Neighbors: Feedyard Cowboy — Play It Safe
(WorldNews Health)

No matter how much horsemanship experience a feedyard cowboy has, working cattle in that environment is far different from working them on the range. Identifying pen rider safety principles is one of the aims of Central States Center for Agricultural Safety and Health (CS-CASH). This University of Nebraska Medical Center group (https://www.unmc.edu/publichealth/feedyard/) is conducting two research projects (funded by National Institutes of Occupational Safety and Health) that are designed to make a positive impact on the sustainability of cattle feedyards through increased safety and health efforts. Both cattle and horses react differently in a feedyard setting...