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Cattle handling facilities: Front-side sorting

By Eric Mousel University of Minnesota Beef Team
Jan 22, 2016
Jan 22, 2016

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By Eric Mousel University of Minnesota Beef Team

I think we have had a really positive discussion over the last several months on cattle handling facilities. I’ve received a tremendous amount of feedback from all over the U.S. concerning this series of articles.I appreciate both the philosophical discussion as well as the practical applications of animal handling and facilities readers have brought to the table.

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