RWN Cubicle Bedding Powders - clean cows - comfort - hygiene

RWN Cubi-Powder for bedding Dairy Cubicles

Cubi-Powder is a cost effective, scientifically proven, solution to the control and reduction of harmful bacteria in livestock housing. Usage of Cubi-Powder at 0.3kg - 0.5kg per cow per week will typically cost only £5 - £6 per cow per year. This makes Cubi-Powder an extremely cost effective means of improving both the health and profitability of a dairy herd. Apply to cubicles, calving boxes, straw yards, dry cow and calf housing 2 to 5 times per week.

RWN Cubi_Powder provides effective control of a wide range pathogenic disease and mastitis causing bacteria. Use on dairy cow cubicles and all livestock housing Effective against a wide range of pathogenic bacteria associated with environmental mastitis, high somatic cell counts, metritis, calf scours, and other disease conditions. Cubi-Powder has been shown to control Staphlococcus, Streptococcus aureus, E.coli, Salmonella, for up to seven days following application. The product can still achieve 50% control even after 90% of the powder has worn off the cubicles. This long term residual effect makes Cubi-Powder an extremely effective product in helping to control environmental mastitis.

Natural Disinfectant Cubicle Bedding Powder

Properties of Cubi-Powder

Contains a combination of natural long lasting disinfectants to reduce harmful bacteria levels
Improves and maintains hygiene in cubicles and straw bedded housing
Absorbent powder which dries quickly
Rapidly kills bacteria and continues working for up to 7 days
Fine-textured, non-caustic powder is non-abrasive resulting in fewer hock infections
Doesn't damage the skins natural anti-microbial resistance
Improves skin health of legs, feet and teats.
Bactericidal, anti-fungal, anti-viral, anti-inflammatory
Pleasant to use, biodegradable, safe to handle and no harmful chemicals.
Strong aromatic odour - Fewer flies

How Cubi-Powder works:

Many mastitis infections are picked up during the dry period and around calving when the immune response is low. Cubi-Powder can be used in dry cow housing, calf and youngstock buildings Cubi-Powder contains a range of plant extracts, which have individually been thoroughly tested to demonstrate their powerful, long lasting bactericidal broad spectrum activity against wide range of pathogens. These active ingredients, which include a number of essential oils and allicin (garlic) on a powdered dry mineral carrier, give Cubi-Powder its natural antiseptic qualities required to help prevent mastitis and reduce disease in livestock.

Cubi-Powder Application:

Whilst Cubi-Powder can be used alone on mats and mattresses it is generally more cost effective and more hygienic when used in conjunction with a low cost absorbent bedding material such as saw dust or straw. Do not use hydrated lime which in the presence of moisture forms a strong alkali which damages the cows skin. Skin is the cows natural barrier to infection, once compromised, any bacteria present can easily set up an infection. Saw dust is very absorbent. Once damp it remains damp and is an ideal breeding ground for bacteria. Cubi-Powder should be seen as a powerful, long lasting, natural disinfectant capable of controlling the growth of bacteria on beds as well as in straw or saw dust bedding.

RWN Cubi-powder can be applied by hand or by using a mechanical dispenser such as the AG Maxi Bedding Dispenser Spread a thin layer of Cubi-Powder where the cows lie, especially areas, which come into contact with the udders and on moist and damp areas. In calving boxes Cubi-Powder should be spread all over the floor. Cubi-Powder can be applied by hand or using a mechanical spreader. A daily application of 50gms - 100gms of Cubi-Powder per cubicle ensures optimal hygiene contributing to a prevention of mastitis. However in most cases 2 – 5 applications per week are adequate since Cubi-Powder works for up to a week provided that there is still some powder present on the surface.

Cost of Cubi-Powder?

Cubi-Powder may seem to be more expensive than lime. In fact Cubi-Powder overall is usually more cost effective than lime or other bedding powders. Lime is recommended at 3kg per cow per week costing around 50p. This in fact under estimates the true cost of lime due to its reactions with slurry leading to loss of nitrogen. A tonne of hydrated lime can release over £200 worth of nitrogen from slurry into the atmosphere as ammonia gas.

Typically usage of Cubi-Powder on cubicles is around 0.5kg per cow per week costing 19p per cow week or only £5 - £6 per year. Cubi-Powder is available in 25kg bags

Cheaper and more effective than lime overall

Which RWN Cubicle Bedding Powder should I use?

RWN Cubicle Powders are an extremeley effective means of both improving hygene and controlling bacteria
in dairy cow and calf housing and of keeping cows clean Both RWN Cubi-Powder are extremely effective means of both improving hygiene and controlling bacteria in dairy cow and calf housing and of keeping cows clean. RWN Cubi-Powder is available in 25kg bags. Vulkamin is available in 1 tonne tote bags. Both are competitively price and both are pleasant to handle, non-abrasive and non-caustic. Neither will damage the cows skin.

Some customers prefer RWN Cubi-Powder and some prefer Vulkamin. Why not try both and tell us what you think?

Natural Disinfectant Cubicle Bedding Powders

BETTER HYGENE, HEALTHIER COWS, MORE MILK, LESS CULLING, MORE PROFIT

Cheaper and more effective solution to hygiene in cubicle housing

For advice on improving cow comfort and hygiene in livestock housing contact Richard Webster