Cubicles for bovine animals and accessories therefor

An accessory for a cow cubicle of the type comprising a pair of opposed side barriers having tubular components, the side barriers defining the sides of a generally rectangular area to accommodate a bovine animal, and an opening between the opposed side barriers at the other end of said generally rectangular area, the opening being the same width as the generally rectangular area and being sized to admit a bovine animal into said rectangular area;

• the accessory comprising:
• a. a mounting portion comprising a socket to receive a tubular component of a side barrier and fixing means to affix the projection in position on said tubular component;
• and
• b. an arm extending from said mounting portion such that when the accessory is mounted on a side barrier, the arm extends partially into the width of the cubicle and thereby defines a region of reduced width;
• whereby when said accessory is mounted in position at a height above ground level, it encourages a bovine animal positioned at or moving past said projection to align itself generally parallel to the side barriers, without reducing the rectangular area at ground level;
• wherein the mounting portion including the socket, and the arm of the accessory are formed from a flexible resilient material.