Dairy
With every Numat rubber mat installed, you improve the health of your cows which, in turn leads to greater milk yields and lower claw treatment and stock replacement costs.
Key concerns on the farm
Dairy lameness
Studies show that rubber matting has a positive impact on mobility and hoof and leg health. The softer underfoot conditions provided by rubber mats reduces pressure on the hoof and reduces lameness.
Dairy slipping
Ensuring the surfaces around your dairy shed are comfortable and non-slip, is one of the best ways to increase cow confidence and productivity, and reduce injuries on the farm.
Dairy cow flow
When cows are hesitant to step into the milking shed it increases time and effort and decreases herd health and quantity of milk flow. Rubber matting can help reduce stress and get your cows flowing.
Pasture management
Rubber matting on your yard provides a compliant stand-off pad for a fraction of the cost of building a new stand-off pad. In most cases, the effluent management system is already built into the yard.
Hooves choose it.
Given the choice, dairy cows would prefer to walk on rubber matting. In this video, we set up two strips of rubber on a concrete exit race to put this idea to the test. Watch the video to see what happened.
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Our solutions
Premium interlocking mat with mosaic profile and thick studded base.
W: 850mm x L: 1190mm
Thickness: 25mm
Premium quality checker-plate surface with a soft studded base.
W: 920mm x L: 1070mm
Thickness: 25mm
DairyGrip by RubberGem is a heavy-duty yet economical option for tracks.
W: 1.8m x L: 30m
Thickness: 22mm
Heavy-duty anti-slip mat with hoof-stopping lugged profile.
W: 900mm x L: 2100mm
Thickness: 20mm
Heavy-duty anti-slip mat with hoof-stopping lugged profile.
W: 900mm x L: 2100mm
Thickness: 32mm
Economical pit flooring. Soft underfoot with anti-slip features, ultimate comfort, and safety ensure you’re investing in the best alternative to hard concrete flooring.
Economically priced multi-use mat with thick rubber studs on both the surface and underside.
W: 1000mm x L: 1000mm
Thickness: 23mm
Curved interlocking mats for rotary cups on area. Diamond stud profile, studded base.
Width: 900mm | Length: 1.7m | Thickness: 17mm
Custom-cut, 25mm thick, interlocking mats for rotary milking platforms. Mosaic studded profile with studded base.
Custom shaped 17mm mats for rotary milking platforms. Diamond studded profile, studded base.
Width: 600mm > 750mm | Length: 1650mm | Thickness: 17mm
Case Studies
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Rex Hines’ dairy farm in Motumauoho has had Numat rubber down for near on nine years. Matthew Murdock, who has been managing the farm’s herd for the past two years, says it's one of the best management tools he has for looking after the wellbeing of the cows and the pasture.
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Dairy farming in Central Southland for 14 years, Paul Hardegger has seen first-hand how rubber matting improves cow wellbeing, track maintenance, and farm productivity.
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For Richard van Ras, Numat’s rubber matting was a lifesaver. The matting reduced pugging, allowing Richard and son, Johan, to bring their farm up to 2400 cover, ready for calving season.
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Henry Schipper installed Numat rubber matting on his yard in Kopaurahi in 2010, after major issues with pugging in wintertime. “Since we’ve put the matting down, we’ve had basically no bad hoof problems, nothing like we used to have.”
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The new rubber matting for the feedpad at Normandy Land, Matamata is durable, long-lasting and perfect for the cows’ well-being.
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Kura Rubber Mats Saved His Farm
Wayne says KuraMat on his feedpads saved his farm. The wettest Waikato winter in 30 years meant he had to standoff his cows for a solid month. The result? He came through it with no cow losses, no pasture damage and no worries while others in the region without similar matting really suffered.
Reducing lame cow problems and making wash down easier
Hugh got Numat’s Kura Rubber Matting installed in 2020 to help reduce the number of cows going lame and to improve cow comfort and welfare.
Happy Cows on Cow Carpet
Entrance and exits can take a lot of everyday wear and tear, becoming muddy and awkward for the cows and those looking after them. For Trent Hayman of Koromiko Dairies, the problem was compounded by the surface of the laneways on his farm.
Improving Cow Flow And Reducing Lameness With Kura
Palmerson North, Manawatū-Whanganui
Andrew Gillespie had wanted protection for his 650-strong dairy herd for some time and had been weighing up the options for rubber matting. Now, looking back, he said, “it’s one of those things you could regret not doing sooner.”
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The benefits of rubber matting.
This free handbook showcases 14 real dairy farms and reveals how rubber matting has helped reduce lameness, improve cow flow, and provided a vital pasture management tool.
How much will it cost?
How much will it cost?
One of the most common questions farmers ask us about rubber matting in their cow yard is “How much is it going to cost?” We answer that question in this informative video.