Help Your Livestock Thrive Using One of Our High-Quality Headgate Options
Sheep, goat and cattle operations thrive when the right equipment is on hand for your day-to-day function. With all the things going on each day, you don’t need the added worry of being without valuable equipment. Like any business, you will have things to attend to every day to keep your operation running smoothly so be sure you the tools you need.
This is where D-S Livestock Equipment benefits your operation, as we have the inventory and history of providing our customers around the country with the reliable, high-quality livestock handling equipment they need. One essential equipment is headgates. Our various headgates provide your animals with durable, user-friendly equipment that functions reliably for everyday use.
Our headgates are ideal for managing your animal’s care whether you are capturing, breeding, culling, treating them medically or detaining them. When it comes to animal husbandry, a headgate is a valuable piece of equipment to handle your animals safely. There are several options available, depending on the animals you need to detain:
Sheep and Goats – Manual HG1 Headgate
Weighing a mere 35 pounds, you can move it easily making it a portable asset.
Sheep – Automatic Headgate
This piece weighs 73 pounds and can be adjusted for size as it is spring-loaded on one side. This headgate is used when you are giving your sheep medication, testing for pregnancy, deworming the animal or attaching an ear tag.
Cattle – V-Style Manual Headgate
This equipment is reversible, comes in at 190 pounds and you can get to it from either side.
Cattle – Traditional Self Catch Headgate
This piece weighs in at 225 lbs and is perfect for self-catching. It can also be accessed from either side, and the doors open to the animal so they can enter and stand safely in place.
Cattle – The Spinlock Self Catch Headgate
This highly advanced version comes in at 245 lbs. You can operate the gate while your animal moves through the opening where it closes and locks, safely detaining them.
Your livestock operation thrives with quality care for your animals, and our high-quality equipment makes your work easier and your animals safer. To learn more about D-S Livestock Equipment headgate options, please call 1-800-949-9997 to speak to one of our operators.