Cubicle
Interspersed cubicles serve in the cattle the lying down and resting the animals on planbefestigtem reason or slatted floors . They are separated from each other on the sides by metal tubes or fiberglass rods and to the front by a neck rail (also: neck bar) and a bow threshold. For economic reasons, cubicles are arranged next to one another and sometimes opposite one another. There are two basic forms of cubicles, the high and low boxes, as well as the conversion forms of the feeding cubicle and the high-low box.
High box
The lying surface of a high box is about 20 centimeters above the level of the walkway and usually consists of a concrete body that is covered with a soft, deformable mattress. The step to the walking surface protects the lying surface from excessive contamination from faeces and urine . A small amount of litter made of chopped straw , sawdust or other materials is used to bind liquids such as milk.
Low box
The lying surface of a low box consists of an organic mattress that should rise slightly towards the front (by 2 to 4 percent). A so-called litter threshold limits the cubicle towards the walkway and keeps the litter in the cubicle.
Feeding cubicle
Feeding cubicles are a conversion variant from tied-up to free stall housing, in which the tied-up stands also serve as lying and feeding areas and the manure alley is converted into a walkway.
High-low box
The high / low box is a conversion variant from the high box with a plastic mattress to a higher low box with an organic mattress. For this purpose, a scattering threshold is attached to the rear end of the cubicle and the bed area is then littered. The conversion to a high-low box is often cheaper than replacing worn cow mattresses.
Web links
- t. Jungbluth / H. Change: cattle practice. (PDF; 177 kB)
- Sybille Möcklinghoff: How to bed them. (PDF; 948 kB)
literature
- Horst Eichhorn: Agricultural engineering . 1999. ISBN 3-8001-1086-5 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Farmer's newspaper. Not available on January 23, 2019.