Table 6.

Observed frequencies from the 25 Waikato beef farms for handling/stockpersonship categorical measures. See Table 4 for description of assessments used to create these figures.

Measure	Categories and Number of Farms in Each Category
Mis-catch	No mis-catch	˂1% of cows mis-caught	>1% of cows
	18	4	3
Hitting	No hitting	Few cows hit	>10% hit (frequent hit)
	18	4	3
Noise of handlers	No noise	Minor audible noise	Noisy handlers
	4	18	3
Noise of Equipment/machinery	No noise	Minor audible noise	Very noisy
	9	6	10
Dogs noise around the yard	No dogs around yard	Quiet dogs	Noisy dogs
	7	8	10
Health checks	Daily inspection 11	Once or twice a week 9	Longer than once/week 5
Yarding frequency	>4 times/year 5	Between 3–4 times/year 20	Below 3 times/year 0
Yard design flow	Effective	Minor problems	Significant problems
	13	7	5