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<blockquote data-quote="DairyNerd" data-source="post: 8138609" data-attributes="member: 168926"><p>I've worked two places with auto seg gates, worked ok most of the time. Also worked with lots of set ups which make it very easy to pick out manually, especially with modest cow numbers and parlour size, just just a well placed gate in to a pen, less to go wrong! However, they can work very well if set up right, especially if picking out lots of cows.</p><p></p><p>A few thoughts on your proposed set up:</p><p></p><p>Cows need space after exiting parlour to filter through the passage and gate, you need to be able to get at least a full row out comfortably with space for them to sort out. </p><p></p><p>I wouldn't compromise collecting yard space, work out what you need and stick to it, cow flow and feet will suffer, it's just moving the problem from front to back.</p><p></p><p>The biggest factor will be cows 'wanting' to go out, going <strong>straight</strong> back to fresh feed whether grass or TMR will make the biggest difference. I've worked on several farms with very non -textbook parlour exits but if the cows want to go out they will.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DairyNerd, post: 8138609, member: 168926"] I've worked two places with auto seg gates, worked ok most of the time. Also worked with lots of set ups which make it very easy to pick out manually, especially with modest cow numbers and parlour size, just just a well placed gate in to a pen, less to go wrong! However, they can work very well if set up right, especially if picking out lots of cows. A few thoughts on your proposed set up: Cows need space after exiting parlour to filter through the passage and gate, you need to be able to get at least a full row out comfortably with space for them to sort out. I wouldn't compromise collecting yard space, work out what you need and stick to it, cow flow and feet will suffer, it's just moving the problem from front to back. The biggest factor will be cows 'wanting' to go out, going [B]straight[/B] back to fresh feed whether grass or TMR will make the biggest difference. I've worked on several farms with very non -textbook parlour exits but if the cows want to go out they will. [/QUOTE]
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