#$%^&*AU2014200744A120140313.pdf#####ABSTRACT: The application relates to the separating and sorting of livestock, in particular catfle. A system for sortng livestock, including a sorting compartment surrounded by delimitaians, an access port the sorting compartmentand twoor more exit porsfrom the sorting compartment, and at least one movable sorting wall, such as a soaring gate, wherein the enby port and the exit port ea ch have at least one gate leaf wh ich is mova ble between a closed position and one or more pass positions, also comprising first counting means for ascertaining a passage of an animal through the a access port and second, third, etc couniing means for ascertain ing a passage of an animal through a respective exit port, and a prog rammable control unit to which the aforemenlioned counting means are operaively connected, wherein tie system is also provided with first closing means for holding the access port in a closed position, wherein te system further comprises drive means for moving the sorting wall from a position steering te livestock from ie access port o a first exit port to a posiian steeringte livestock from ie access port o a second exit port wherein the control unit is configured for activating the drive means for the soaring wall n the basis ofa comparison of the data from ie second corning means with tie data from the first counting means
