The Animat Interlocked Rubber Flooring System
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Reasons for Using Animat
- Animats tracking surface provides optimal footing
- cows have confidence
- Interlocking provides excellent bonding between mats
- Interlocking allows for expansion and contractions
- Grooved underside allows for moisture to drain away
- reduction in coll rate
- Allows for better foot health
- Increase comfort and traction
- Better heat dedection
- 5% reduction in lameness
- Saves $150.00 per cow per year
- The average coll rate in a new barn is 40-60% - this can be reduced by 20-30%
- Feed Alleys, holding Area, 7 Parlor = 90% of Benifit
- Follow-up 30, 60 ,6 months, one year
- Plastic hold down/runner is used on feed and free stall alleys only, over 8 feet wide, not in holding areas
Animat is made to deal with these problems
- New concrete (green concrete) is very aggressive on feet
- Research shows lameness is @ 35% in the average herd
- cows with lameness usually have other diseases (mastitis, reproduction problems, other)
- 74% of cows salughted show signs of lameness
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