Kraiburg Kura P & S walkway matting - 24mm thick

* Designed specifically for cows

* 5 years manufactured warranty

* Life expectancy min 10 years (subject to normal wear)

* Independant trial data available (DLG test result 5405)

* Indenpendant trial data results:

- 81% reduction in mechanical traumatic claw lessions - 30% greater than nearest competitors product.

- Independantly proven 30% greater reduction in claw lessions compared with rubber rolls.

* Proven durability - with both tractor scraped passages and auto scraping. 

* Promotes claw health and longevity
* Improves slip resistence
* Available in tailor-made diemnsions and geometries
* Can be used to renovate slippery floors and slatted floors with broken edges
* Improves feed consumption and milk production

View our rubber on passageways in the Kura P Gallery and the Kura S Gallery.

To maintain a healthy herd with constant high production levels, dairy farmers must offer maximum comfort for their cows.

"Cow comfort in the free stall for resting has received a lot of attention, but walking comfort in the passageways is also of major importance...."

When cows are forced to rest in poorly designed cubicles or on a hard surface it results in shortened resting periods, which have a negative effect on production and thus cause poorer economic performance of the herd. Nowadays this need not to be a problem since there is a wide variety of soft beddings available and also cubicle design has improved to assure easy movement of the cow without constructional limitations.

Resting periods of up to 14 hours are advantageous to production because it stimulates blood circulation in the udder and thus milk synthesis. Resting also intensifies saliva production, which is beneficial to a stable pH in the rumen. Of course, resting also relieves the legs. Investments in resting comfort therefore are useful and quickly show a positive return on investment.

With increasing herd sizes in the free stalls, walking comfort is becoming almost as important as resting comfort. In a free stall with separate areas for feeding, drinking, milking and resting, the mobility of the cows leads to smooth functioning of the housing system. The floor surfaces between the separate areas are important since they not only are needed to go from one area to another, but must also provide enough walking comfort for cows to be able to express natural behaviour.

What is walking comfort?

Walking comfort can be described as the natural walking behaviour of the cow. Preconditions for natural behaviour are healthy claws and a non-skid surface, similar to the conditions of the original habitat of cattle.

Today the flooring in free stalls merely supports the technical demands of the management and does not take into account the behavioural demands of the cow, as lameness and culling of cows due to claw problems is increasing year after year. Apart from claw care, other reasons such as production, genetics, feeding, age and race make the importance of the role of the floor indispensable.

To detect the needs of cows and to implement these needs for further improving the cows' comfort, simple observations of the animals are sufficient. It is remarkable that even cows that show signs of lameness when walking inside move more easily in the pasture. When the cows go from the barn to the pasture they always choose the softer part of the road to walk on, such as the wayside or rubber coating if provided.

Why choose a soft surface?...see next page