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system lowers stress on the cattle.
���They get nervous when they
see somebody in there,��� he explains. ���But the gates don���t spook
them. They start moving when they
see them coming.��� The system runs
animals through in bunches of 10
to 12 with the next group ushered
into the tub as one group leaves.
Cattle exit the chute sorted by size
and sex.
The system is constantly under
development, according to Thramer.
The second tub features improvements on the first one, like additional gates. More lighting has
been added to the work area. And
Thramer found the cattle respond
better to solid gates than the openfaced variety.
���They just stand there and let
the gate hit them,��� he says.
And the system satisfies the initial mission.
���Our worker���s comp claims are
down,��� says Thramer. ���It���s a safer
FL
way to work.���
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