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Managing Cattle Transport Truck Rollovers Michael Campbell BFO Policy & Research Analyst Ontario Cattle Emergency Network Preface Over 3500 livestock trucks travel from Manitoba across Northern Ontario Many more truckloads move

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Managing Cattle Transport Truck Rollovers

Michael Campbell

BFO Policy & Research Analyst Ontario Cattle Emergency Network

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Preface

  • Over 3500 livestock trucks travel from Manitoba across

Northern Ontario

– Many more truckloads move within Ontario

  • Imported feeder cattle, movement to and from Auctions,

between farms, to abattoirs

  • Highway 11 & 17 in North
  • 401, 402, 403, 427, QEW in South
  • Northern route particularly hazardous
  • Estimate 2-3 incidents per year
  • ~60 beef animals per incident
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Known Incidents Since 2016

Raith, Nipigon, Geraldton, Marathon, Rosemont

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Issues Unique to Region

  • South:

– Visible to public – Higher-traffic roadways – Shorter response times – Better access to equipment

  • North:

– Isolated – Poor cattle knowledge – Under-equipped first responders – No clear mandate for first responders

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Logistics

  • Each accident is unique
  • Uninjured cattle:

– Extricated from trailer – Corralled – Transported off-site & housed

  • Injured cattle must be euthanized

– Decision made by owner, police, or veterinarian

  • Having beef producers on scene is crucial
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Incident Command

  • Scene will likely involve multiple parties

– Fire – OPP – Towing – Veterinarian(s) – Beef Farmers

  • Who owns scene?
  • How is responsibility delegated?
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Cattle Behaviour & Safety

  • Cattle will not behave as you expect

– Require experienced handlers to guide movement

  • Effect exacerbated by stress

– Keep animal stress level as low as possible

  • Understand and predict behaviour
  • Control cattle movement at all times
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Cattle Behaviour & Safety

  • Eliminate stressors

– Bright lights

  • Emergency vehicles
  • Flashlights
  • Reflective clothing

– Loud noises

  • Equipment
  • Yelling

– Isolation – Abuse/Being pursued

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Cattle Behaviour & Safety: Stressors

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Cattle Behaviour & Safety: Stressors

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Cattle Behaviour & Safety: Stressors

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Cattle Behaviour & Safety: Herding

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Cattle Behaviour & Safety: Isolation

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Cattle Behaviour & Safety: Isolation

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Give Cattle Clear Route

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Rosemont, July 2016

Source: Dufferin County Emergency Management

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Rosemont, July 2016

Source: Dufferin County Emergency Management

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Rosemont, July 2016

Source: Dufferin County Emergency Management

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Rosemont, July 2016

Source: Dufferin County Emergency Management

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Rosemont, July 2016

Source: Dufferin County Emergency Management

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Rosemont, July 2016

Source: Dufferin County Emergency Management

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Rosemont, July 2016

Source: Dufferin County Emergency Management

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Rosemont, July 2016

Source: Dufferin County Emergency Management

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How Can We Contribute?

  • Beef producer presence is crucial

– Knowledge of cattle handling & behaviour – Can provide gates, trailers, captive bolt pistols – May be needed to capture escaped cattle

  • Need system to bring nearby beef producers
  • n scene quickly
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Ontario Cattle Emergency Network

  • Network of trained beef producers connected by centralized

number at Thunder Bay Feeding Station

– 807.933.4737 – Promoted to most fire departments in Ontario

  • Station will contact producers geographically close to incident
  • Contact 1: travel to scene of rollover if requested by first

responders

– Bring needed equipment and other producers

  • Contact 2: makes logistical arrangements, calling:

– Trucking/insurance/towing company – OPP/Fire – OSPCA

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Ontario Cattle Emergency Network

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Key Accident Info for OCEN

  • Cattle Weight or Type

– i.e. 600lb Calves? 1400 fed cattle

  • # of animals involved
  • Layout of scene
  • Extent of mortality or injury, if known
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Long-Term Outlook

  • Expand network

– Develop local networks – Develop relationships with local first responders

  • Compile documentation of rollover incidents

– Share information & experiences within network

  • Provide equipment for under-equipped areas
  • Sustainable
  • Financially and administratively independent
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Projects by Other Organizations

  • Farm & Food Care

– Providing rollover training for first responders and livestock transporters along southern transport routes

  • Collège Boréale/Northern Ontario Farm Innovation

Alliance

– Develop emergency livestock response preparedness guide for individual Northern municipalities – OPP training in euthanasia – Online course for first responders

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Questions?

michael@ontariobeef.com