Tackling lameness is never an easy task, but creating an environment with cow comfort in mind is a good starting point for eradication. And for the Bourns family in Lisbeg, Co Galway in Ireland, a ...

SLAT mats made from dense rubber are the answer to leg, joint and hoof problems that occur on raw slats, according to EasyFix Rubber Products of Athenry, Co Galway. Managing director Michael Earls ...

New research shows that rubber slat mats could improve swine health. In a new study in the Journal of Animal Science, researchers in Europe studied how different types of flooring affects claw and ...

Growing up on his family farm didn't just teach Galway man, Michael Earls, a thing or two about animals – it also helped him to spot a business opportunity. Earls saw that concrete slats – a type of ...

WAALWIJK, Netherlands—DRI Rubber B.V. was granted a U.S. patent for the invention of a fastener system that secures agricultural rubber mats for livestock. The company describes its rubber fastener as ...

HOUSING beef cattle on concrete slats covered with rubber can reduce reliance on straw without jeopardising performance, according to research at Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland ...

EU animal welfare proposals that could almost double the pen space needed for finishing cattle have been debunked by new Teagasc research findings. Thu, 01 Feb, 2018 - 00:00 EU animal welfare ...