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Dura-Tuff - Swine Farrowing Floor System
DURA-TUFF Farrowing Floor Systems offer the optimum environment for swine production. Our Farrowing Floor System offers the combination of cast iron sow floor (raised or flat), and plastic creep floor all on a fiberglass support system. We offer a system to help you design flooring for a 5’x7’ or up to a 6’x8’ farrowing crate and everything between.
The cool surface for the sow and warm surface for the piglets provides a comfortable surface for both, reduces the crush factor, and improves your mortality rate. Our raised sow center provides a better access to teats for nursing.
Made from high grade virgin polypropylene material, DURA-TUFF’s wear and impact resistance makes it superior to other plastic floors. Rust and corrosion proof fiberglass beams complete the system, creating clean, comfortable, long lasting flooring for your pigs.
DURA-TUFF is easy to clean. Our solid plastic construction resists bacteria build up and sheds waste easily. Larger openings provide better manure filtration. Alternating elevated ribs prevent manure from being pushed to the corners, which can cause premature corrosion on steel penning. Our interlocking system creates a 1/4″ (7mm) opening at the end of the floor (where it connects to the next floor) and on the sides, as opposed to inferior floors which fit tight on the ends and sides (where manure can build up making it harder to clean).
DURA-TUFF is warm and safe. Our high/low rib design provides superior traction even when wet. Plastic swine floor does not rob pigs of body heat. University studies indicate pigs on plastic floor versus metal floor have shown a 15% improvement in feed to gain ratio due to reduced stress.
