It’s me again and it’s day 10/10 of Riverviews' summer ag tour. On our third stop of day 10 we visited The University of Florida's beef teaching unit. During this time we were able to tour just 1 of many facilities where there was mostly Brahman bulls and some other females on the opposite side. This facility was just rebuilt back in 2018, where they updated many of the tools they use. They use the ideas of a very famous person by the name Temple Grandin. Dr. Grandin was very famous for her ideas of the squeeze chute which is essentially a tool that is very helpful for getting a cow close enough and also safe enough to where you can work on that animal.
This teaching unit was probably one of my favorite things about today's stops and it was overall such a fun experience. As I mentioned earlier, the Brahman bulls are actually one of the best breeds in Florida as they are super heat tolerant and resistant to diseases from bugs. The Brahman distinctive feature is the big lump on the back of them which is made up of mostly fat and cartilage. In this facility it’s also operated as a cow calf operation which is exactly how it sounds and it’s separated from the feed lot where those cow's calves will be eventually. Though there wasn’t a lot to talk about in todays tour it was a super amazing experience and I loved seeing the cute cows and I’m sure you would love to see some of these pictures.
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