Fully Sheeted Sheep Handling Race

The Fully Sheeted Sheep Handling Race is a professional livestock handling system designed to provide a controlled single-file passage for drafting, weighing, identification, vaccination, drenching, inspection and routine flock management.

Unlike open-rail races, the solid side panels reduce visual distractions and help prevent goat-farming-equipment/" target="_blank" class="keylink">sheep from extending their heads or legs through the side structure. This improves containment and can encourage smoother forward movement through the race.

The system is manufactured around a durable steel frame and can be supplied with hot-dip galvanized protection for long-term agricultural use. Safe-edged sheet construction and reinforced joints are particularly suitable for high-frequency commercial livestock handling environments.

The race can be combined with guillotine gates, drafting gates, race joiners, weighing equipment, EID readers, foot baths and holding pens to create a complete sheep handling facility for commercial farms and agricultural engineering projects.

• Fully Sheeted Side Panels: Solid race walls reduce external visual distractions and improve livestock containment.
• Improved Sheep Flow: The enclosed race profile encourages animals to focus on forward movement through the handling system.
• Safe-Edged Sheet Metal: Folded or protected sheet edges help reduce the risk of cuts and abrasions.
• Heavy-Duty Steel Structure: Reinforced framing provides strength for intensive commercial farm operation.
• Hot-Dip Galvanized Finish: Provides corrosion resistance for indoor and outdoor agricultural environments.
• Animal Protection: Solid sides help prevent sheep from putting legs or heads through open rails.
• Modular Construction: Race sections can be connected with gates, panels and other sheep handling equipment.
• Flexible Installation: Suitable for portable, semi-permanent or permanent sheep handling yards.
• System Integration: Compatible with weighing, drafting, identification and veterinary treatment equipment.
• Custom Engineering: Race dimensions and accessory configurations can be supplied according to project requirements.

• Heavy-duty tubular steel frame
• Fully sheeted livestock guide panels
• Safe-edged sheet-metal sections
• Reinforced panel joints
• Race joining section
• Joining pins or ground stakes
• Guillotine entrance gate
• Draft or stop gate
• Optional weighing equipment interface
• Optional EID reader mounting points
• Optional foot-bath or treatment section

The race forms a narrow livestock passage between two fully sheeted side structures. Sheep enter from a holding or forcing area and are guided forward toward the handling, weighing or drafting station.

The solid side panels restrict lateral vision and reduce opportunities for animals to interact with livestock outside the race. This can improve forward movement and reduce turning or hesitation.

Entrance, stop and drafting gates control livestock flow through the system, allowing individual sheep or groups to be separated according to treatment, weight, identification or management requirements.

• Commercial sheep handling yards
• Sheep drafting and sorting systems
• Livestock weighing stations
• Electronic identification and EID recording areas
• Vaccination and veterinary treatment races
• Drenching and parasite-control operations
• Foot treatment and foot-bath systems
• Breeding stock selection areas
• Shearing preparation and flock management yards
• Portable sheep handling systems
• Complete livestock farm and steel structure building projects

• Race length: Customizable
• Race width: According to project requirements
• Panel height: Customizable
• Sheet thickness: Available upon request
• Steel tube specification: According to project requirements
• Guillotine gate configuration: Available upon request
• Draft and stop gate options: Customizable
• Weighing-system integration: Available upon request
• EID reader integration: Available upon request
• Foot-bath integration: Available upon request
• Permanent fixing posts: Available according to installation requirements
• Complete handling system layouts can be designed according to local climate and farm conditions.

For portable systems, the sheeted hurdles are positioned along the planned livestock route and connected using race joiners, pins or ground stakes. The race should be aligned with the forcing area and exit gate to encourage continuous livestock flow.

Permanent installations can use dedicated support posts or engineered anchoring systems. Posts are recommended where the handling race will remain in a fixed location or experience frequent high-volume use.

Inspect panel connections, sheet edges, hinges, gate mechanisms and galvanized surfaces regularly. Remove manure and dirt accumulation, keep moving components unobstructed and replace damaged fasteners or sheet sections when necessary.

A typical commercial sheep race can combine fully sheeted side panels with a guillotine entrance gate, race joiner and draft or stop gate. Holding pens positioned ahead of the race provide continuous livestock supply while exit pens separate processed animals.

Large-scale farm projects can integrate the sheeted race with electronic weighing systems, EID readers, multi-way drafting gates and veterinary treatment equipment to create a complete sheep processing line.

Q: Why use fully sheeted sides instead of open rails?

A: Solid sides reduce visual distractions, improve containment and help prevent sheep from extending their legs or heads through the side panels.

Q: Is the race suitable for outdoor farm use?

A: Yes. Hot-dip galvanized steel construction is suitable for demanding agricultural environments and provides long-term corrosion resistance.

Q: Can the race be used with weighing equipment?

A: Yes. The system can be configured with compatible livestock weighing equipment according to project requirements.

Q: Can an EID reader be installed?

A: Yes. Electronic identification and data collection equipment can be integrated into suitable race layouts.

Q: Can the system include a foot bath?

A: Yes. Foot-treatment bath sections can be incorporated into the handling race where required.

Q: Can SHEWUYOU customize the entire sheep handling system?

A: Yes. Race dimensions, panels, gates, holding pens, drafting sections and accessories can be configured according to project requirements.