Straw PELLETS placing

• Spread between 6 kg and 6.5 kg per m²
• The litter last for 7 weeks with no additions
• From the 7th week on: add one 20-kg sack around the throughs every two weeks

Straw PELLETS advantages

• The bedding stays dry : no burns on feet (cushions)
• Less amount of limping and blisters on the wishbone
• Limits the risk of fire : in case of fire, the horizontal spreading on the ground will be very slow and it will die out by itself very quickly
• The hard work of regulary adding straw or wood-schaves is greatly decreased
• No risk of aspergillosis
• Nest formation starting at 5-6 days
• No mortality due to ingestion of straw or schaves

Volume of manure reduced by 50 % for an identical agronomic value

• N more than 3% on dry material
• P2 O5 more than 3% on dry material