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Te Pari yard systems impress

THE team at Rosedale Yards," Mr Millner said. the race. The gate locks qui- safe, you don't have to worry
Charolais are very happy "They were popular over etly into the side of the cir- about cattle coming in and
with their new cattle yards there, and everyone loved cular pen every 0.5m which collecting anybody. There's
that were installed by Te Pari them. Then I started to see a prevents the gate from being a really wide catwalk on the
Products last year. few in Australia so I looked pushed back onto the opera- race. It's great for getting up
Rosedale Charolais at into them, and yeah, they tor. The pen can hold about above the cattle, it's nonslip
Blayney,inNewSouthWales, appeared to be a great yard." 15 head of cattle meaning and there's plenty of width,
is a family-run business and The cattle yard layout was the operator can process two two people can actually go
has the largest Polled Charo- designed through consulta- or three race loads of cattle past each other on it," Mr
lais herd in Australia. Today tion with Te Pari who have before having to refill from Millner said.
they have about 300 stud a team of experienced cattle the main pens. "Te Pari yards have made
cows and 400 commercial yard designers. One of their The Lenta MX2 Vet a big difference to our oper-
cows. most popular yard designs - Te Pari Products installed new cattle yards at Rosedale Squeeze Crush makes vet ation, and I would recom-
The old yards on the prop- the SY244, was selected and Charolais at Blayney in NSW last year. Picture supplied work and cattle husbandry mend to anyone, they're a
erty were more than 50 years customised by their CAD easier with the easy-to-use great company to deal with.
old and were constantly in team to suit the site and ex- side access gates, reliable They're safe, and I think the
disrepair. James Millner, isting laneways. the cattle would flow best," Squeeze Manual Crush. headbail restraint and par- design of the yards is really
from Rosedale, had seen Te "The Te Pari team were he said. The C-Force circular forc- allel squeeze. The crush good. The cattle are calm
Pari yards at other stud farms very good. They came out The yards at Rosedale ing gate eliminates the need is made with high quality when they're up on the con-
in New Zealand. for a site inspection, flew are designed to be safe and for any operator to get into Australian steel that is fully crete and they don't get stuck
"I'd been to New Zealand the drone up overhead, took efficient to use and include the pen with the cattle. The hot dip galvanised after fab- in corners. They just flow re-
on a couple of trips, look- a photo, and we worked out a cattle-free working area, heavy-duty 3.2m revolving rication to ensure the best ally well through the yards."
ing at bulls and things like where we wanted to load, C-Force circular forcing gate, steel gate reduces the size protection from corrosion. Find out more at tepari.
that, and that's when I first where we wanted to draft, long curved race with wide of a circular force pen to "The cattle-free area is com or call 1800 650 682.
became aware of Te Pari and which way we thought catwalk and a Lenta MX2 Vet encourage the cattle to enter great. You know the team are ■ Visit site: L/23

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