The old squeeze chute sat useless. It was boneyard to the core. It hadn’t seen a cow pushed through for twenty years or more. The squeeze chute served its purpose but was old and obsolete. The ...

Early in my veterinary career I developed a respect for the machinery used to restrain large beasts. No, I'm not thinking of ropes, twitches or even classic music in the dairy barn, although at one ...

Purchasing a good squeeze chute that allows safe, low-stress cattle handling is a first step. The second step is its installation in properly designed corrals. Without an easy flow of cattle from the ...

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 ...

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 ...