Fresh New Ideas in Farrowing Management

Compost-A-Mat® Farrowing Mats A bright, clean, inviting place for piglets to sleep

• Cornstalks and wood products COMPKin MfiT

Compost-A-Mat® Advantages • Pathogen-free • Biodegradable • Excellent source of feedback material – Unbred gilts – Prefarrowing sows • Promotes pigl

Compost-A-Mat® Advantages • Lightweight, easy to handle • Promotes excellent hygiene • No washing / disinfec

Are the mats comfortable? • Yes! – Soft to lay on – Absorbs heat from heat lamp – Compost-A-Mat® will draw young pigs

How long do the mats last? • Compost-A-Mat® has been improved and is now 46% stronger – The mats should last 10 and 19 da

Can the mats harbor outside diseases that I could bring into my barn? • Processing temperatures exceed 370˚F – Enough to kill disease organisms in the cornstalks and wood • Tested and found free of swine specific patho

Are the mats flammable? • Tests concluded the mats will not ignite into flame when exposed to a normal heat lamp.

Are the mats slippery? • No – Actually, they provide more traction than the traditional rubber mats – May reduce spraddle / splay injur

How much do the mats weigh? • 105 -125 grams per square foot

I can’t use 400 mats at once. Will they break down or get moldy before I get to them? • Low moisture content (<3%) • Wrapped in plas

Are the mats reusable? • The mats are designed for a single use • After use, the mats can be… – An excellent source of feedback material – Co

just how well does product work?

A trial was conducted on an better than average 2500 sow farm by the Swine Vet Center of St. Peter, MN Traditional rubber mats

Compost-A-Mat® beat out rubber mats • Results: – Compost-A-Mat® = 6.97% PWM – Rubber mats = 7.62% prewean mortality – Over 1% more rubber mat litter’s h

Financial Comparison • Compost-A-Mat™     110 sows * 10.8 BA 1188 pigs born/week PWM of 6.97% 1105 pigs weaned per week  Cost of mats $164.45 110 sows * 10.8 BA 1188 pigs born PWM of 7.62% 1097 pigs weaned per w

Financial Comparison (Based on trial results) • Decreased Pre-weaning Mortality • Increased number of pigs per week • Increased revenue • Improved bottom line of $67.15 COHP&ST n HflT ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Improved PWM On An Average Farm • 110 farrowings per week at 10.8 born alive • Improved Pre-weaning Mortality • Increased number of pigs per week • Increased revenue • Improved bottom line of $370.15 COMPQST nMHT

• 24 pigs weaned per sow per year • Extra 900 weaners per year @ $30 • Less cost of mats COMPKifl MfiT

Wait! There’s more

Diseases of the Farrowing Barn • The following bacteria and virus are routinely found in the farrowing barn – E. coli • K-88 – Clostridium • Type A • Type C • Difficile

How can the Compost-A-Mat® help with a scour outbreak? • Give your mats a break – Use disposable mats to buy enough time to thoroughly and correctly clean the old farrowing mat • Reduce the bacteria/virus in environment – Remove one of the most obvious sources of the re-inf

Other Compost-A-Mat® benefits • Compost-A-Mat® one time use saves labor (and money) – Labor investment for rubber mats • • • • • Washing Disinfecting Soaking in bleach Hang them for drying Prepare the c

Compost-A-Mat® is cleaner Average # of colonies per plate Compost-A-Mat® : 38.6 colonies Rubber Mat: Too numerous to count (>400 colonies)

Rubber mats don’t last forever

Choose Compost-A-Mat® In The Farrowing House Your Pigs (and labor) Will Thank You