Agriprom outruns competition with Agriflex cow mattress and patented Release cubicle

1. Agriprom outruns competition with Agriflex cow
mattress and patented Release cubicle
"Cow Comfort results in profitability and convenience for the farmer” Reference: Cow comfort
Agriprom offers complete solutions for the barn equipment worldwide. and time saving
The Cow Comfort concept is ground for the solutions. The company Gerjan Berenbroek from
currently excels with the Agriflex cow mattress and the patented Release Buurse (The Netherlands)
cubicle. has 170 dairy cows. He is
very pleased with the
The Total Cow Comfort concept is focused on the comfort of the animal Agriflex mattresses. Every
and the profitability and convenience for the dairy farmer, says director year he replaces one row
Johan Staal. "Cows that are housed in a comfortable environment deep litter boxes by the
produce more milk and have a healthier and longer life. Cow comfort goes latex mattresses from
beyond a comfortable mattress. It's about the big picture. " Agriprom.
Flexible top layer "I noticed that cows
The Agriflex cow mattress is a robust system with elastic Energetic® Latex. prefer the latex
The top cover contains of 100 percent rubber; the thickness of the top mattresses better than
layer is 4 millimeters. The top layer is reinforced by a flexible cord layer, the deep litter boxes,"
which prevents the mat to deform. The front cover of the top mat is says Berenbroek. "We
finished with a profile, for optimum grip for the cow. have tried a number of
alternatives, but the
The rubber cow mattress has an elastic Energetic Ecolatex® underlayer. Agriflex proved to be the
Energetic® latex contains a high content of natural rubber. The 'Memory' best. Both for the cow and
of this rubber ensures a permanent, comfortable elasticity. Energetic® for to the farmer. "

2. latex is water repellent and has a mold and bacteria inhibiting effect. The The mattresses provide
resilience of latex is much better than poly eater, says Staal. "We obtain optimal cow comfort.
our material from a major European manufacturer of beds. All error "The manure and milk
productions mattresses are ground to a material which blocks are spoilage do not get in the
pressed. There are then cut sheets of latex, which we use for our mats, the cows stand up
mattresses." easily without slipping
and the cubicles are easy
Almost no litter to clean," he says.
Another major advantage of the cow mattress is that it is easy to clean. "A
farmer does not need litter necessarily, at most a little absorbent powder “The farms are getting
or sawdust on the rear edge of the mat," says Staal. According to him, the bigger, you get more and
Agriflex provides the same cow comfort as sand boxes, without the high more cows per person,”
costs of bedding and extra work to keep them clean. explains Berenbroek. " For
the deep litter boxes I had
"Some farmers believe in deep-litter boxes, because of the comfort. But to work on 3 to 4 times a
I've never seen figures showing that cows stay longer in these boxes than day to scratch out. The
the average of 12-14 hours per day. I sometimes wonder why the Dutch mattresses are flat and
farmers are so eager to use deep-litter, while litter is currently quite fast to clean. Now I am 3
expensive. We have enough customers abroad who never use sawdust." times faster when I make
my tour in the stables."
Flexible plastic pipe
The patented Release cubicle is another part of the Total Cow Comfort Berenbroek also has
program of Agriprom. This friendly cubicle consists of flexible plastic reduced his costs for litter
tubes, which are reinforced with fiberglass. Cows cannot be damaged and by two-thirds. "Previously
not get pinched under the partition. Staal: "The tube dodges and slides I paid 6,000 euros per
along the body, ensuring that cows can easily lie down and stand up." year for sawdust, now
2000 euros. We are going
The Release box has no obstacles in front of the berth, so the cow is not to build a new barn in
hindered when standing up. The adjustable shoulder beam provides the August for 140 cows. It
animal with an optimum freedom of movement. will be filled with Agriflex
mattresses."
Wide range
The Total Cow Comfort program consists not only of animal friendly barn
equipment. Agriprom has a wide range of rubber mats and slat rubber,
cubicles, disinfection mats, calf huts, food supplements with probiotics
and rapid tests for SCC, calves diarrhea and ketosis. The company has
offices in the Netherlands, France, Romania, Turkey, Algeria and Tanzania.
According to Staal there are plans to expand to China and Pakistan.