Gummiwerk KRAIBURG Elastik GmbH & Co. KG
Göllstraße 8
84529 Tittmoning
Deutschland
Tel. +49 (0)8683 701-303
Fax +49 (0)8683 701-190
Gummiwerk KRAIBURG Elastik GmbH & Co. KG
Göllstraße 8
84529 Tittmoning
Deutschland
Tel. +49 (0)8683 701-303
Fax +49 (0)8683 701-190
Fully slatted pens with rubber mats provide more sure-footedness and comfort. Along with other things, this is demonstrated by fewer injuries, natural movement patterns and the animal’s preference for rubber. Bulls kept on rubber achieve the slaughter weight faster than animals kept on concrete slatted floors.
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Suitable for new construction
Simple renovation option
Fulfills legal requirements quickly and easily (e.g. German ordinance on the protection of farm animals – TierSchNutztV, guideline on fattening cattle)
For every slatted floor geometry
on rubber
(compared to concrete slatted floors)
Source: Graunke et al., 2011
(sole and white line)
on rubber
(compared to concrete slatted floors)
Source: Graunke et al., 2011
on rubber
(compared to concrete slatted floors)
Source: Zerbe F., Mayer C., Kjaer J., 2008
than on concrete
Source: Graunke et al., 2011
to concrete
(in case of partial covering)
Source: Bahrs, 2005
Rubber mats protect the joints so that standing up and lying down can be performed in a normal way and therefore happen more frequently. This has a positive effect on feed intake. The better sure-footedness allows for behaviour fulfilling the animal’s needs and provides more well-being.
Allow for the necessary movement between rigid concrete and elastic rubber
Individual installation improves durability
› flexible rubber and rigid concrete are very different materials, a fixed connection between rubber and concrete could therefore easily break
Single mats can easily be installed or exchanged anytime, independently of the concrete slatted floor
The slits in the floor can be adjusted by means of rubber covers to fulfill legal requirements
Optional:
elastic faeces-tearoff-edge enables better dung passage and hence better self-cleaning
When turning:
the mat cushions and supports the claw as it rotates
When stepping down:
the mat adjusts to the movement and absorbs the impact
Epecially for mat types for higher loads: optimized rubber peg with surrounding rim
In order to reduce injuries and enable all animals to behave fulfilling their needs we recommend full covering of the pen with rubber.
In the case of partial covering with rubber:
Lower ranking animals are easily pushed off. This is particularly true where the complete lying area cannot be used as such because the animals in the feeding place stand with their hind legs on the mats of the lying area.
IMPORTANT:
When feeding, the animals should stand on the mat either completely or not at all! This is also important for
long-term functionality.
You can find more details on this in our criteria for covering fully slatted pens
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