DeLaval Swinging Cow Brush

DeLaval Swinging Cow Brush SCB is designed to improve cow health, comfort and welfare. The brush starts to rotate on contact at an animal friendly speed. It swings freely in all directions, smoothly up, over and alongside the cow. The bristles have the right length and hardness to stimulate the blood circulation while helping the cow to keep clean and calm.

The DeLaval Swinging cow brush SCB tested is a cleaning machine for cattle and cows. Its functionality was tested in situ according to the DLG Approved FULL TEST framework.

The brush start off on slight contact and rotates in one direction. Its height from the ground can be  conveniently adjusted with a tool to suit the size of the animals.

The tested Delaval Swinging Cow Brush SCB is used for cleaning and grooming cattle and cow skin. The rotating brush is powered by a 230V gear motor and has automatic overload protection. The bush starts to rotate on contact. It swings freely in all directions, smoothly up, over and along side the animal. The DeLaval Swinging Cow Brush SCB moves in a joint similar to a cardanic joint which allows it move in three dimensions. By design end functionality the brush reaches easily tail, head, neck and especially hides end back of the animal. To ensure the brush presents no hazard to the cattle, tuft hair must not be longer than 3 cm. It may be necessary to cut the tuft.

The Delaval Swinging Cow Brush SCB is compromised of a bracket, a master switch with electric lead, an electronically controlled motor and a brush rotor with yellow plastic bristles. The brush consists of a rotor that is mounted vertically in a bracket and rotated by a 20 V gear motor.

Features:

• The brush is suitable for cleaning and grooming cattle and cow skin. To avoid the brush poses a hazard to the animals it is necessary to cut tuft hair to 3 cm.
• Suitable for self-installation
• Main power leads away from animals
• Durability and Wear
• Operational Reliability Good
• Low Service and Maintenance
• Low Electricity Consumption
• Two swinging points, one at either end of the curved arm
• Automatic on/off
• Overload protection
• Switch for additional safety

Suitability

• Suitability, application and areas of application of the cattle/cows brush were assured in livestock buildings.

Operational Reliability

• The operational reliability of the Delaval swinging cow brush SCB was tested by the German Test and certifying center for agricultural and forestry machine (DPLF), a notified test institute in accordance with the equipment safety act.

Survey

• The test result should be verified by conducting a survey among farmers who were using the same model on their farms.

Installation

• The ease of installation of the brush was assessed in situation and the installation and operating instructions were assessed

Durability, Wear, Operational Reliability And Maintenance

• Durability, wear, operational reliability and maintenance of the cattle and cow brush were assessed while the brush was being used by the animals.

Contamination And Cleaning 

• The level of contamination and ease of cleaning of the cattle and cow brush was assessed while the bush was being used by the animals.