Feeding and water

Your vision on cow management primarily determines the choice of the type of feeding fence; how will you handle and separate your cows. A cow is handled several times a year, sometimes individually, sometimes in a small group for treatment and sometimes as part of the whole group. A self-closing feed fence is a useful tool for this, in the whole barn or in a separation area.

Twist & Lock feeding fence

Feed fence for cows

Catching a cow is one thing, but you ideally want to keep it in one place, preferably in a separation area while the other animals are released. With our twist&Lock feeding fence, you can bring this about with a simple twist of the knob.

An additional, but certainly not insignificant, benefit of a feeding fence is that each cow has its own fixed feeding place, which gives them a sense of peace. This results in less shoving and dragging of the food, which often happens with feeding pipes. This primarily benefits the heifers, which are often at the bottom of the herd's hierarchy.

Safety feeding fence Twist&lock

The Twist&Lock feeding fence is one of the most user-friendly feeding fences available. The feeding fence can be set to capture or release with a central lever. Individual cows can be held or released by using a button. All control components are integrated into the upper profile, making them quiet and keeping them dirt free.

This feeding fence comes in a safety version by default, allowing cows to free themselves from the feeding fence if they were to slip and fall.

The “default” width of 65 cm per cow is gradually being replaced by larger sizes. The Royal de Boer assortment features plenty of those.

A feeding curb behind the feeding fence, an elevation that allows the cow to move off the manure alley, is a trend from Southern Germany. The feeding curb offers extra relaxation during feeding, and allows the manure scraper or scraper robot to do its job in peace, without disturbing the cows. In order to prevent the cows from standing at an angle and dirtying the feeding curb, a partition is placed between pairs of feeding places.

Like for the B3130 cubicle, Royal the Boer offers a flexible partition for this product. This partition is significantly more cow friendly and does not obstruct the view from the feeding alley. Combined with the feeding curb and flexible bracket, the Twist&Lock feeding fence is a highly animal-friendly concept.

More about Twist&Lock

Classic Lock self-locking feeding fence

The Classic Lock self-locking feeding fence is robust and features spacious dimensions. The controls in the upper profile make the feeding fence easy to use. The feeding fence can be controlled with a single operation, even in case of greater lengths (max.30m). Individual cows can be released easily using the plastic caps on the upper profile.

Other types of feeding fences:

Swedish self-locking feeding fence: ideal for horned animals
Diagonal feeding fence; not self-locking, reduced shoving due to the diagonal bars.
Alberta feeding pipe; the cow-friendly feeding pipe
Feeding pipe; the most straightforward solution

Water supply

Easy Drink water trough for the cows’ drinking water

Clean, plentiful drinking water is a prerequisite for high milk production. Through the Easy Drink range, we offer a line of stainless-steel water troughs with a length of 50 cm to 3.5 metres, allowing multiple cows to drink at the same time. The trough can be cleaned easily by removing its stopper. The bottom slopes down towards the stopper, so dirt concentrates around the opening. The additional pumping and heating system allows you to keep the troughs frost free in winter.

Insulated water troughs
The Watermaster water troughs are a solution for places subject to severe frost. These well-insulated water troughs keep both the pipe and the float frost free and keep the water from freezing for longer than other troughs can. The Watermaster line is available in a range varying from 75 cm to 3.66 metres.

Other Water troughs:

Galvanised water troughs; regtangular and round
Suevia float and nipple drinkers