Automated cattle yards for superior safety

Modern cattle yards are transforming the way farmers handle livestock. By integrating automated gates or remote-controlled drafting systems, you can make cattle handling faster, safer, and less labour-intensive.

Traditional yards often require multiple staff to open and close gates or constant walking back and forth to move animals. With automated cattle yards, your team can manage stock from a safe distance, reducing the risk of injury and improving overall efficiency.

Why Automate Your Cattle Yard?

• Superior Safety: Automated gates and crushes mean staff don’t need to be in the pens with cattle.
• Less Labour: One operator can manage what used to require multiple people.
• Faster Processing: Automated weigh and drafting systems can sort cattle quickly and accurately.
• Reduced Stress: Smooth animal flow improves safety for both livestock and handlers.

By adding a remote-controlled gate to your forcing pen, working race, or drafting area, you keep staff out of harm’s way while reducing time and labour costs.

Te Pari Automated Cattle Crush

The Te Pari Taurus Auto Drafting Cattle Crush is designed to handle large herds quickly and safely, with minimal operator input. Simply connect the crush to your weigh scale indicator, set draft weight ranges or criteria from EID tag data, and the system does the rest.

Key features include:

• Advanced Sensors: Detect animal movement for seamless operation.
• Integrated Weigh Scale and EID Reader: Automatically identify and sort animals according to their weight or EID tag criteria.
• Full Hydraulic or Pneumatic Control: Operate entry gates, parallel squeeze, headbail, and drafting gates from the crush control panel or handheld remote control.
• New Auto-Catch Headbail: Automatically catches animals as they move into position, reducing stress and operator effort.

How Auto-Catch Works:

• Sensors open the entry gate when the previous animal exits.
• As the next animal enters, sensors close the gate behind it.
• Additional sensors trigger the headbail to close when the animal moves forward.

Learn more about the new Auto-Catch Hydraulic Cattle Crush

Hydraulic-powered yard gates with remote control

Hydraulic-powered gates add another layer of safety and convenience. With the push of a button or a remote control, operators can open and close gates without anyone having to get in the pen with the animals. This not only reduces the risk of injury but also makes cattle movement more efficient. Te Pari can custom-design a yard system with hydraulic gates to suit your operation.

Pictured below are the Te Pari cattle yards with hydraulic remote-controlled gates and auto-drafting crush at West Wimmera Beef in Victoria, Australia.

The pens that lead into the race are hydraulic-powered and remote-controlled so that the operator can stand at the back of the pen and safely open and close the gates in front of the cattle. There’s also a hydraulic rotating gate in the circular force pen and a split sliding gate in the race that leads into the Taurus Auto Crush that can draft 5 ways.

Take a walk through this automated cattle yard to see how it works

LIC’s Experience with Te Pari Automated Cattle Yards

LIC, a leading agritech and herd improvement co-operative in New Zealand, has invested heavily in Te Pari automated cattle yards to improve safety and efficiency across its farms.

Watch Phil McKinnon, Farms Manager at LIC, and Mark Fisher, Maintenance Technician, share their experience with Te Pari’s automated systems and why they’ve chosen to install them on multiple properties.

Watch the video about the Automated Cattle Yards at LIC

Ready to Upgrade Your Cattle Yard?

Te Pari’s automated solutions, including auto drafting crushes and hydraulic gates, are designed to save time, improve safety, and reduce stress for both farmers and cattle.

Contact Te Pari today to discuss how automation can transform your yard.