agriculture

Presto Panel is highly attractive in sheep yards. The rolled edges ensure that the sheep do not get cut on the hocks which increases safety. Also the panel’s undulations, the 29mm (1 ⅛") hills and valleys provide a visible dimension to the animal’s world which creates awareness in the yards. Animals see in black and white, they do not see in colour. Therefore they rely on variations in light, hills and valleys that create shadows and shine, and give depth and dimension to their world. The common thought is, sheep are dumb, and this is further reinforced as we watch them crash into the barbed wire or pipe railing, running fast until the moment of collision. They actually run into what we have put in front of them, as if it is not there at all. Do you ever wonder, why does this bizarre behaviour occur? Is there an explainable, logical reason behind all of this? See how this feels, we create enclosures for our livestock based on the fact that we see everything in full colour. However, for our yards to truly work we must consider things from the animal’s perspective, and how they only see black and white. We must learn to see the products we use to create stockyards in the way the animal perceives them. How can you test that this is true? Take a product with a raised rib, a piece of corrugated iron, a sample of Presto Panel and place it in an area that is highly problematic. Then watch, see the magic happen, because you have created awareness, you have drawn something to the animals’ attention in the way they understand. They naturally slow down because they can see something is there, they are not running blindly and bruising themselves. Now suddenly the animals are less dumb, because we are working with their natural propensities not co-ercing against. The whole yarding experience has increased energy and vitality through a deeper bond of understanding.