NBA Winter Magazine_2023_

Industry News
The unique Hanskamp Walk-Through
extended FeedStation for Dairy and
Beef cattle
The FeedStation Walk-Through extended from Hanskamp is unique
in terms of welfare, sustainability and cow comfort: walk in and
out going forwards, reduce stress and injuries, optimal cow flow,
ergonomic and cow friendly design.
Many feeding stations require
cows to exit backwards. Cows
outside the feed station regularly
bump into them, damaging
their udders and legs. A cow entering the
herd backwards cannot defend itself and
suffers stress as a result. Also, the claws are
often unnecessarily stressed by the turning
movement the cow makes to leave the
feeding station.
The FeedStation Walk-Through extended
has an entrance and exit so the cow can
follow its natural path and always move
forward. On the entrance side there is a anti
bulling gate (L’port) which will close after the
first portion of feed is dropped in the trough.
After finishing the last portion the cow can
walk out forward and next cow can come in.
The open character of the FeedStation
Walk-Through extended ensures each
cow keeps in contact with the herd. Thus
teaching them how to use this FeedStation is
no longer necessary as cows see from each
other how it works. When a cow walks out of
the FeedStation through the front, another
cow can walk in from the back thus giving
optimal cow traffic. On the Walk-Through
extended FeedStation you can go up to 4
different feed sorts and a liquid feed. The
feeders can be linked with every feeding
computer in the market or customers can
16 The National Beef Association Magazine | WINTER 2023