About Us

Made locally, trusted globally

Situated in South Canterbury, New Zealand, Prattley is a world leading manufacturer of animal handling equipment such as sheep races and cattle yards. Farmers throughout New Zealand and around the world trust our tough, durable, lightweight equipment to get the job done.

With a 60-year history, we’re now part of the Datamars Livestock stable of brands. Prattley’s world-leading handling solutions work with Datamars livestock traceability and productivity solutions to offer a complete package for livestock producers around the world. Datamars Livestock is the only company worldwide offering customers a complete end-to-end solution from animal identification, traceability, weight and activity data capture to cloud-based reporting and insights.

Focus on safety

Maintaining safe animal handling practices is at the heart of what we do, and this starts with the correct equipment, which needs to be strong enough and the right size to accommodate livestock and not compromise stock safety and welfare.

Our solutions create a low-stress environment for animals, while retaining high throughput, productivity and low labour costs on farms. Our safe and versatile animal management systems provide the peace of mind of a total management solution.

We promote the safety of stock and rural workers through our safe and practical cattle and sheep handling equipment, and we’re there when you need us, with 24/7 technical support and customer service at your fingertips.