Design mistakes in races and forcing pens will cause stress. One of the most serious design mistakes is laying the race out so that its entrance appears to be a dead end. Aerial view of a curved system for handling and loading cattle. Practical experience has shown that an animal standing in the forcing pen must be able to see a minimum of two to three body lengths up the single file race before it curves. Bending the single file race too sharply where it joins the forcing pen will cause animals to balk.
Cattle move more easily through a curved ramp.