Stock Handling & Animal Welfare

Saleyards Australia beefs up animal welfare initiatives

Saleyards across Australia are generally experiencing significant growth, with strong throughput and excellent livestock prices, reaffirming their role as a trusted and competitive marketing option for producers. “Despite seasonal variability,..Read More

Beef Central, 02/10/2025

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Livestock transport driver crushed by cow has a message for Farm Safety Week

In advance of National Farm Safety Week next week, a Roma transport operator shares his experiences in an accident when loading cattle cost his business, seven hospital operations and could..Read More

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Beef Central, 15/07/2025
Vic dairy farmer fined $40,000 for animal cruelty

A northern Victorian dairy farmer was fined $40,000 in the Shepparton Magistrates Court recently for animal cruelty to his dairy herd during two separate periods in 2017 and 2018 at..Read More

Beef Central, 27/04/2021
New Zealand to adopt mandatory pain relief for dehorning

The New Zealand beef and dairy cattle industries will adopt mandatory pain relief in dehorning of young cattle from October this year. Changes to government legislation will prohibit the disbudding..Read More

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Beef Central, 16/05/2019

Automatic calf drafter taking shape + VIDEO

Cattle producers are being invited to complete an online survey to understand how auto-drafting technology might be used on farm and where they see the most benefit…Read More

Beef Central, 01/05/2019
‘Days of loading cattle on your own are finished’: ramp safety push

Five deaths and 56 hospitalisations in three years are the sobering statistics behind an industry push for urgent improvements to livestock ramp safety standards in Victoria…Read More

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James Nason, 23/04/2019
Australian producers adopting pain relief: Cattle vet president

Australian Cattle Veterinarians president Dr Alan Guilfoyle says there has been a noticeable uptake in the use of pain relief products for cattle by Australian producers in the past few..Read More

James Nason, 24/09/2018

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