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Clover liner
Milking equipment maker DeLaval says its Clover liner, launched in 2013, is has been well received by farmers.
The liner has beaten all our expectations so far, says Jean Jacques Dreier, portfolio director, liners and tubes at DeLaval.
“We had to increase the production capacity after it hit the market as the demand was beyond our forecasts.”
Farmers around Europe are seeing the benefits. Jeppe Bomann in Denmark was looking for a liner with better grip and durability for his 500 cows.
“With Jersey cows it can be a challenge to find a liner that fits the different thicknesses of the teats. It’s really important to get fresh cows in their first lactation milked well for high performance. I recommend DeLaval Clover liner to other farmers,” he says.
DeLaval says the main benefits seen by farmers are a reduction in mastitis, reduction or elimination of hyperkeratosis at the teat ends and more relaxed cows.
The liner also has better grip and durability and is quickly adapted by cows.
The company says Clover liner’s success means more R&D into improving the product.
“We will extend the assortment and adapt it and will have new variations of the liner launched in 2015 so watch this space,” says Dreier.
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