Dairy Stockmanship is a practice that promotes positive animal handling. Stockmanship is important for both animal and worker safety. It reduces stress, increasing milk production and reducing potential injuries on the farm.
UMASH has compiled resources (videos, posters, and fact sheets) to help promote positive dairy handling practices and keep workers safe.
5-Part Dairy Training Series
UMASH created a 5-part training series on dairy stockmanship to be used by farmers, ranchers, farm employees, veterinarians, human resources training staff, and those involved with worker health and safety training/education. The videos demonstrate:
- Using Predictable Animal Behavior to Increase Milk Production
- How a Cow Uses Her Senses
- Working with the Pressure Zone
- Moving Cows More Effectively
- Making the Milking Parlor a Happy Place
The series can be a tool for training and retraining workers in small groups or individually. A short quiz is at the end of each video to check your understanding. After completing the five videos and related quizzes, a certificate of completion is available for printing.
These videos are provided for informational and educational purposes only. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the views of CDC/NIOSH or any other funders.
CLASSROOM LESSON PLANS
The 5-part video series is also a useful resources to help ag educators bring safety and health to the classroom. View the videos directly on our site by clicking on them below, or download the video by right-clicking the “Download mp4” link below the video and saving the file.
PART 1: Using Predictable Animal Behavior to Increase Milk Production
Release Date: October 27, 2015
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DOWNLOAD LESSON PLAN (pdf)
PART 2: How a Cow Uses Her Senses Release Date: October 27, 2015
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DOWNLOAD LESSON PLAN (pdf)
PART 3: Working with the Pressure Zone Release Date: October 27, 2015
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DOWNLOAD LESSON PLAN (pdf)
PART 4: Moving Cows More Effectively
Release Date: October 27, 2015
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DOWNLOAD LESSON PLAN (pdf)
PART 5: Making the Milking Parlor a Happy Place Release Date: October 27, 2015
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DOWNLOAD LESSON PLAN (pdf)
PRIMERA PARTE:
Cómo Tomar Ventaja del Comportamiento Natural de los Animales para Mejorar la Producción de Leche Release Date: January 8, 2016
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SEGUNDA PARTE: Cómo la Vaca Utiliza sus Sentidos Release Date: January 8, 2016
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TERCERA PARTE: Trabajando con la Zona de Presión Release Date: January 8, 2016
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CUARTA PARTE: Cómo Mover las Vaca con Más Eficacia
Release Date: January 8, 2016
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QUINTA PARTE:
Cómo Convertir la Sala de Ordeño en un Lugar Agradable Release Date: January 8, 2016
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POSTERS AND FACT SHEETS
Repetitive Motion Injuries: [noun]
Injuries due to performing the same motion over and over. These conditions are due to overuse, without adequate recovery. Low back strain due to repeated lifting, especially with poor technique, is an example.
– Suzanne Tanner, M.D. (Mayo Clinic)
We encourage you to share these resources with your colleagues and anyone you know who may benefit.. In addition to the downloads on our website, the materials are also available on DVD, which includes additional UMASH safety resources. For more information on these and other resources, or to request a DVD, please contact Carol Peterson at ctrefry@umn.edu.
It addresses an issue that many farmers are unaware of. We may not want to recognize it but there is a lot of negative animal handling on farms.
Good common sense handling advice for cattle.
This DVD has been a hit with several producers I have been able to share it with. [Producers/workers] really like the Spanish videos.
The videos give a concise introductory explanation to working with cattle and how an employee can make animal interactions more pleasant and efficient for both animal and handler