The Beef Cattle Behaviour
Handling
and
Facilities Design Book (2nd Edition)

The second edition of the corral design book has been greatly expanded and includes many new layouts. Many of the drawings have been redrawn with a computer and have both metric and english measurements. The book has 22 photos of curved chutes (races), loading ramps, crowd pens, stockyards, and cattle handling systems.

Book Summary :
  1. Articles on cattle behaviour and facility design.

  2. Twenty-five ranch (property) cow-calf corral (yard) designs.
    • Includes rotational grazing cell center designs and layouts for both large and small ranches (properties).

  3. Twenty layouts for cattle feedlot handling, sorting, processing, loading and shipping systems.
    • Includes designs for individual sorting of cattle.

  4. Ten handling layouts for beef slaughter plants.

  5. Detailed drawings of:
    • Loading ramps for trucks
    • Sorting systems
    • Sliding gate
    • V-shaped single file chute (race) and chute with straight sides
    • Curved single file chute (race)
    • Round crowding (forcing) pen
    • Steel fences
    • Gates, gate latches, and gate hinges
    • Bison handling facility and fence details

Click here for ordering information - ISBN: 0-615-11138-6

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