Four Quarters, One Look Cow side mastitis testing works because it compares the four quarters against each other. A paddle that holds four samples in a row lets the milker see a watery, clotted or discoloured quarter at a glance, before the milk goes into the line. Plastic is the right material for ...

Engineered for Containers and Concrete Large water troughs are awkward freight. This 230 cm unit is dimensioned and packed so that 24 pieces load into a 20 ft container, which changes the landed cost of a barn fit-out more than any small difference in unit price. The same dimensions suit a standard ...

Spacing That Stops the Queue Three animals drinking at once is not a luxury in a group pen; it is the difference between a calm water point and a scramble. The drinking length here is laid out at 20 cm per dairy cow and 10 cm per beef animal, which is the spacing used when a trough is sized from ...

Supplementary Minerals, Delivered at Licking Speed Loose minerals in a trough get kicked, rained on and sorted through, and the cow still walks away short of what she needs. A pressed block solves the delivery problem: the animal takes what it wants at its own pace, the block stays where it is put, ...