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Contact-O-Max

Contact-O-Max

Contact-O-Max

Product catalog summary
Overview: The document describes the 'Contact-o-max', an advanced boar cart system designed to enhance sow fertility through optimized snout-to-snout contact. It is renowned for its efficiency in heat detection and stimulation, boasting fertility rates up to 95% and reducing sow heat returns.
Key Features:
  • Remote-Controlled Operation: The system is operated by a single worker using a key chain type remote, ensuring ease of use and efficiency.
  • Articulated Design: The cart is self-guided and articulated, allowing it to navigate alley corners easily and ensuring maximum safety and reliability.
  • Material Options: Available in stainless steel and galvanized steel, each offering specific benefits for different barn conditions.
  • Safety and Efficiency: Features include a front-end panel system to focus the boar's attention, adjustable back door for boar size, and flat-proof tires filled with silicone.
Specifications:
  • Stainless Steel Model: Weighs 480 lb (218 kg), dimensions 65” x 23” x 61.5” (165 cm x 59 cm x 156 cm), suitable for unaccidented alleyways.
  • Galvanized Steel Model: Weighs 500 lb (227 kg), dimensions 62” x 20” or 22” x 62.3” (158 cm x 51 cm or 56 cm x 160 cm), ideal for accidented alleyways and steep ramps.
Economic Benefits:
  • Quick Payback: The system offers a payback period of less than two months for operations with 1000 sows.
Conclusion: The Contact-o-max is a highly recommended tool by swine reproduction specialists, requiring no barn modifications and providing significant improvements in productivity since its introduction in 1999.
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Catalog excerpts

Contact-O-Max-1

Remote-controlled, Articulated and Self-guided r Boar Cart FOR MAXIMUM HEAT DETECTION AND STIMULATION breeder’s best buddy... since 1999 Stainless steel Stainless steel • Easily turns alley corners • Absolute safety • Outstanding reliability The Magic of Pheromones and Snout-to-snout Contact! Handy remote Optimized snout-tosnout contact most efficient sow stimulation, heat check and heat return detection system on the market » remote-controlled and self-guided The Contact-O-Max is an articulated boar cart designed to optimize sow fertility through sustained snout-to-snout contact boar exposure. Rigorous, precise, reliable and efficient heat detection system that ensures a maximum of stimulation and allows fertility rates up to 95%. The Contact-O-Max also helps to reduce the number of sow heat returns and late heat. Renowned and adopted by the worldwide swine industry since 1999, it has revolutionized the productivity. Requires no barn modifications and highly recommended by swine reproduction specialist. » quick payback • Payback less than 2 months for 1000 sows. • Only one worker is needed.

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Contact-O-Max-2

spec sheet » stainless steel • Sturdy stainless steel cart structure. • Sturdy galvanized steel cart structure. • Fits most barn alleys; turns 24” x 36” (61 cm x 92 cm) corners; only available in 23” model (59 cm). • Fits any barn alleys; turns 24” x 24” (61 cm x 61 cm) corners; available in 20” (51 cm) or 22” (56 cm) models. • Works best over unaccidented alleyways. • Works best over accidented alleyways and steep ramps. • Optimal forward/backward operation. • Optimal forward operation. • Double central articulation for increased manoeuvrability. • Single central articulation combined with slick...

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*Prices are pre-tax. They exclude delivery charges and customs duties and do not include additional charges for installation or activation options. Prices are indicative only and may vary by country, with changes to the cost of raw materials and exchange rates.