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  2. Dairy cattle
  3. Walking & milking areas
  4. Paved/concrete floor without manure removal system
  5. Long travel lanes
  6. KURA CowWalk

KURA CowWalk

THICKNESS:
24 / 19 mm

SURFACE:
grip

The proven allround-talent

  • Animal-friendly softness and certified grip
  • Cows prefer the soft, claw-friendly “KURA-tracks” and walk more confidently
  • Ideal softness for high stress on travel lanes
  • Noise and stress reducing
  • Permanently stable in position and form
  • Simple and fast installation: easy-to-handle single mats with proven puzzle connection
  • Puzzle compensates for natural thermal expansion
    › practically a jointless floor area
  • Suitable for both new construction and renovation
  • Compatible with vehicle traffic

Application

Long travel lanes

Slope

max. 3 %

Available as

  • KURA CowWalk (lower side with studs)
  • KURA CowWalk E (lower side with grooves for flushing manure removal with sand lying areas)
Safety & healthy claws

KRAIBURG walking area mats are specially adapted to the natural needs of cattle: they are animal-friendly soft, improve claw health and sure-footedness. The cows respond with higher activity and better productivity. Lameness-free cows are more fertile and save a lot of work and costs. Animal-friendly walking areas pay off quickly!

Drastic reduction of claw damage

78 % LESS CLAW DAMAGE

after 12 months on KURA S

(compared to concrete slatted floor)

Source: Benz, 2002

Due to improved walking comfort

ca. 3.3 % MORE MILK

per year

Source: Eelkema et al., 2004

Mounting

on KURA rubber flooring

4.5 × MORE OFTEN

than on concrete

Source: Platz et al., 2007 

Walking distance covered

on KURA rubber flooring

4 km PER DAY

= natural walking distance on pasture

Source: Platz et al., 2007 

Calving-to-conception
interval

on KURA rubber flooring

39 days SHORTER

than on concrete

= Cost savings of almost 2 × return to oestrus

Source: Platz et al., 2007 

Costs for a lameness

COSTS FOR TREATMENT + LESS MILK
= Ø 400 Euros

Source: Dolecheck, Bewley, 2018 

  • claw sinks in
  • hollow gives support
  • cow feels safe
Dimensions
KURA CowWalk

(studs on lower side)

Thickness: 24 mm

Width × length: 61 × 170 cm (puzzle on 2 sides)

KRAIBURG KURA Gummimatte für Laufflächen im Milchviehstall - Abmessungen Querschitt

Dimensions
KURA CowWalk E

(grooves on lower side for flushing manure removal with sand lying areas)

Thickness: 19 mm

Width × length: 61 × 170 cm (puzzle on 2 sides)

KRAIBURG KURA Gummimatte für Laufflächen im Milchviehstall - Abmessungen Querschitt

Floor prerequisites

Recessed concrete area: 625 mm wide (+/- 5 mm) and at least 27 mm deep (or 22 mm with option E)

IMPORTANT: With mobile manure removal or stationary scraper, a rubber lip is necessary which ensures a satisfactory cleaning result. Please keep in mind that the surface of the mat could be several mm below the level of the concrete floor.

KRAIBURG Stallmatten: einfache und schnelle Montage

Installation – easy and safe
  • single mats are very easy to handle
  • prefabricated fixing points ease installation
  • KRAIBURG fixings system:
    • stable and safe
    • flush with the mat

KRAIBURG Befestigungssystem für KURA Laufgangbeläge: Nageldübel - abgerundet und versenkt

You can find detailed information on this in the installation instructions and at Installation & maintenance

KRAIBURG Stallmatten aus Gummi - Befahrbarkeit

Trafficability

KURA can be driven on with standard equipment such as farm yard loader or tractor with authorized pneumatic tyres at the recommended inflation pressure up to max. 4 bar. (Notice: drive with due care and steer in large radiuses!)

KRAIBURG warranty 

5 years
Detailed information about our warranty (taking into account the service life) is available on request from your contractual partner / dealer.

Tolerances

Thickness: +3/-2 mm 
Width + length: +/- 1.5 % (DIN ISO 3302-1 tolerance class M4)

KRAIBURG Pflegetipp Liegematten

Tips for maintenance
  • Keep the walking and milking area flooring as clean as possible
    › Important for claw health and slip resistance!
  • Treatment with a high-pressure cleaner, as well as with standard cleaning agents is possible

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You can also find tips on cleaning here:

Slip-resistant walking areas

You can find a lot more interesting information about walking comfort here:

Expert knowledge on walking comfort

Please take notice of the corresponding KRAIBURG specifications and installation instructions with useful advice and tips.

The products presented here should only be used for the mentioned applications. Technical specifications are subject to alterations. All sales are subject to our General Terms and Conditions. Legal basis is the German version of the document.

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