Nooyen Super Coated Free Farrowing floor at Denkavit (Netherlands) - experience

Arnold Groot Wassink (Denkavit - manager pig farm) talks about the experiences with the Nooyen Super Coated floor in their free farrowing barn in Voorthuizen (NL). The Nooyen Super Coated slat represents the very best in comfort and hygiene. The high-quality coating feels soft and warm, and prevents injuries to legs and teats. The Nooyen Super Coated slat therefore means improved animal welfare and significantly better results. MORE HYGIENE AND LIVING COMFORT Manure passes the Nooyen Super Coated slat efficiently, guaranteeing hygiene. This soft, compressible coated floor provides more grip, and a significant reduction in knee, joint and teat disorders. Piglets stay healthy, and are at less at risk of catching infections. PROVEN RETURN The weaning weight of piglets with serious joint damage is on average 1.5 kg lower. A study in 2012 by Hoy and Ruets found that using a farrowing pen floor in Super Coated reduced severe joint damage in piglets by almost 50%.