Poorly designed and maintained cattle handling facilities also can cause animal stress, and the squeeze chute often is the core of the problem. I earned part of my college expenses by working cattle ...

BLACKFOOT — A family-owned business demonstrated a breakthrough innovation in cattle handling at the Eastern Idaho State Fair last week. The Arrowquip Q-Catch 86 series squeeze chute is engineered so ...

Cattle unwilling to enter the alley and unwilling to enter the actual squeeze chute are two separate problems on working days. Cattle unwilling to enter the alley may have a simple solution, ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of omaha.com stories. Cancel anytime. Cattle-handling demonstrations have been part of Husker Harvest Days for 25 years, an anniversary marked Wednesday at this year's ...

Cottonwood Falls? As Flint Hills cowboy Gene Matile operates the high-tech squeeze chute and scale, one observation becomes obvious: 1,500 pounds on a bison sure looks a lot different than 1,500 ...

I'm certain that Gene Dubas of rural Fullerton is not your ordinary cowboy. He was raised in a farming family and has always been around cattle or had his own herd, even during his teens. Because of ...

The very first cattle-handling demonstration at Husker Harvest Days was almost a complete disaster 25 years ago, said Joe Jeffrey, a veterinarian and rancher from Lexington. A calf nearly choked to ...

Stress on cattle reduces profits because of decreased feed consumption, poor weight gains, increased susceptibility to diseases, a shorter life span and a less desirable carcass. In addition, stressed ...