Gallagher Run Past Reader Panel Antennas

The Gallagher Run Past Reader Panel Antennas: High Capture Rate EID Reading for Sheep on the Move

If you've ever tried to read EID tags on sheep moving through a race at pace and ended up with a frustratingly incomplete dataset, the Gallagher Run Past Reader Panel Antennas are designed to fix exactly that problem. The unique internal design of these antennas is specifically built to capture EID information at a high rate even when sheep are running past quickly in single file, which is a meaningfully different challenge from reading tags on animals standing still in a crush. Whether your sheep are tagged in the right or left ear, the paired antenna design picks them up either way.

How the Gallagher Run Past Reader Panel Antennas Work in the Race

The antennas come as one pair, permanently wired together, and mount on either the inside or outside of your existing race depending on what suits your setup. The gap between the two panels can be adjusted to accommodate different animal sizes, so whether you're running small lambs or larger ewes through the race the same setup works without needing to reconfigure between mobs. A reader controller mounting bracket and instruction sheet are included in the kit so you've got everything you need to get up and running without sourcing additional hardware.

Built Tough Enough for Everyday Yard Use With the Gallagher Run Past Reader Panel Antennas

The solid plastic construction is sealed against moisture and dust ingress and built to handle direct animal impact without cracking or failing. In a working race environment where panels regularly get knocked, pushed, and leaned on by animals moving through at speed, that kind of robust construction matters a lot for long term reliability. You're not going to be replacing these because a sheep hit them too hard going through the race.

Flexible Installation to Suit Your Existing Setup

One of the practical strengths of these antennas is how adaptable they are when it comes to fitting them into what you've already got. They can be mounted on the inside or outside of an existing race, and various options are available for attaching the mounting fixture to the antenna, giving you the flexibility to work with your current yard configuration rather than having to modify it to accommodate the equipment. That ease of installation means less time setting up and more time actually using them.

Gallagher Run Past Reader Panel Antennas Key Specifications