CALFRAIL 2.0
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CALFRAIL 2.0 AUTOMATED INDIVIDUAL FEEDING.

CALFRAIL. NO MORE LUGGING BUCKETS. In the spirit of the 40FIT Technology from Förster-Technik during the first approx. 40 days calves are fed Annual man-hour savings with 100 individually penned calves more milk than before. Practical experience and scientific studies prove that this makes calves grow « 22 days less work » „22 Tage Arbeitsfrei“ better and healthier thus achieving significantly higher milk yields as a dairy cow. Already during their first weeks of life also young calves may already take in more than ten liters Bucket feeding per day which are converted into rapid growth. But...

Only one calf feeder for CalfRail and the group One Vario for everything Extensive control functions support Just one mobile feeding station CalfRail is controlled and supplied with milk replacer feed or fresh make it possible to monitor the philosophy there is only one direct milk by the Vario calf feeder. This development of the calves during hose from the mixing station to the eliminates the need for feed pre- the entire rearing period. teat. Thereby there are no dirty cor- paration, transportation and feed ners or waiting containers in which dispensing. Also the manual clea- The data...

Flexible usability Convenience for farmer and calf One CalfRail unit can supply up An LED light strip attached to the to 32 individually penned calves. CalfRail housing makes after-dark The automatic feeder is able to animal control easier. An acoustic control up to four CalfRail units, signal reinforces calf conditioning thus in total 128 calves can be fed using one single calf feeder. Combined individual and group pen raising is possible as well. Now it‘s turning! The new CalfRail 2.0 is equipped with a curve-enabled drive for a more versatile and flexible use, including easy integration...

CALFRAIL – DEPLOYED BY THE FRANZ FAMILY “The chief benefits of CalfRail are reduced workload, time savings, and punctual calf feeding four times a day. So we now need two hours less work with the calves per day on 45 - 50 calves. Using CalfRail it only takes one person to attend to the calves instead of two. We have been feeding our group-penned calves ­ sing a u Förster-Technik automatic feeder since 2008, so it was easy to get going with the new system. After the single-pen phase you just reassign the calves to the group on the automatic feeder.” Michael Franz Farm profile Farm manager:...

CALFRAIL – DEPLOYED BY THE GÖGLER FAMILY “It was no problem integrating CalfRail into the existing, older barn facility where our calves are raised. Training the calves on CalfRail is easy. Our calves are fed three times a day on CalfRail. After 4-6 weeks the calves are moved to the group pen. CalfRail means calf feeding is much less work than with ­ uckets. All that hard physical b labor is eliminated.” Thomas Gögler Farm profile Farm manager: Thomas Gögler Location, state: Legau, Bavaria Farming type: Dairy farming Farm size: 40 ha Animal breed: Braunvieh, Fleckvieh and Holstein Number of...

CALFRAIL – DEPLOYED BY AGRAR-GENOSSENSCHAFT EG ZODEL “After 25 years it was time to replace the calf feeder line. Previously the Igloo calves had been bucket-fed with whole milk three times a day. Changing the feeding regime over to powder and introducing the new device eliminated a lot of manual work. The best thing though is that the calves now get milk of even temperature in the winter. The 40FIT program enables us to raise calves applying the ­atest scientific insights. l Changing the supplemental feed ration increased daily gain ­ ignis ficantly in the raising period up to 100 days.”...

CALFRAIL OVERVIEW Benefits of CalfRail Healthy growth Less work / optimum hygiene • ccelerated weight A gains through up to eight feedings/day • Hard physical labor of lugging buckets eliminated • Healthy calves with freshly prepared, age-appropriate portions at optimum feed temperature • Tedious routine manual tasks (bucket cleaning, etc.) eliminated • Automatic cleaning before and after every feeding cycle Time savings • The automatic feeder handles feed preparation, pumping and feeding itself. • Flexible scheduling of daytime control tasks • Faster training through mutual observation...