CombiBox farro­wing pen

The new CombiBox farro­wing pen from Schauer is a “quick-change artist” for the highest demands. It is to be expected that currently legal farro­wing pens with permanent fixa­tion of the sows will no longer be permitted in the future. As part of the ProSau project (AT), various farrowing systems have been tested for the last 1½ years. The CombiBox farro­wing pen for high animal welfare that was used by Schauer within the frame­work of the project has now been further improved, so that it can offer maximum flexi­bi­lity for any possible appli­ca­tion.

The new CombiBox is comple­tely self-supporting and is suitable for hori­zon­tally straight and diagonal instal­la­tion. The pen can be tele­scoped and has a hinged element, which allows not only length and width adjust­ment of the protec­tion cage but can also be comple­tely swung away for the maximum opening angle, and thus maximum movement area for the sow. This ensures easy assis­tance during farrowing. All movable elements of the protec­tion cage can be operated comfor­tably with little effort. The pen can be flexibly equipped with various floor elements, plastic slats and concrete elements. All those innovations offer many benefits to the piglets, the sows, and of course the farmer.