Move slowly and deliberately around livestock. Respect rather than fear livestock. Breeding stock are highly protective and often irritable. Disposition deteriorates with age and parturition. Old breeding stock can be cantankerous, deceptive, unpredictable, and large enough to be dangerous.
Most animals are highly protective of their young.
Be especially careful around newborn animals. Male animals should be considered potentially dangerous at all times. Proper equipment and facilities are necessary to assure safety. The size, mass, strength, and speed of both individual animals and herds of animals should never be taken lightly. Animals will defend their territory and should be worked around keeping in mind that there is always the potential for harm.