MECHANISM FOR CONTROLLING COWS WITHIN MILKING SHED WITH STALLS HAVING PIVOTING BARRIER GATES WITH MOVABLE END EXTENSIONS FOR GUIDANCE OF COWS

摘要

The invention provides a mechanism for the control of cows within a milking shed, the mechanism including a plurality of dividers (112), said dividers (112) being spaced apart so as to provide milking stalls for said cows. Each divider (112) having pivotally mounted thereto a barrier gate (132) pivotable between a transverse position and a position approximately parallel with a respective divider (112) by movement of cow into the stall immediately past a respective divider (112). Each stall includes at least one flexible projection (150, 152, 154) extending from a respective divider (112) into said stall but opposite the respective barrier gate (132), said at least one flexible projection (150, 152, 154) acting as a guide to assist a smaller cow to enter its stall correctly. An extension pivotally mounted at one end of the barrier gate (132) may also be provided to contact the shoulder of an entering cow.