When Insulation Alone Is Not Enough An insulated trough handles ordinary frost. In a prolonged cold snap with wind chill well below freezing, even a well-built wall needs help, and that is where a controlled heating kit earns its place. Heating specification Length 4000 mm, six drinking positions ...

Why the Colour of a Trough Matters in the Sun On an exposed pasture, a dark trough absorbs solar heat and the water inside climbs towards air temperature by mid-afternoon. Cattle drink less, and warm standing water grows algae faster than most farmers expect. Blue shell, cooler water The outer skin ...

Galvanized Rectangular Trough for Feed, Not Water Feeding equipment has a different job from drinking equipment. It has to hold coarse feed without snagging, stand up to being dragged across concrete, and offer no lip that a calf can catch its tongue on. Built from 1 mm sheet The body is folded from ...

Stopping Cross Sucking Before It Becomes A Habit A calf that sucks on a penmate's ear, navel or udder causes real damage: hair loss, infection, and in group housing a chain of copycat behaviour that spreads through the pen within days. How a nose ring weaner works The weaner sits across the muzzle, ...