The effect of repeated handling on behavior in beef cattle

An abstract of the study conducted by Wahlberg et al, determining if frequent handling causes a change in docility behavior in beef cattle is presented. Wahlberg et al stated that the exit score and exit velocity were unaffected by recording period (P > 0.28) or day within recording period (P > 0.13) and adds that, despite frequent handling decreased chute score within the FR group, there were no differences in docility between the FR and IN groups, suggesting animals did not acclimate to frequent handling.