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Kaimanawa Farms is located in Kurow, North Otago. The farm milks 1500 cows twice a day on a 60 bale rotary. They’ve had Numat matting on their yard, entry/exit, and bales for 4 years and have seen a major reduction in lameness.

Kaimanawa Farms owner Daniel Bishop has witnessed first-hand what happens to pastures during prolonged periods of wet weather. Originally from the North Island, Daniel spent time working on the family farm on the Hauraki Plains where rain levels are high and paddocks often muddy. He had grown used to standing off cows for extended periods of time to save waterlogged pastures.

Unfortunately, the farm lacked a decent stand-off pad. And the concrete feed pad Daniel and his father Wayne were using instead, wasn’t fit for purpose. Leaving cows on the concrete feedpad for too long was causing hoof problems.

As Daniel puts it, “We were standing cows off for long periods of time and concrete was just too hard on them. We were getting a lot of lame cows from the concrete.”

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“We put down the rubber and it reduced the lameness big time. The cows were so much more comfortable and we could put them on for longer periods of time.”
Daniel Bishop

In search of a solution, Daniel and Wayne had tried a couple of different options – namely post peelings and cheap rubber matting – but these solutions proved expensive as they didn’t last long and required constant replacement.

Phone: 0800 686 119
Website: https://numatagri.co.nz