Royal de Boer has both the products and the experience to help you optimise your cow handling and separation processes. Our special approach to this challenging component of barn design and equipment will help you to systematically find the optimum layout for your barn.
Cow handling and separation
The cow handling and separation options are key in determining the efficiency and effectiveness of the barn design and barn equipment. This also significantly affects your daily job satisfaction in your barn. Cows that allow themselves to be handled easily, easy-to-control fences, and animals that are easy to treat; both the design and the details make all the difference when it comes to cow handling and separation.
Cow handling and separation products by Royal de Boer
Cow handling race
The cow handling race is an excellent method of cow handling and separation that allows for the quick and efficient treatment of cows. The specially-designed fence construction of the handling race allows you to easily and quickly focus on small groups or individual cows. This makes the handling race highly suitable for treatments such as insemination, vaccination or periodical checks for pregnant cows. The cows that need treatment are selected through efficient cow selectiongate after milking and led to one or multiple holding areas, after which they are led into the treatment alley in groups. The layout of the cow separation process requires custom solutions. We can optimally assist you in this, so you can use the handling race with exceptional efficiency.
Fingergate
The One Way Fingergate was developed to simplify one-way cattle traffic in your barn. The Fingergate allows several cows to pass the gate at once, The gate is available in widths up to 6 metres. The fingers are equipped with a balance weight which ensures the fingers fall down with minimal force after a cow passes.
Barrier
This barrier is specifically designed to temporarily close a passage and is often used when guiding the cows towards the milking parlor. The suspension of the barrier is rotatable, which means the barrier can close off multiple passages. It is equipped with spring support, which compensates for part of the weight of the barriers. This makes the barrier easy to use. The barrier can even be extended to block passages up to 6 metres in width.