more dangerous than beef bulls.
http://farmingforum.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=37506

Birdnuts

pakalasa wrote: »

Came across it here on the UK farming forum on a discussion as to why dairy bulls are more dangerous than beef bulls.
http://farmingforum.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=37506

Fresin/Holsteins are mean allright, give me a nice quiet Angus any day over them types:)

whelan1

Birdnuts wrote: »

Fresin/Holsteins are mean allright, give me a nice quiet Angus any day over them types:)

look at the end of the day treat all bulls like they are wicked as you never know when they will turn on you

reilig

Birdnuts wrote: »

Fresin/Holsteins are mean allright, give me a nice quiet Angus any day over them types:)

The only wicked bull that we have ever had was an angus
This may go a little way to show that the temperment of the bull will depend on his rearing. Our angus bull came from a breeder who petted his bulls. Separated them from other cattle when they were young, rubbed them on the head, bucket fed them in singles. The man had great bulls, but I know someone else who had a wicked bull that they bought from him.

There is a lot to be said from buying a bull that was never haltered IMO.
They aren't ring handled and treated differently from other cattle.
But at the end of the day, as Whelan said, you have to treat all bulls as being potentially dangerous.

5live

My father always said not to rub a bull on the head. When young he follows looking for more by pushing his head against you. Fun when little. Not so much when he 600kg!