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R-14 Drawing
Small handling facility. One hundred cow/calf pairs are gathered, sorted, restrained in the squeeze, and loaded into a stock trailer in this economy corral. For large trucks, a portable ramp backs up to the stock trailer chute.
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R-15 Drawing
Small Ranch Economy Corral. Two hundred cow/calf pairs are gathered in grass traps, sorted, restrained in the squeeze, and loaded into a stock trailer or large truck in this economy corral. For large trucks, a portable ramp backs up to the stock trailer chute.
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R-16 Drawing
Large Ranch or Feed Yard Facility. The wide curved lane holds one truckload of fat cattle or two loads of newly arrived cattle. The facility features a scale, loading chutes, holding pens, and three receiving pens, used for multiple purposes on a ranch or feed yard.
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R-17 Drawing (New)
New- With the advent of ivermectin paste wormers in the 1970s. A dip vat is a narrow tank filled with a pesticide solution cattle swim through. Effective but dangerous. Careful handling and proper design were necessary to prevent cattle from drowning in dip vats. New designs make dip vat safer.
This large ranch on the Rio Grande in Texas combined its processing and sorting system with the dip vat. Cattle can circulate from either facility through three-way gate systems, the most effective way to design intersections and prevent 90-degree turns.
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R-18 Drawing (New)
New- This popular plan has undergone several changes as ranchers added their input to the original design. Features of this plan include large holding pens, angled pens for speed at shipping time, a group scale, loading chutes for stock trailers and semi-trucks, a separate area for a calf table, and a covered work area over the squeeze chute. Cow-calf operations need the flexibility this plan provides.
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R-19 Drawing (New)
New- This ranch facility in Utah has it all, small, compact, and efficient. The system is between two large pastures, and the cattle have separate entrances. A calf table is a safe alternative to roping and dragging calves for branding on small ranches where labor issues prevail. The covered area over the squeeze chute is small and easy to heat in the winter.
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R-2 Drawing
This restricted space design has extended length loading chutes adapted to this site. In the hot climate of south Texas, the covered work area is mostly for shade and has open sides for ventilation. Two large and one small sorting pen makes this an ideal facility for 150 to 200 head of cattle.
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R-20 Drawing (New)
New- The working facility is a funnel with a 30-degree entrance into the single-file chute. No more than five cows at one time in the chute and five more staged in the crowding pen. Existing lean-to sheds for calving block the cold wind and comfort cows with newborn calves.
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R-21 Drawing (New)
New- The working facility is a funnel with a 30-degree entrance into the single-file chute. No more than five cows at one time in the chute and five more staged in the crowding pen. Existing lean-to sheds for calving block the cold wind and provide comfort to cows with newborn calves.
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R-22 Drawing (New)
New- This system is on a large Montana Cattle ranch facility with an existing maternity barn. Inside the barn are a calf-pulling station and several pens out of the weather. The curved handling system includes a stock trailer and large truck-loading chutes. The loading chutes curved toward the only clear path for trucks to turn and back up.
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R-23 Drawing (New)
New- A Bud Box is an effective handling system with certain limitations. A Bud Box is an economical alternative on ranches where speed is not a priority and the cattle are generally calm. Five cattle are the maximum number at one time in the box. Those five go into the single-file chute together, leaving no strays behind.
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R-24 Drawing (New)
New- A standard head gate with a side gate let-out instead of a squeeze chute works well in this corner pasture doctoring pen. The flexibility of this system and its low cost to build makes this an ideal addition to any cattle ranch.
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R-25 Drawing (New)
New- A large gathering pen doubles as a pre-calving observation pen. The flexibility of this system includes a compact curved handling system with a stock trailer and semi-truck loading chutes, two large sorting pens, one pen for outliers, and three sick pens/maternity pens, all connected to 12-foot wide alleys.
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R-26 Drawing (New)
New- The standard size of the covered work area in this plan doubled to include space for an office. The building divides so the area over the squeeze chute can be sprayed with a hose and cleaned thoroughly. The stock trailer drive-thru is a handy addition and the envy of the neighbors.
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R-27 Drawing (New)
New- This unique design is ideal for a small bison or cattle farm. Designed originally for Water Buffalo and Cattle, this African Game Reserve uses it for vaccinating and spraying pesticides on Zebra and Bongo Antelope. A simple layout with two entrances, this facility, with its short single-file chute and four sorting pens, can meet the needs of any small farm.
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R-28 Drawing (New)
New- This economy corral has a modified crowd pen with one gate directing cattle to the squeeze chute or the stock trailer loading chute. Access from two pastures through a single 12-wide alley, up to 100 cattle wait in the holding pens before moving to the squeeze chute. A small covered work area over the squeeze chute is easy to heat in the winter. Ideal for 30 to 100 cattle.