A control arrangement for controlling movement of animals comprising: - at least two smart gate arrangements (11, 12; 31, 32, 33), each smart gate arrangement including an entrance (11a, 12a; 31a, 32a, 33a) through which animals can enter the smart gate arrangement, an animal identifier (11b, 12b; 31b, 32b, 33b) for identifying each animal having entered or is to enter the smart gate arrangement, and three separate exits (11c-e, 12c-e; 31c-e, 32c-e, 33c-e), through which each animal, which has entered the smart gate arrangement, can be selectively guided to exit the smart gate arrangement after having been identified; and - a number of enclosed transit areas (15a-b; 35a-c) corresponding to the number of the smart gate arrangements, wherein each transit area interconnects a first one (11c, 12c; 31c, 32c, 33c) of the exits of one of the smart gate arrangements with the entrance of a neighboring one of the smart gate arrangements in such a manner that an animal can be guided through the at least two smart gate arrangements via the transit areas in a circulating manner, wherein - each of the transit areas (15a-b; 35a-c) comprises at least two one-way gates (17a-d; 37a-f) for entrance to the transit area; and - the control arrangement is connectable to a number of enclosed operating areas (16a-d; 36a-f) corresponding to twice the number of the transit areas, such that animals in each of the operating areas can enter the control arrangement through a respective one of the one-way gates and are capable of being guided through the control arrangement to exit from the control arrangement and enter each of the operating areas through a respective one of the second and third exits (11d-e, 12d-e; 31d-e, 32d-e, 33d-e) of the smart gate arrangements. - at least two smart gate arrangements (11, 12; 31, 32, 33), each smart gate arrangement including an entrance (11a, 12a; 31a, 32a, 33a) through which animals can enter the smart gate arrangement, an animal identifier (11b, 12b; 31b, 32b, 33b) for identifying each animal having entered or is to enter the smart gate arrangement, and three separate exits (11c-e, 12c-e; 31c-e, 32c-e, 33c-e), through which each animal, which has entered the smart gate arrangement, can be selectively guided to exit the smart gate arrangement after having been identified; and - a number of enclosed transit areas (15a-b; 35a-c) corresponding to the number of the smart gate arrangements, wherein each transit area interconnects a first one (11c, 12c; 31c, 32c, 33c) of the exits of one of the smart gate arrangements with the entrance of a neighboring one of the smart gate arrangements in such a manner that an animal can be guided through the at least two smart gate arrangements via the transit areas in a circulating manner, wherein - each of the transit areas (15a-b; 35a-c) comprises at least two one-way gates (17a-d; 37a-f) for entrance to the transit area; and - the control arrangement is connectable to a number of enclosed operating areas (16a-d; 36a-f) corresponding to twice the number of the transit areas, such that animals in each of the operating areas can enter the control arrangement through a respective one of the one-way gates and are capable of being guided through the control arrangement to exit from the control arrangement and enter each of the operating areas through a respective one of the second and third exits (11d-e, 12d-e; 31d-e, 32d-e, 33d-e) of the smart gate arrangements.