Hybrid floor system boosts cow housing comfort

Keeping dairy cows happy and healthy makes a difference to the bottom line as well as improving their welfare, and a new shed flooring development could help, Jane Carley reports.

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Wolfenden offer a cattle housing design and installation service.
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Wolfenden offer a cattle housing design and installation service.

Livestock housing and infrastructure specialist Wolfenden Concrete has developed a flooring solution that aims to improve welfare and productivity in dairy herds. Lameness is one of the biggest threats...

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