* KTBL, 2022: Eligible techniques for reducing emissions in livestock buildings
New
profiDRAIN
Drain channel mat for drier walking alleys
Dairy cattle
Dry walking alleys & fewer emissions
The volume of the drain channels ensures sufficient urine is generally collected with a two‐hour scraper frequency. The gently curved and deformable surface between the drain channels offers a 6% slope and slight profiling when unloaded. The soft walking surfaces are animal friendly and offer pleasant walking comfort. Further, the surface comes with incorporated abrasive corundum. This improves slip resistance, even with dry flooring, and supports the correct hoof form through optimized hoof abrasion.
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Allows liquids to drain quickly and reliably
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Reduces ammonia release through the fast separation of feces and urine*
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Ensures drier hooves and helps support hoof health
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Eligible for support in various countries as an emission-reducing rubber mat
profiDRAIN fact sheet
30 mm
Thickness
96 - 196 cm (in 2-cm increments) × 125 cm
Width × length
optiGrip, curved
Surface
Technical data
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Walking area mats: Safety & healthy hooves
KRAIBURG walking area mats are specially designed to meet the natural needs of cattle:
It is soft and animal friendly, thereby improving hoof health and sure-footedness. The cows express their gratitude through increased activity and enhanced performance. Lame-free cows are more fertile and have a positive impact on work and costs. Animal-friendly walking areas pay for themselves!
Relief to the hoof
Hard ground inevitably causes pressure peaks, especially at the rear outer claw and results in an incorrect load. Our rubber flooring ensures a natural sinking depth of about 3 mm. Pressure measurements carried out by the University of Leipzig on cattle hooves confirmed that pressure peaks on rubber are much smaller than on concrete. This results in enhanced pressure distribution and is comparable to the effect of walking on a pasture.
Source: Oehme et al., 2018
Source: Benz, 2002
Improved hoof health
Cattle are soft soil walkers by nature. Cows experience greater support on elastic ground and their hooves are also relieved thanks to enhanced pressure distribution. Our rubber mats are specially designed to meet these needs. This leads to a significant decrease in mechanical‐traumatic hoof damage.
Higher milk yield
The more comfortable and slip resistant the walking areas, the more active the cows in the barn. As a result, the cows not only feed more, their hooves are also healthier. Overall, these are the various positive aspects that contribute to a greater milk yield. A study by the Van Hall Institute in the Netherlands demonstrated a milk yield increase of about 3.3% per year thanks to improved walking comfort.
Source: Eelkema et al., 2004
Source: Platz et al., 2007
Natural animal behavior
It is well proven that cows walk more each day on rubber flooring than on concrete. Other natural cow behavior, such as licking on three legs to care for the skin in the udder‐thigh gap, also increases. Important for fertility management: On species‐appropriate soft walking areas, cows in heat mount or ride others more often, making estrus detection much easier.
Better fertility
More frequent mounting facilitates estrus detection. This helps to improve fertility performance on the farm. The figures speak for themselves: For instance, the calving‐to‐conception interval can be reduced significantly by using rubber mats in the walking alley.
Source: Werny, 2014
Information worth knowing about the KRAIBURG mat
Cleaning and maintaining barn mats: Everything you need to know about maintenance and care
The KRAIBURG barn mats create the ideal conditions for the health and well‐being of your cows. To exploit the potential of KRAIBURG mats fully, proper care, maintenance and cleaning are required. We will show you what you need to know.
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Effects of lameness on animal fertility, milk productivity and farmer yields
They are one of the biggest risks for dairy cattle kept indoors: Hoof diseases occur mainly when the mechanical and hygienic conditions inside a barn do not meet the natural requirements of the animals.
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Hoof trimming How rubber mats prevent hoof diseases
Why is hoof trimming so important for cows? And how is the hoof health of cows related to barn flooring? We explain how hoof diseases can be prevented.
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