#Farm Machinery & Equipment
Free Flow Automatic Livestock Drafting
ODE Autodrafter
O’Donnell Engineering Cattle Drafting System
The ODE drafter is a stand-alone automated drafting unit, which allows farmers to sorts and separate their herd.
Designed, Tested and Manufactured in Ireland.
The system uses the standard ‘battery-free’ HDX electronic identification ear tags
2-way and 3-way versions are available as standard, allowing cows to be sorted in two or three directions.
The system is completely free-flowing, due to the double antenna installed allowing accurate and rapid animal detection.
This reduces the operating stress on the animals allowing them to walk at their natural pace without the need to stop the animals this system can be installed in almost any existing yard.
Benefits of ODE the Drafter:
Stress free sorting with no need to stop animal flow exiting the parlour
Simple two-way or three-way drafting
Touch screen operation via parlour rugged tablet, operator phone app or manual divert button· Uses low cost HDX ear tags
Heavy duty construction and hot dipped galvanised
Compressed air operated
Easily fits into existing races and limited spaces
2 or 3 exit options
Accurate tag reading captures cows without interrupting flow
Double Antenna operation
One man operation
Easy to use software
Can be integrated into any milking system
Manual operation for cows with no tags
Notifications of drafted and missing cows
Drafter:
The drafter itself is a standalone unit and was designed and manufactured by O’Donnell Eng in Emly, Co. Tipperary. The standard unit can be configured to provide 2 way or 3 way drafting. Cows are free flowing through system due to double antenna installed allowing accurate and rapid animal detection. This reduces the operating stress on the animals, allowing them to walk at their natural pace without the need to stop and scan each animal. As a result the ODE Drafting Unit doesn’t require large holding areas pre drafting thus allowing it to be installed in confined areas. Depending on how that cows tag was pre-programmed she will either be drafted to the left or right or continue to walk straight ahead. The steel work is manufactured from heavy duty box sections and hot dipped galvanised.
Operating system:
The farmer interacts with the drafting system via a rugged tablet that is mounted in the parlour, all supplied by O’Donnell Engineering. This tablet communicates with the drafting system via a Wi-Fi link. The system can also be controlled using any WI-Fi enabled device. The drafter will also inform the farmer if an animal hasn’t been seen or if there is an issue with the drafter. The ODE drafter is fitted with a double antenna that positively detects the cow’s tag as she enters the drafting unit. There is also a manual operation on the drafting system that will work for livestock not tagged electronically.
