Shock Belt Helps Keep Cows Clean

Shock Belt Helps Keep Cows Clean DAIRY EQUIPMENT & IDEAS Dairy Equipment & Ideas 18-3-25 If a cow lays down on wet ground or manure while wearing this new "shock belt", she gets a mild electrical jolt that forces her to get up and find a dry spot to settle onto. Electrodes - one on either side - hang down below the cow's belly from a belt that wraps around her middle. When they come in contact with a wet surface, the electrical circuit is completed. The cow receives a shock on the upper part of her back from a pair of metal contacts on the underside of the belt. It's not enough to hurt the animal, says Jean-Marc Liegeois of NOE, the distributor. It's just enough to get her to move. After wearing the belt for a short period of time, a cow gets trained to only lay down on dry ground. Then you can move the belt to another animal. You can put the belt back on again if bad habits ever redevelop. Sells for $260. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, NOE, B.P. 66, 78512 Rambouillet, Cedex, France (ph 34 94 19 00; fax 30 59 85 37).

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