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R-29 Drawing (New)
New- Some tic species are becoming resistant to ivermectin, and more aggressive parasite treatments are needed. This basic handling system incorporates a commercial sprayer into the system, allowing them to rotate between two chemical treatments. Cattle drip dry in the drain pen before exiting the sprayer area.
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R-3 Drawing
This high speed facility located on a remote ranch has capacity to hold 600 calves on shipping day, and load the calves in under 2 hours. Pens hold one, or two truckloads. A small covered work area over a hydraulic squeeze chute has room for treatment equipment and other necessities. Two main sort pens plus one pen in the center allows for all necessary sorting.
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R-30 Drawing (New)
New- Uganda’s complex yet functional and multi-purpose cattle facility serves several large ranches in the surrounding regions. Cattle from outside the region undergo pesticide treatment and quarantine at this facility. The system has three treatment areas: a dip vat and walk-thru sprayer, and oral treatments in the squeeze chute.
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R-31 Drawing (New)
New- This facility is located 5 miles from the main ranch across a busy road. Primarily used during calving season for sorting cows and calves at weaning time, pulling calves, doctoring, and AI, the facility has become a real time saver. All the fencing is 60 inches high with a top rail, and four rails spaced 12 in. apart. Concrete in the crowd pen and single file chute prevents erosion and mud, making this an all-weather facility.
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R-32 Drawing (New)
The R 32 system is a versatile solution for cattle handling and sorting. With its four entrances for cattle, it can be strategically located near the corners of four pastures, making it an efficient choice for ranchers. The gathering pen can hold up to 200 cow/calf pairs, enhancing its utility.
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R-33 Drawing (New)
The R 33 system, a compact cow/calf facility, is designed to fit inside a 125′ x 125′ metal building, ensuring efficient space use for ranchers in cold climates. The rancher sorts and separates cows and calves in the pens before going to the squeeze chute. When it’s time for the calves, they move a calf table to the front of the squeeze chute through the 10′ roll-up door, which provides easy access for the calf table.
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R-34 Drawing (New)
This economy corral is on a long, narrow site with an existing 60′ x 80′ clear-span pole barn. The barn is open-sided and used for shade from the hot Texas sun. The stock trailer drives through the chute and stops for cattle loading or unloading. A small covered shed serves as an office and medicine room. The facility works well for 50 cow/calf pairs.
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R-35 Drawing (New)
A permanent structure was not allowed on this leased cattle pasture. This system, designed to handle a small herd’s needs, is portable.
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R-36 Drawing (New)
This high-tech ranch facility has a horse barn, a modular slaughter unit with a large cooler for aging and dry aging, and a store where the company sells its branded beef.
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R-37 Drawing (New)
Another massive ranch that ships 900 calves every year. The shipping pens hold two truckloads each, and at the busiest times, the sorting pens and the pre-working pens are available for holding calves ready to ship.
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R-38 Drawing (New)
The single-file chute in this facility splits in two: one chute goes to the squeeze chute for routine management, and the second ends at a breeding box.
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R-4 Drawing
An Angus breeder in Kentucky needed a facility allowing him to manage his cattle alone when necessary. Handling facility, loading chutes, single file chute, and three sorting pens made up the handling area, and the pens on the opposite side are for spring calving and sick cow pens. Cattle management was possible for the rancher in this small facility.
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R-5 Drawing
The best practice with bison is to move one animal at a time through the single file chute directly into the squeeze chute without stopping. Work the animals quickly and let them go. A stretch cloth to cover the eyes when the bison are in the squeeze chute can help keep them calm. Cattle and bison design principles are similar, but with higher fence and a shorter single file chute. Best practice is to train bison for handling making the necessary husbandry experience less stressful.
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R-6 Drawing
In this plan a standard Bud Box system has been modified to include a funnel into single file rather than an abrupt entrance. The Bud Box holds about five cows, and the single file chute holds 5 cows. Best practice is to only put as many cattle in the box as fits in the single file chute.
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R-7 Drawing
A very small system on this cow-calf operation in Canada was built inside a 40′ x 60′ insulated building and features a calf table for ear tags, branding, and castrating calves. First cows and calves are sorted and the cows are worked in the squeeze chute. Next, the calves are brought up separately. Never crowd calves and calves in confined spaces.
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R-8 Drawing
The design is a basic feed yard design, with a couple of exceptions. The solid fences are 66 inches high, rather than the 60 inch high standard fence. The Holstein replacement heifers raised in this yard are taller than beef cattle and look over the top of the fences. A short video of this facility is on the home page.