Expert Witness
Cattle, Horse, Ranch, Livestock Transportation

Tim O'Byrne, a Las Vegas based livestock handling consultant, can fulfill your expert witness needs when dealing with the difficulties of a case involving livestock or livestock operations.

Areas Of Expertise:

• Standard procedures of North American livestock operations.
• Livestock transportation, related law and liabilities.
• Cattle handling and safety.
• Horse handling and safety.
• Liabilities related to the handling of livestock.
• Adequacy of livestock enclosures (stray animals).
• Federal and state laws pertaining to the production and handling of livestock.
• National Codes of Practice designed for specific livestock species.

Tim O'Byrne has gathered most of his beef cattle and horse experience while holding management positions on Canada's largest commercial cow-calf and feedlot operations.

• 1986 - Division Foreman 11,000 head Douglas Lake Cattle Company, British Columbia
• 1989 - Cattle Manager 5000 head Gang Ranch, British Columbia
• 1992 - Foreman 85,000 head Cor Van Raay Feedlot, Picture Butte, Alberta

Tim launched Calico Beef Consulting near Calgary, Alberta in 1994. Initially he developed high school and college level extension courses dealing in livestock handling and compliance with agricultural law. Investigating the issues surrounding commercial livestock transportation appeared to be a natural next step. Tim assisted the Alberta Farm Animal Care Association, the Canadian Cattlemen's Association and Alberta Pork to design Canada's first deliverable training courses for livestock truckers. Cattle and Hog Transport Courses have been endorsed by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Cargill Foods.

He has written a book on the working cattle dog and is a frequent contributor to Western Horseman Magazine and Canadian Cattleman Magazine. Tim has over 80 published articles dealing with current livestock issues.

Clients include the American Meat Institute, the Canadian Cattlemen's Association, Alberta Cattle Commission, Alberta Cattle Feeders, Alberta Pork, Alberta Agriculture and several western Canadian agriculture colleges. In addition, Tim has previous experience in legal consultation related to U.S. and Canadian cases involving livestock.