The opening Emergency Preparedness Seminar at Weber Arena on the afternoon of Wednesday, May 19th will provide a unique forum for producers, transport professionals, public safety officers, emergency responders and other interested parties to gain insights into cattle handling during real life emergencies such as: on-the-road accidents, truck rollovers, natural disasters, cattle roaming on the road and other emergency type situations.   

Topics will include: 

• Cattle loose in a field after an accident - how to use panels and people to get them captured
• Moving downed animals
• Humane safety and handling fractious animals
• Humane euthanasia techniques and choices in the field
• What is the cow thinking when I do this: examples of making the problem worse
• Emergency response techniques for wounded cattle