CalfCare Thermofloor: giving calves a warm start to a successful career

A fragile start that will determine the future

At birth, the calf rapidly loses heat through the floor. As its thermoregulation is still immature, it mobilizes its energy reserves to maintain its body temperature. The result: less immunity, more risk of diarrhoea and a growth delay that can be difficult to make up.
Studies are clear: a calf that starts off strong is a heifer that will produce better and longer.

Thermal comfort, a direct driver of growth

Every gram of average daily gain (ADG) counts. According to scientific extrapolation, providing a stable, temperate environment could result in a gain of 200 to 350 g of ADG per day. This means faster weaning, better health and fewer curative treatments.
It's also an economic issue. Healthier calves mean fewer losses and a more efficient herd.

Bioret Agri transfers its expertise from cow to calf

For over 20 years, we have been developing solutions to help dairy cows cope with heat stress: Aquastar water mattresses, Aquaclim conduction cooling, Cyclone 360° ventilation.
Building on this experience, the company has developed the CalfCare Thermofloor: a low-temperature water underfloor heating system specially designed for nurseries and calf pens.

How does it work?

The principle is simple and robust: a closed circuit of tempered water, integrated into an insulating foam, maintains the surface between 18 and 22°C - the calf's thermal neutrality zone.

In-house tests speak for themselves:

• temperature rise to +20°C in 5 hours,
• thermal stability over 7 hours,
• average consumption of 500 Wh, much lower than an infrared lamp.

In summer, the system can be reversed with cold water to dissipate excess body heat.

Visible benefits in the field

In addition to providing comfort, the floor also helps to dry the bedding better, thus limiting bacterial proliferation. Initial trials carried out on farms equipped with the system have confirmed a gain in thermal comfort, improved calf vitality and improved hygiene in the pens.

Each floor is custom-made, high-pressure washable, waterproof and non-slip. All to meet the hygiene and durability requirements of breeders.

Banking on the herd's future

With CalfCare Thermofloor, we are pursuing our mission at Bioret Agri: to put comfort back at the service of performance. By protecting calves from the moment they take their first breath, the company reminds us that a strong herd is built from birth.