 Plants strive to find and eliminate distractions. |
 Hose may cause balking. |
 Piglets are hesitant to walk on new floor - they will be easier to drive if allowed to explore the new floor first. |
 Pigs walk side by side with see-through partition between them |
 Even yellow tape can frighten cattle because it is unfamiliar to them. |
 Cattle may refuse to walk on grain floors because of shadows they create. |
 On a sunny day cattle may refuse to enter dark plant. |
 Fan blades moved by wind make cattle turn back. Air needs to be directed away from cattle by using mufflers. |
 An animal looks at a sun spot and stops. |
 Lamp facilitates cattle entry. Animals often refuse to enter dark places. |
 Pigs will be easier to handle at the plant if producers walk through finishing pens to teach pigs to quietly move away. |
 Moving piglets with plastic bags. |
 Curved chutes work with - not against - natural livestock behavior to go back where they came from. |
 Noises like those from this pump can scare livestock and cause them to balk. |
 Broken cleats must be replaced. |
 Providing roughage for environmental enrichment. |
 Cattle movement can be improved by adding solid sides that limit distractions. |
 Steers often balk and stop when they see distractions outside fences. |