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Dipping Facilities
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Planning a dipping facility is best done by an engineer. It is often said that a plunge dip is better than a spray race. Research does not support this belief. It has been shown that, where the management of a spray-race is effective, with modern dips, the results achieved in spray races are as good as those achieved in plunge dips in terms of tick control.
Many plans for handling facilities are available. The above comprises a summary of basic principles to assist in choosing an acceptable facility. The size of the facility must be decided by the number of cattle a farmer has and what size herds will be processed at a time. Costs could play a role, but, considering that a handling facility that is well built can last 15 years or more, additional expenses for a good facility are usually warranted. Figure 12 illustrates a very small handling facility for a farmer owning 5 to 10 cows, which can also be used on larger farms in remote paddocks for the treatment of the odd sick animal.
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