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Post by larso on Apr 25, 2015 15:17:10 GMT -6
A good mate of mine told me yesterday his brother in law was in hospital after being mauled by an Angus cow in the yards, if it hadn't being for his wife who was able to distract the cow he has no doubt he would have being killed. I recently witnessed a potential similar incident with a Angus cow, now I'm not naïve to think it can't happen with any breed but for the life of me I can't understand why our breed society's don't promote the quite disposition of the Hereford more. We might be behind in other traits but not in that one, maybe some other's have had similar experiences.
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Post by shumakerherefords on Apr 25, 2015 17:57:46 GMT -6
There have been a couple of instances in the last few years where veterinarians were killed by cows/bulls. However the breed was not mentioned. Given the predominance of black cattle in the US cow herd, I am suspicious. Here is a report on deaths by cattle www.cdc.gov/mmWR/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5829a2.htm but it makes no mention of the breed. Had one of the neighbor's black bull calves in my pasture a couple of years ago. When I got him in and sorted him off he broke the chain on the gate. Then he charged and butted me twice. Fortunately he was only about 650 lbs and didn't knock me down. When his owner showed up to haul him home he was afraid to get in the pen with him! |
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Post by larso on Apr 26, 2015 5:19:42 GMT -6
Interesting article, OHS ( occupational, health and safety ) has become a big issue in all industries, I sometimes think agriculture is lagging behind in this area. 10 people including children under the age of 16 were killed on ATV's in Australia last year and with more work being carried out by people working alone, I just think there is a great opportunity to promote the Hereford for it's temperament.
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Post by tartancowgirl on Apr 27, 2015 16:47:47 GMT -6
Limousins are the worst here, closely followed by Angus. So many accidents with Limousins - my husband says they should be banned on Health and Safety grounds! Last year a man was very nearly killed at our local market by a Limousin bull and the ambulance men also had to treat half the elderly bystanders for shock. Angus are not far behind though, especially at calving. We really don't promote the Hereford temperament enough here.
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Post by hoekland on Apr 28, 2015 0:15:58 GMT -6
Nobody promotes any good trait of Herefords enough anywhere in the world!
Strangely enough the only cow that mauled me was a Hereford! Had quite a few encounters with other breeds, but I guess I was expecting it and was prepared. Anyone that works as many and as big a variety of cattle as I do will have a few close calls.
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Post by elkwc on Apr 28, 2015 4:59:27 GMT -6
I've handled many breeds in my life. Although the majority have been Herefords and Angus. Overall both have been good. I've noticed in the last year that the temperment of many Angus have got worse. With that said when I was young on the ranch my uncle ran there was a pasture of Anxiety 4th cows that roughed me up more than all of the bulls I ever rode. They taught me a lot about how to read cattle and how to handle cattle without getting in a confrontation. Overall I think the Hereford breed is a leader in temperament. But again if a person selects the right Angus they are fine also. The lady I help is 70 and her and I work a lot of her cattle by ourselves. Anything that is hard to handle goes. I remember a local Char breeder in the 60-70's whose cattle would wait for you at the fence. My Dad was the brand inspector. It was easy to get them up close and personal. But I've handled many other Chars which were good. Again selection is the key in my opinion.
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Post by shumakerherefords on Apr 29, 2015 7:36:18 GMT -6
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Post by Glenn on Apr 29, 2015 11:04:03 GMT -6
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