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A properly designed and well built system is key to good handling and reducing stress on your cattle — 1

mark the position on the ground for each post and begin digging the holes — 2

When building the channel iron hinge, cut a hole in the channel and weld the pipe sleeve to the bottom of the channel — 3

Build the gate and hang the gate — 4

Prepare the posts for the round crowd pen — 5

The 12-foot crowd gate is used as a compass — 6

The hinges should be welded on the correct location — 7

All posts in the half-circle crowd pen are placed on 4-foot centers — 8

Weld the top rail on the entire curved fence — 9

Dig the holes for the V-shaped single file chute — 10

use a jig made from a sheet of plywood with pieces of wood nailed in to hold the pipes in place — 11

A slot is cut into the edge of the plywood — 12

Line up the V-jig with the string — 13

The V-jig bar can rest on wooden blocks or bricks — 14

The V-sections have been set and they are lined up like bicycle spokes — 15

Make sure the top jig bar is above ground level — 16

From the ground level, the top of the V-shaped single file must be 5-foot 6-inches — 17

Build the forms for all the concrete flatwork in 4-foot straight sections — 18

After setting the posts and building the forms for the crowd pen, single-file chute, and the wide curved lane, pour the concrete floors — 19

Reinforce concrete flatwork — 20

To achieve proper grooving, it is important not to pour too much concrete at once — 21

A raised concrete walking platform is most efficient — 22

In all facilities, handlers must perform movement patterns alongside the single-file chute to move the animals — 23

It is important to groove the concrete at the area where cattle exit the squeeze chute to prevent slipping and falling — 24

Use a modified bull float for grooving the concrete to provide nonslip footing for cattle and bison — 25

The modified float is made by attaching 1-1/2-inch wide angle iron sections — 26

Concrete has to be worked at just the right consistency to ensure proper grooves — 27

A hand held grooving tool for finishing the edges and corners of concrete floors is made from a piece of angle iron — 28

Washout gutter for easy wash down of the single-file chute — 29

Build the forms for the washout gutter by extending the floor slab forms — 30

Before pouring the concrete floor of the washout gutter, drive ½-inch diameter reinforcing rods in the ground — 31

For easy washout of manure from the single-file chute — 32

For easy washout of manure from the single-file chute — 33

On the opposite side of the fence from the washout gutter and drain — 34

Proper grooving of the concrete is essential to prevent cattle from falling — 35

Deep groove concrete in all areas where cattle walk — 36

A 2-inch gap at the bottom of the fence for washout. — 37

Deeply grooved concrete should be used only in crowd pens — 38

Some people have asked if this rough surface will cause foot bruises — 39

To build the catwalk — 40

Frame catwalk with angle iron notched at each post — 41

Optional raised concrete walkway around the crowd pen — 42

Stock trailer and large truck loading ramp attached to the 12-foot crowd pen — 43

The end of the stock trailer is 66-inches wide and has two 36-inch long wing gates — 44

A 12-foot selector gate opens across the crowd pen — 45

The entrance from the crowd pen to the single file chute — 46

An 18-inch opening in the solid fence of the crowd pen — 47

An 18-inch man gate in the crowd pen — 48

A handler pushes the crowd gate past the handler gate — 49

Gate opens in the direction of cattle movement — 50

Spring loaded man gate opening in to the crowding pen — 51

18-inch man gate in 60-inch high solid fence. — 52

Double 18-inch man gates in cattle alley leading to the wide curved lane — 53

Pipe and rail fence — 54

A 5-rail fence in a cattle alley using a 2-inch top rail and sucker rod for rails — 55

A 5-rail fence prevents calves from climbing through the fence — 56

A three-way gate system at the intersection between two alleys — 57

The gates for a three-way gate system are hinged on separate posts — 58

The back-stop one way gate in this photograph is counter-weighted — 59

Palpation gates behind the squeeze chute for pregnancy testing and artificial insemination — 60

Palpation gates behind the squeeze chute for pregnancy testing and artificial insemination — 61

Palpation gates must be solid sided to block the vision of the cattle standing in the single-file chute — 62

The slide gate is located where the single-file chute begins — 63

The slide must have open bars to facilitate cattle following behavior — 64

The slide gate rolls through a slot in the floor of the raised concrete platform or through a slot if a catwalk — 65

The funnel from the crowd pen into the single file is designed to be 30 degrees — 66

Slam latch on block gate in cattle alley latches automatically when the gate is closed — 67

Slam latches can prevent injuries to handlers from cattle pushing gates back into them — 68

When building the channel iron hinge, cut a hole in the channel and weld the pipe sleeve to the bottom of the channel — 69

Weld the 3-inch wide channel gate hinge to the post — 70

The pipe that forms the gate frame will fit over the 2-inch pipe sleeve — 71

Place the inner sleeve of the top hinge into the top of the gate — 72

A channel iron hinge can also be attached to a wooden gate post with bolts on large lag screws — 73

Horseback gate latch — 74

The solid sides and level dock on this ramp minimize stress for cattle — 75

Self aligning dock bumper is designed to insure that there is no gap — 76

On concrete ramps, stair steps with a 3 ½-to 4-inch rise — 77

Ramp angles should not exceed 20-degrees — 78

Install handler steps on the side that best suits your needs — 79

An 8-foot selector gate directs cattle — 80

There are many good squeeze chutes on the market — 81

Steps on raised concrete platform — 82

Saddle Cut — 83

Slide gate at entrance to single file chute — 84

Horseback Latch — 85

Deep groove concrete in all curved fence areas — 86

Branding calves is more humane when done in a calf squeeze chute — 87

Calf chute tilts for castration — 88

Palpation gates in open position — 89

Palpation gates must latch to close off chute — 90

Palpation Gate — 91

Sudden changes in floor surfaces cause cattle to balk — 92

Aluminum roller for grooving concrete floors — 93

Aluminum concrete roller — 94

Concrete has to be worked at just the right consistency to ensure proper grooves — 95

Hydraulic Sort Gates — 96

Chanel Iron Hinge — 97

Belly wash system in slaughter plant alley — 98

Self-Aligning Dock Bumper — 99

Self-Aligning Dock Bumper — 100

Schematic drawing of automatic water installation — 101

In Ramp — 102

Out Ramp — 103

Used rubber belt makes a good low cost feed bunk — 104

Cable locks. Pipe and cable fence is frequently used for livestock holding pens — 105

USDA Inspection Station U.S./Mexico border — 106

Self-Aligning Dock Bumper — 107

Curved Shipping/Receiving Chute — 108

The floor of most newer hydraulic squeeze chutes are above floor level — 109

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