Farmers who have used the cow mattresses have realised an increase in milk volume from their animals. It is provides comfort and dry bedding that enhances hygiene standards in the cowsheds thereby controlling cases of mastitis infection. Use of the cow mattress will save you money from losses related to mastitis infection. It is more effective than the twigs, coarse sand, dried manure or saw dust. Such bedding materials do decompose, especially when cows urinate or dung on them, creating conditions that are not comfortable any more for the animals. During decomposition, which may not be easily noted by the farmer, these materials allow for multiplication of harmful bacteria that later cause infection to the animals.Proper mattresses are easier to maintain since they are easy to clean and disinfect. If cows lie on them, they feel encouraged to stand during defecation and urination, making them clean at all times. These maintain the high standards of hygiene required in your cowsheds. They also offer long term comfort, giving cows maximum time for resting and relaxing;
time that allows them to undergo natural body processes such as increased blood supply to the teats and the udder. This guarantees a higher milk yield and healthier animals that increase farmers’ profits. The mattresses also protect the cows from physical injuries caused by rugged resting floors. This is a step ahead in saving you money from treating the animal. Farmers do spend more on repeated inseminations resulting from poor heat detection; but with the cow mattresses, the cows feel secure hence show clearer strong heat signs. This allows the farmer do proper timing of insemination and save on repeated insemination costs. The soft nature of the mattresses allows them to absorb pressure, especially from the front knees and hocks of the cows during lying down and rising. This, again, reduces chances of lameness in cows or getting injury-related stress. The healthy productive cows also remain long in the herd as premature culling is assured.Increasing milk production is the desire of every dairy farmer as well as prevention of deadly diseases like mastitis, an infection of the mammary glands and udder tissue caused by poor housing, among other factors.
To earn more profits, farmers have put into practice every approach that can help them raise the yields of their cows. Now, farmers have a reason to smile because of the new cow mattresses; a technology borrowed from the developed countries, which comes as a major boost towards increasing milk production. Cows, just like humans, give more if treated well. Treating your cows well does not necessarily mean you have to be an animal scientist professional for things to work right, it is simply being passionate in your dairy farming and learning from successful dairy farms to know what your animals require.Many farmers have wondered how cow mattresses look like. They are mostly black in colour and are made from remains of rubber tyres, high quality enough to sustain your animal for long before replacing. The recycled tires are treated with anti-fungal and anti-bacterial solutions that make them safe for the animals. They have a special texture pattern that ensures cows do not slip or fall, even when wet.
The mattresses are of varying thickness sizes, the most common ones being the 2-inch and the 4-inch thick sizes. Each mature cow should have her own mattress while the calves’ have theirs which are specifically designed for them and can be shared.There are also mattresses made uniquely for other livestock like goats, sheep and even dogs. They can be sourced from Menengai Agrovet in Nakuru and from the DeLaval Dairy Equipment Supplies.With cow mattresses in your farm, you guarantee inexhaustible benefits to and from the animals; therefore, farmers have all the reasons to use them. When you invest in them, you enjoy your night while your cows also sleep safe and comfortably as you wait for more milk the following morning. All these translate to increased productivityf rom the cows and more profits to the farmer.The writer works at the Department of Animal Sciences, Egerton University & FREE Shipping on eligible orders. New (13) from $12.81 & FREE Shipping on orders over $35.
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not to transfer bed bugs from room to room by carrying things throughout theIf the mattress and box spring are in very bad shape or heavily infested, they should be replaced or covered with a Bed bug proof mattress cover, or a Bed bug mattress encasement. We also carry Bed bug box spring encasements. Infested bed sheets and garments should be washed and dried in a household dryer on high heat (the heat will kill bed bugs), or discarded since these items cannot be treated with insecticides. In really bad infestations, where the bugs may be infesting personal items (stuffed animals, soft toys, blankets, books), you may need to contain the items in an air proof bin and add vapor strips to the bin to eliminate the Bed bugs on these items. Use a bed bug steamer to steam the mattress, box spring and other furniture. Take your time and be thorough. A bed bug or bed bug egg must be directly contacted by the steam to be killed. Steaming is a great option in rooms where using pesticides must be limited due to health or other concerns.
We do strongly recommend that you still treat with an insecticide labeled for Bed bugs in areas where it is permissible to do. All steaming should be done prior to encasing mattresses and applying insecticides. Products needed for Step 1 Mattress Safe Stretch Knit... Vapamore MR-100 Primo Steam... Using products that are labeled for each area, thoroughly treat as many cracks, crevices, voids and fabric seams and folds as possible. We recommend using our bed bug kits as these offer the best value for your money and include everything you need for an effective bed bug treatment. We strongly recommend that you use a variety of methods and products to insure bed bugs are eliminated from infested areas. Using only one product or method will usually NOT be enough to completely eliminate a bed bug infestation as bed bugs can become resistant to products and it is also possible for them to avoid areas that have been treated with certain products. Products needed for Step 2
Bed Bug Kit #1 Bed Bug Kit #2 Bed Bug Kit #3 New York Bed Bug Kit Bed Bug Kit Commercial Emergency Bed Bug Kit Pyrethroid Resistant Bed Bug... Measure and mix the bed bug spray concentrate as recommended on the product label and apply around baseboards, doors frames, window frames, around bed frames, and under furniture. Allow the treated area to dry before moving on. Bed and furniture legs - Inspect wheels, casters, posts, and legs of all furniture as bed bugs may be harboring there. Wall fixtures, lamps and table-top lamps - remove fixtures from walls and treat behind. Treat under table-top lamps and standing floor lamps. Wall-to-wall carpets - Inspect and spray along the very edges of carpets and along the wall baseboard. Door frames, window frames - Inspect and spray around all door frames, window frames and thresholds Pro TipBed bug traps, like the Climb-Up Insect Inteceptor traps can be used to place the posts or feet of a bed or sofa in to trap bed bugs before they gain access to the furniture and can also help monitor the infestation.
Products needed for Step 2A Cyzmic CS - 0.4 oz Chapin 1 Gallon Pump Sprayer... Now that the area is dry you can use the aerosol insecticide. Take the time to use the straw applicator on the aerosol and treat the very fine cracks and crevices on and in furniture around the entire room. Don't forget drawers, picture frames, bed frames, and any other crack or crevice you can see. Once again you want to allow this part of the treatment to dry before moving on. Upholstered furniture - Inspect and treat any furniture in the bedroom in a way very similar to the mattress and box spring. Pay careful attention to underneath the cushions, along the seams, folds, legs and dust liner on the underside of the furniture. Baseboards - treat any cracks in the baseboard and then treat underneath the baseboard to prevent bed bugs from crawling underneath and accessing adjacent rooms in the house. Treat the whole bed - Mattress, Box spring and bed frame. Treat along the corners, folds and seams of the mattress.
Treat the undersides, corners, seams and under stapled dust cover and even the internal areas of box springs. Also spray the cracks, crevices, voids and screw holes of the bed frame. Pictures and wall hangings - remove from the wall and treat cracks and crevices of picture frames and behind pictures and wall hangings. Pro TipAfter spraying the mattress and box spring for Bed bugs, it is highly recommended to encase each piece in a bed bug proof encasement cover. This will prevent the mattress and boxspring from getting re-infested and will also make future inspections and treatments easier Products needed for Step 2B Next is the dust insecticide. Bed bug dust can be applied using a hand duster to the underside of baseboards, between mattresses and boxsprings and behind drawers in dressers and under furniture, and behind light switches and electrical outlets. Dusts, while a bit messy, are a great choice for use in places that are less accessible because they last for several months while sprays and aerosols only last for a few days.
This means dusts can be applied to areas that are hard to access since you only have to apply them every few months. Electrical faceplates - Remove faceplates and use a dust to dust inside of wall voids. Headboard - Remove headboards from the wall or dismantle to allow thorough treatment of the cracks, crevices and voids located on or behind them. Drawers and furniture - Remove drawers and treat the cracks and crevices and inside corners and edges of the interior of the cabinet, as well as the tracks and support of the drawers. Don't forget to treat the undersides of the cabinets and furniture. Wall fixtures, lamps and table-top lamps - remove fixtures from walls and treat behind each one. Products needed for Step 2C We recommend spraying Sterifab in areas where you can actually see live bed bugs. Sterifab acts as a contact kill on bed bugs and other insects using a combination of a synthetic pyrethroid insecticide and isopropyl alcohol. Sterifab also acts as a bactericide, fungicide, sanitizer, virucide, mildewcide, germicide, deodorant, bacteriostatic, and fungistatic.
Because Sterifab does not leave any residual, it can be applied virtually anywhere. Simply shake well, then apply to desired treatment areas. Insect mortality is imminent for those contacted with Sterifab spray. Disinfection generally occurs within 10 minutes of spraying. Products needed for Step 2D Wash and dry all clothing and linens before they are returned to the room after there has been no evidence of bedbugs for 30 days. Failure to make sure all items being returned to the room are bedbug free may cause a reinfestation. Pro TipObjects that cannot be washed can be put into a bag or bin with a Nuvan Pro Strip to eliminate bedbugs. The items must stay sealed for 4 weeks in the bag or bin. If this treatment will not work for you because of the time it takes to eliminate the bed bugs you also have the option of using bed bug heater like the ZappBug Heater. Place your items inside the unit where they will be heated up to 155 degrees Fahrenheit. Within a few hours, all bed bugs will be killed.