Aquastar: “Cows no longer lie down in the alleys, even in hot weather”
Thanks to its water chamber, the Aquastar mattress provides a comfortable and hygienic lying surface when installed in freestall barns...
Artemis pen: “From a health standpoint, it’s better for the animals”
Calving is a crucial moment in a cow's career. To ensure it goes as smoothly as possible, the cow needs comfort and impeccable hygiene. With the ARTEMIS pen, you offer the best conditions for your animals' calving.
Sani-Feed: “Feed is delivered to our cows under optimal hygiene conditions”
Over time, due to the acidity of silage, the concrete in the troughs deteriorates. Cleaning becomes more complicated, and cleanliness is no longer guaranteed. The manger itself can become a source of microbial contamination of the feed. By covering the degraded concrete, the SANI-FEED mat provides the cows' ration in the best hygienic conditions while facilitating maintenance.
Cyclone 360: « The fan reduces periods of heat stress. This is evident in summer milk production. »
To help livestock cope with summer heat, installing a fan is one solution to limit rising temperatures in the barn. The Cyclone 360 fan and its pulsed airflow mix the air layers and cool the barns.
Delta Diam 16: « It's no longer slippery. We even see cows running! »
In a barn, concrete floors are both abrasive to the feet of dairy cows and slippery. Thanks to their patterns, Delta Diam 16 rubber mats secure the movement of animals. The system also facilitates the evacuation of manure, thus the maintenance of the building, while guaranteeing good hygiene conditions for the livestock.
Feeding step "Since the cows have been eating calmly, milk production has increased."
In a barn, a Feeding step cows out of the way of the scraper. The system improves their comfort at the trough, encouraging them to eat their feed and thus increasing milk production. Easy to install, this equipment requires no changes to the organization of feed distribution or the building cleaning system.
Grat’O Gratte: "With Grat'O Gratte, all cows have access to a safe place to scratch themselves."
Being able to scratch is a component of a cow's well-being. With Grat'O Gratte, scratching stations based on rubber plates, it is easy to offer them several areas where they can satisfy this need in complete safety, without risk of injury.
Bioret Sol Series – The benefit of a flexible floor for dairy cows #2
To limit foot injuries and lameness that weaken cows and penalize their production, it is important to ensure the quality of the floors in free-stall barns. Adding rubber mats restores flexibility to the floor and therefore comfort to the cows.
Bioret Ground Series – SOLVL Study, Magellan preserves herd cleanliness #3
Cleanliness of legs is a primary factor for the good health of cows. A study by the Institut de l’Elevage showed that the installation of Magellan mats, coupled with frequent and effective scraping, not only provided comfort to the animals but also improved foot hygiene.
Bioret Flooring Series – Stones responsible for sole impacts #4
In dairy farming, lameness is the third most detrimental pathology, following infertility and mastitis. This is due, among other things, to the increase in herd size, which makes close monitoring of each animal more complex, and the move towards zero grazing. Luca Fabozzi, a Swiss veterinarian and expert at the independent consulting firm Farmconsult, shares his nearly 25 years of experience working alongside farmers and their practitioners for optimized herd management.