AFAC Courses

Topics

• Good Handling Pays
• Injury Prevention
• Youth
• Facility Audits & Training

Good Livestock Handling Pays

"Understanding the behavior of animals helps prevent injuries to both people and animals."
- Dr. Temple Grandin

Program

AFAC offers customized livestock handling programs for producers, facility staff, 4-H and other rural youth. Our objective is to improve livestock care. Alberta's livestock industry recognizes the benefits of these programs and that good livestock handling pays.

“Gentle handling and a positive attitude are essential to good stockmanship.” - Bernard Peet, Pig Production Training Ltd.

AFAC's livestock handling programs are presented by Jennifer Woods. Jennifer has extensive applied and practical experience. She is recognized in Canada and the US for her Livestock Emergency Response seminars and investigations. She is trained to audit facilities and workers to help improve livestock handling.

Choose a format (below) and a topic to customize to your audience. Species include cattle, horses, sheep, bison, pigs, goats, elk, llama and poultry.

	Full Day Courses	$100 / person or $1,500 for over 15 participants*
	1/2 Day Workshops	$500 *
	1 Hour Presentations	$250 *
	Livestock Facility Audits	$500 **

* plus presenter travel expenses
** To be determined

To book email AFAC at info@afac.ab.ca or 403.932.8050 or Jennifer Woods at livestockhandling@mac.com or 403.684.3008.

Topics

Good Livestock Handling Pays

	how, why, the economic benefits
	animal behavior & instincts
	principles to reduce stress
	facility design
	Flight Zone & Range of Influence
	moving groups & single animals
	injury prevention
	euthanasia - the options available
	measuring at critical control points
	minimizing transport stress (non-commercial)
	when to ship and when to say no!

Livestock Handling for Injury Prevention

Safe and humane handling of livestock to prevent injury

When animals become agitated during handling, it is usually due to fear. Fear-based behavior is likely to be the main cause of accidents; horses kicking, steers baulking in a chute. Understanding the behavior of animals helps prevent injuries to both people and animals.

	animal behavior & handling
	Flight Zone & Range of Influence
	understanding cause & effect of stress
	recognizing illness, injury & distress
	euthanasia - the options available
	disease & human health hazards
	workplace safety
	safe use & application of livestock medications
	facility design

Livestock Handling for Youth

This interactive course is aimed at young people who handle livestock. It covers general animal behavior and handling including:

	animal behavior & handling basics including fear, herd instinct and stress points
	Flight Zone & Range of Influence
	recognizing illness, injury & distress
	livestock first aid
	injury prevention

Livestock Facility Audits & Training

	humane handling of livestock (fit & unfit)
	assessment of critical control point
	measuring performance
	customized report & recommendations