| 摘要 |
A livestock handling crate 20 includes longitudinal side wall 30 having rear and front ends 34, 36, each being independently adjustable in the transverse direction. The side wall may include lower and upper gates 80, 82 which pivot about a vertical axis. The handling crate preferably includes rear and front end frames 24, 26 with the side wall extending there between and including rear and front posts 38, 40 transversely moveable relative to the rear and front frames respectively. The posts may extend between upper 50, 54 and lower 52, 56 guide tracks and are arranged to move transversely there along (see figures 6A & 6B). The crate preferably includes two transversely moveable side walls, with mechanical means connecting the front posts of each side wall and rear posts of each side wall such that the side wall front ends and rear ends can be moved towards and away from each other by a motion imparting device so as to selectively narrow the crate at the front or rear end. The arrangement allows the side walls to be angled so as to bear against the broadest part of an animal in the crate (see figures 5A & 5C). |
