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Curved single file chutes are recommended for moving cattle
onto a truck or squeeze chute. A curved chute is more
efficient for two reasons. First, it prevents the animal
from seeing what is at the other end of the chute until it
is almost there. Second, it takes advantage of the natural
tendency to circle around a handler moving along the inner
radius. A curved chute provides the greatest benefit when
animals have to wait in line for vaccination or other
procedures. A curved chute with an inside radius 13-ft to
16 ft will work well for handling cattle. Livestock will
often balk when they have to move from an outdoor pen into a
building. Animals will enter a building more easily if they
are lined up in a single file chute before they enter.
Again, solid sides are recommended on both the chute and the
crowd pen which leads to a squeeze chute or loading ramp.
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