Livestock Hauling Considerations

Abstract

Transporting livestock, of any kind, presents a host of challenges that need to be considered before a person ever hooks up to any kind of trailer. Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) now offers a course for producers to take that goes over the various aspects of transporting livestock, especially cattle. This new course is called Beef Quality Assurance Transportation (BQAT) and is offered through the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. Before hauling livestock, producers should consider some key elements before they begin. What am I hauling? Where am I going? And finally, how am I going to get there safely? These and various other elements need to be considered to successfully haul livestock and will be addressed here.