Low-Stress Cattle Handling

Curtis, Neb. - Cattle producers and stock dog owners will learn Low-Stress Cattle Handing techniques Wednesday, March 30th at 6:30 p.m. at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture in Curtis.

The NCTA Collegiate Cattlemen, the Outback Stock Dog Association, and the NCTA Stock Dog Club are sponsoring the workshop with Juan Reyes of Wheatland, Wyo., and Dr. Kip Lukasiewicz of St. Paul, Neb.

The NCTA Stock Dog Club invites the public to attend, said Judy Bowmaster-Cole, club advisor and NCTA vet tech assistant professor.

Safe and low-stress handling of cattle in working corrals, sorting pens, alleyways and enclosed settings has received more attention in recent years.  While some ranchers and cattle owners work cattle on horseback, or on foot, without using a dog, others find the stock dog a reliable assistant.

“Sometimes a well-trained stock dog can take the place of another person or two, and give a 1-person operation a great deal of help,” says Jo Bek, NCTA animal science professor, producer and certified vet technician.  “Training and resources are important to animal and human safety.”

The clinic is free to the public.  A freewill supper is offered at 6 p.m. at the Everett Stencel Livestock Teaching Center at NCTA.  No RSVP is needed.

Additional information is available from NCTA at 1-800-3-CURTIS, Judy Bowmaster-Cole at jbowmaster1@unl.edu, or Jo Bek at tbek1@unl.edu.