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 and his wife Christine launched Calico Beef Consulting near Calgary, Alberta in 1994. Initially the focus was on developing 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.

O’Byrne has written three books on the working ranch cowboy and has over 80 published articles dealing with current livestock issues. He currently serves as Publisher and Editor of Working Ranch Magazine, an industry publication with a circulation of 55,000 ranchers across America.

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.