Facts about the MATERIAL FERROCAST®
FERROCAST® cast iron slats – look at the details
FERROCAST® – long-lasting surfaces
FERROCAST® is very much more resistant and long-lasting compared to non-certified
raw materials (i.e. concrete/cast) against emissions like acids, manure or urine
- no wash out of surfaces
- FERROCAST® dries quickly and minimizes weakening and softening up of the sows skin
- not porous, not rough, no blooming up
FERROCAST® – animal welfare and foothold
- no potential injuries thru small fragmented profiled surface
- large 2-levelled step trays and wide bed bars for foothold for sows and piglets even at wet and fatty surface
FERROCAST® – cast iron slats for a structured crate with functional areas
FERROCAST® for a cool mothering place with a significantly higher thermoregulation ability compared to rubber, plastic or concrete flooring
- roundly shaped bars protect teats (Bfl-Baubrief 45)
- long bars backwards for cleanliness
FERROCAST® – cast iron slats – clean and hygienic
Cleanliness and hygiene – a matter of survival in a farrowing unit
Performance depression often can be attributed to ineffective hygiene. The more important is an easy and efficient cleaning of the flooring system in farrowing crates, which is the contact surface of about 24 h.
- Even the delicate, fine, non porous grid-structure is easy to clean
- quite contrary to rough flooring elements with very wide bars
- non porous and homogenous grid-structure dries quickly
- the sows skin keeps dry and does not soften up
FERROCAST® – cast iron slats with long bars backwards assure a better hygiene. Otherwise additionally integrated manure slots are available.