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There’s productivity, profitability, and animal welfare benefits from sheltering cattle. At the 2023 TSBE Protein Conference, an expert panel discussed production improvements that come from shedded systems.

Rangers Valley Feedlot Manager Alex Smith was joined by University of Queensland Animal Production Lecturer Dr Angela Lees, AgDSA Director Matt Norton and Entegra, developers of the industry leading self-ventilating Ridgeback®.

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Air Flow

Ridgeback® offers a revolutionary design that significantly enhances airflow within its shelters. Tested by aerospace engineers, this innovative structure maximises air exchange, ensuring better ventilation and comfort for cattle.

Improved airflow helps mitigate heat stress, enhance animal welfare, and ultimately boosts productivity in feedlot operations.
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Animal Welfare

Ridgeback® prioritises animal welfare, providing shade and shelter solutions that promote the well-being of cattle. With a focus on comfort, these structures shield livestock from harsh weather conditions, reducing heat stress and promoting overall health.

Scientific studies and industry research attest to the positive impact of Ridgeback® on animal welfare, ensuring content, comfortable, and thriving cattle within the feedlot environment.

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Teys Australia

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Covered Feeding Trial at Teys Charlton Set to Answer Some Big Questions

When cattle arrive at the Teys Australia Victorian feedlot, they are now divided for scientific purposes. There’s nothing new about sorting arrivals at a feedlot, but this specific drafting is set to provide data to answer a vital industry question. To shed or not to shed. Or more specifically, what is the best for animal health?  Productivity? And profit? This first inhouse trial at the Charlton feedlot, in the state’s Wimmera, has been running for 90 days…
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Rangers Valley

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Choice underpins cattle comfort at Rangers Valley 

Cattle emerge from thick fog, walking along the yard rails in a big group. Next come the pen riders. They are rugged-up. But it’s their fluorescent safety vests that standout against the hazy morning light. Streams of frosted air, white puffs, blow out the noses of the horses and cattle. They are turning hot air into cold, simply by breathing.It’s chilly. Icy, really. But it will get warmer – quite sunny. And then a frost – up to minus five degrees celsius returns the next day…
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Parker Dairy

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Managing heat stress to cut production losses and maintain animal welfare 

Big producing Australian dairy cows are more susceptible to heat stress than ever before, but scientists have proven that a multifaceted approach is the best way to stem milk losses. This comes after University of Melbourne researchers at its Dookie campus in northern Victoria were able to limit the effects of heat stress to a production decline of only 11 per cent, thanks to employing a range of heat mitigating practices. Previous industry research…
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NTLEA Live Export

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No weather worries for Darwin cattle yards

Leaning on the edge of a concrete feed trough with his arms folded across his chest, Ben Giblett tips his head back slightly while contemplating his answer. “What’s it like to work under the sheds?” he murmurs. “Well, it’s been good when we’ve had 1.5 metres of rain during the past three months,” he laughs. Then, as if to reiterate the point, he turns to face the empty yard and points in the direction of a steel structure with a small amount of hay poking…
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Hilltop Dairy

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Counteracting the climate delivers dairy production gains

It’s a cool yet sunny day in the rolling coastal hills of south west Victoria. Dairy cows – mostly black and white Holsteins – dominate the lush green landscape. From the top of the hills you can see the vast expanse of sea on the far side of the famous Great Ocean Road.  This part of the world is beautiful, yet raw. It isn’t windy today, but the slight breeze coming from the west is chilly. It had been pouring with rain during the past four days, according…
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Ledger Dairy

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Flexible farming delivers results for Queensland dairy farmer

GRANT LEDGER’S dairy herd has a lot of freedom. His family’s 220 Illawarra milking cows can choose to graze their lush Sunshine Coast Hinterland property. Or not. If it’s too hot, humid or even raining they can make their way back to the shade and shelter of an Entegra Ridgeback®. From there, they can decide when they want to step-out into the undercover feed pad area for a bite to eat. Or not. Instead, they could just lay comfortably in the…
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Elbow Valley Beef

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Shade and Shelter a “Shaw” bet for Wagyu Marbling Magic

It’s easy to see why Elbow Valley Beef customers are lost for words at a site visit. Or anyone for that matter. Stepping from the beating heat and glaring sun of Queensland into the shade of one of their Ridgeback® sheds – where their Wagyu are housed – you’d be forgiven for thinking the temperature had dropped. And someone had turned on a fan. But outside, it’s still 35 degrees celsius and the trees surrounding the Canning Downs South Feedlot…
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Glowery Dairies

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Capturing the cream with an investment for the future

Every farmer knows the value of the next generation. They are the future of the business and underpin profitability for years to come.  So, it’s no surprise that one Swan Hill dairy farmer has invested in his youth to ensure they fulfill their potential. And if their growth rates are anything to go buy – his decision is already reaping rewards. Third-generation dairy farmer Matt Glowrey is now rearing 1200 calves under the shelter of a new Entegra Ridgeback®…
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Clermont Race Club

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Country racing club invests in the future 

It’s easy to imagine the Clermont Race Club packed with revelers. Bookies set-up beneath the Ridgeback® shed, taking bets from egar punters. Families with children catching up with friends on the lawn – in the shade – in front of the home straight. What’s harder to envisage is one unique entry into the Queensland club’s Fashions on the Field event. “This young lady had the hessian bag as a dress,” Race Club committee member Cindy…
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About Us

Entegra is the creator of the Ridgeback®. Whether it’s incorporating advanced technologies, optimising spatial layout, or implementing sustainable practices, Entegra is there to help you drive continuous improvement and productivity.
With Entegra Signature Structures, you gain access to a partner that is committed to redefining excellence and setting new industry standards. We partner with industry groups, constantly pushing boundaries to provide you with innovative solutions that give your business a competitive edge.
Entegra offers ongoing support, ensuring every Ridgeback® continues to meet evolving business needs with infrastructure planning.
The Ridgeback® design was more than 30 years in the making. The business was founded in 1986 and the self ventilating Ridgeback® design was patented in 2015.
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What Our Clients Say

“Having healthy calves in our dairy business is integral to the end-point which is making milk,” he said.
“If we can grow a stronger, healthier calf fast – at the start of her life – and maintain that growth throughout its life, it will be a bigger, healthier cow when she has her first calf.
“So ultimately from that fact alone, we will be having a better cow in the herd so more dollars in our pocket.”

— Matt Glowery

Through summer you get 40 degree days and the troughs are out in the open, they get direct sunlight and algal bloom. We try and mitigate that through trough blocks and cleaning troughs twice a week, however, there will also be a temperature rise in that water. Eight hundred kilo cattle don’t handle those sorts of environmental factors, there’s crowding and panting. However, standing underneath a Ridgeback™ , with the design, there’s a constant airflow, you get a nice, cool breeze. There’s a significant difference in the maximum day time temperature.”

— Jack Shaw

“Happy cows produce more milk, it is as simple as that.”
“And the cheapest feed we produce is what’s out in the paddocks, but in our climate they can’t graze all day long. It is too hot. That’s why when they are able to come back to the Ridgeback, it has made a big difference to how comfortable our cows are and the amount of feed our cows will eat.”

— Grant Ledger

“The test (butterfat and protein) went up immediately,” Chad said. “There was a 0.2 per cent average increase across the fat and protein. They were eating more feed, obviously because they were more comfy. We had budgeted on the milk (litres) going up but didn’t budget on the test going up.”

— Carita Parker

“There were key drivers in improvement in hot standard carcass weights, improvements reflected in animal health - lower morbidity and mortality rates,”
“We also were considering that our wood chip program, for bedding, that we have for our heavier cattle, there could be some offsets or (opportunities to) reduce that bedding structure in various depths because of the result of having a shelter structure.
“So adding all those components up, and pen maintenance throughout the year - pens having less water, less erosion - that should reduce our maintenance costs.”

— Keith Howe

“We look at feeding efficiency, carcass weight and the animal’s health.”
“With bedding in the shed, there’s less mud on the cattle,”
“It’s a comfort thing and also for the (processing) plant, they won’t have to spend as much time washing the animal prior to slaughter.”

— Ash Sheahan

Productivity on Farm

BeefEx Wrap

October 20, 2024

Building a Ridgeback®: The benefits outweigh the cost. The results of the Rangers Valley trial, where partially covered housing in the final 100 days boosted cattle performance – as presented by Dr Melissa George at BeefEx’s R&D session.

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Beef Ex Bites

October 16, 2024

ONE global food integrity expert has praised Australia’s feedlot quality assurance program, crediting it for market access benefits and assisting the entire global beef industry’s social licence.

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Ridgeback shade cover at Rangers Valley feedlot, designed and built by Entegra, sheltering beef cattle in pens beneath the steel structure

Let’s chat at BeefEx 

October 15, 2024

Visit the Entegra guest lounge at BeefEx, Brisbane. The Entegra team will be at booth 60 and 61 and available to talk through your ideas, explore concepts and share information.

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