Hello, Béke.

First, cattle are social animals, individual transport is not advisable, especially with "wild" animals who will be very stressed and risk injury when trying to join their herd.

I assume the transport will be by truck, and will last at most a few hours. Even with an experienced and careful driver, animals may be unstable when braking or turning.

In this case, a low density of animals can lead to major movements which could be dangerous for the stability of the truck, and which can be a source of injuries.

What I can suggest is

1) to handle the animals in the greatest calm, to give them time to get into the truck by themselves. Put a layer of straw or sawdust on the access ramp and floor, place hay on the front of the truck to ease getting into the truck.

2) use the inner barriers to separate the animals into 2(3) compact groups (see attached figure), and tie the animals to the side of the truck with a noose rope running around the horns. The animals can be captured and brought to their final position using a lasso from the top of the truck, using a stick if necessary to guide the lasso or push the animal. the lasso is then replaced by a shorter rope (2 m) passed in a noose around the base of the horns, and attached to the side of the truck, with a dead turn and a braided knot easy to detach even under high tension. The free strand must not risk dragging on the ground or being caught by the wheels. This type of tie can be removed very quickly and safely by using a hook or another rope to untie the noose and release the animal before opening the truck door.

The animals must be tied low enough to lie down safely, and short enough not to fight or pass over the rope of the neighbouring animal. Tightening the animals calms them while limiting their possibilities of movement. Attaching them properly limits the risk of injury from choking or horn blows.

Taping horns is probably not desirable: it requires individual handling that is very stressful for the animal and dangerous for people; it does not prevent injury if the animals are free to move relative to each other.

Hoping to have been of help, best regards.

Thank you very much for your advise!

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Dear Tim, I think this is an answer to another question ;-)

Dear Nivelle,

Transporting horned-cattle reared extensively could be challenging to some extend, but I would use the following procedure to transports these type animals.

a) Use trailer, this has more space as well upper frame ceiling. The upper part should have cover at least to protects animals from coldness, rains , extreme sunlight or winds.

b) Loading and offloading area, this should be raise enough to ensure that animals get in and out of the trailer easily.

c) Put a layer of sand in the hollow part of trailer where animals will be carried.This will avoid animals injuring themselves through slippery grounds.

d) Partition of the carriage component, inside of trailer should be divided such that few animals are in each compartment with head facing different direction especially sideways of the trailer.

e) Carry along feed (hay or silage), water for use while on transits depending on the. beside, ensure sufficient ventilation for these animals on transit.

f) Depending on the distant, the animals should be rest after travelling for long hours.

NB: Avoid loading so few or so many that they became stress.