Livestock Handling
Correct livestock handling is extremely important for animal health!
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Proper handling equipment and management will reduce stress and improve productivity
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Prevent injuries with tried & tested designs - safety for animals and handlers
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Professional handling improves overall animal well-being and meets ethical and legal requirements​​
Cattle Spray Races
Static Spray Races
Make disease prevention easy by ensuring consistent, thorough application of dips - proper dipping with a Tal-Tec Spray Race reduces tick resistance as well as saving chemical. The standard spray race has a galvanised under-pipe to ensure longevity; a fully galvanised version is also available. We are the Tal-Tec agents in Zimbabwe and offer fixed spray races for large and small stock.
Static cattle spray race, 4.2m long with 34 jets, treats over 300 cattle using 1 litre of dip.
Static cattle spray race, 4.2m long with 34 jets, treats over 300 cattle using 1 litre of dip.
Spray Race Dip set up, pump not included.
Static cattle spray race, 4.2m long with 34 jets, treats over 300 cattle using 1 litre of dip.
Mobile Spray Races
As well as having all of the advantages of the standard spray race, the Tal-Tec Mobile Spray Race, when empty, can be towed behind a vehicle at slow speed, allowing movement to different areas of the farm at your convenience. The spray race recycles the dip mix back into its 600 litre tank.
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Painted Mobile Cattle Spray Race with wheels, but not roadworthy.
TheTal-Tec Mobile Spray Race dips cattle to manage diseases and parasites, recycling the dip mix back into its 600-litre tank. It must be transported empty and is not roadworthy, though it has wheels and a coupler.
Painted Mobile Cattle Spray Race with wheels, but not roadworthy.
Cattle Handling
Cattle Crushes
The Tal-Tec cattle crush is made up of 3-metre sections consisting of 6 parts. The sections are bolted together, and more sections can be added for increased length. Gates or neck clamps can be attached at either end. Internal width is 700mm.
The Tal-Tec 3 metre cattle crush can be easily extended by attaching additional crush pieces.
The Tal-Tec 3 metre cattle crush can be easily extended by attaching additional crush pieces.
Kraals and Pens
The Tal-Tec kraals and pens provide a reliable solution for livestock containment and management, ensuring easy control. Tal-Tec kraals are modular and customisable to suit diverse livestock operations.
The Tal-Tec Circular Force Pen makes organising your cattle as they go into the crush or sorting gate a breeze.
The Tac-Tec Force Pen handles up to 30 cattle at a time. The Force gate has a brake on it that prevents cattle pushing it back.
(3 x 1.6m)
The Tal-Tec Circular Force Pen makes organising your cattle as they go into the crush or sorting gate a breeze.
Branding Equipment
Your branding can be only as good as the quality of your tools. We offer a full range of reliable Tal-Tec branding equipment for cattle, including irons and branding ovens ensuring safe, efficient, and lasting identification of your livestock. Custom branding irons are available to order.
Branding oven with space to store irons inside.
The system features two oven types: a short burner for up to 6 irons and a long burner for up to 12 irons, enabling efficient operation.
Branding oven with space to store irons inside.
Clamps and Crates
The Tal-Tec working crates and neck clamps provide safe and firm control during handling. They improve efficiency by making tasks like health checks, tagging, and treatment easier while reducing stress and injury to both animals and handlers.
Tal-Tec Cattle Working Crate with Sliding Gate on one side
The hydraulic lock neck clamp features a noise-reducing hydraulic system and adjustable doors. The hydraulic lock ensures smooth operation, preventing animals from getting stuck, and allows the doors to stop at any point when closing.
The calf squeeze is a device for restraining calves aged 1 to 10 weeks, used for tasks like de-horning and ear tagging.
Tal-Tec Cattle Working Crate with Sliding Gate on one side
Loading Ramps
We offer Tal-Tec loading ramps to ensure safe and efficient animal movement onto trucks or trailers, reducing stress and risk of injury while improving overall handling and transport efficiency.
Cattle Loading Ramp TLR 2 (Barrow) - This Tal-Tec loading ramp has adjustable height to suit you and your cattle.
Features: Length: 3m; Height adjustable from 0.8m to 1.5m; Wheelbarrow wheels.
Cattle Loading Ramp TLR 2 (Barrow) - This Tal-Tec loading ramp has adjustable height to suit you and your cattle.
Miscellaneous
We offer a comprehensive range of cattle management equipment, including hot-shot prodders and immobilizers for safe handling. Our range also includes dehorning irons, calf budders, tail dockers, bolt guns, udder flamers and castrators to support effective livestock care.
The prodder is a handheld, battery-operated device used to guide livestock by delivering a mild, non-harmful electric shock.
The Tal-Tec immobilizer is designed for managing painful veterinary procedures. It has 2 clips that are attached to the lip and underneath the tail of the animal. The main electrical unit supplies one millisecond electrical impulses which immobilise your cattle to help with branding or other sensitive essential activities.
The Tal-Tec de-horning iron, designed for safely removing horns from livestock starting at around 2 months of age.
The prodder is a handheld, battery-operated device used to guide livestock by delivering a mild, non-harmful electric shock.
