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Working safely with livestock

This free online course provides the essential knowledge and practical skills to handle livestock safely and effectively.

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A proud farm owner stands in front of her herd of beautiful beef cattle in the fields of Devon.
A herd manager squats as she feeds her Belted Galloway cattle some hay in the field.

Aims

This free course will help you:

  • Understand livestock behaviour and their responses to handling

  • Recognise and assess risks and be able to list the hierarchy of controls when working with livestock

  • Adopt safe handling techniques to improve animal welfare and create a safe working environment

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This course was developed with expertise from:

Livestockwise logo.

Overview

Two farmers help their sheep and lambs out of a trailer into a field of fresh grazing.

Working safely with livestock starts with understanding both the risks and the animals you work with.

 

In this course, you'll explore livestock behaviour, zoonotic diseases, practical risk assessment and safe handling techniques that help reduce risk, improve animal welfare and create a safer working environment.

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