Corraletes: What is their function in livestock management?

Corrals are essential structures within a corral, designed to optimize safe and efficient cattle handling. They function as individual spaces or compartments within the corral, allowing for the separation, containment, and organization of animals during various procedures.

Main Functions of Curraletes

1. Sorting and Selection: Corraletes facilitate the separation of cattle according to age, weight, health condition, or purpose (such as sale, fattening, or reproductive management). This speeds up the work and prevents excessive stress on the animals.

2. Vaccine and Medication Administration: During health protocols, corraletes allow animals to be restrained individually, ensuring the correct administration of vaccines, dewormers, and other treatments without risk to operators or the herd.

3. Reproductive Management: In artificial insemination or controlled breeding, separating females in heat into corraletes facilitates management, making the process more efficient and accurate.

4. Weighing and Performance Monitoring: Corraletes can be attached to restraints and scales, allowing individual weighing of animals to monitor weight gain and make decisions about feeding and health.

5. Transport and Loading: Before loading for transport, the corrals help organize the lots, ensuring an orderly and trouble-free flow, reducing the risk of injuries.

   
   

Benefits in the Day-to-Day Life of the Farm

• They reduce animal stress and improve well-being;

• They streamline management and make work more efficient;

• They reduce the risk of accidents involving handlers and animals;

• They contribute to herd health and traceability.

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