Milkbar Mbar Calf Feeder 10 Compartment 70L

Milk Bar™ 10 Compartment
Product Code: 912400

Being 11kg we’ve thought hard about how to make this bigger feeder easy to use for most people.
The cut out at the front and the rear ledge lets you pull the front of the feeder up and away from the calves. This makes lifting the feeder off the rail much easier to reduce back strain.
Fitted with sturdy aluminium hooks. The hooks are predrilled so you can adjust them to sit on gates of 25mm - 32mm.
With larger groups of calves, using controlled flow Milk Bar™ Teats reduces cross suckling and stomach upsets to reduce your management time.

How to use
Using a screw driver, adjust the aluminium hooks to fit your gate.
Fill with milk and leave the calves to it!

To give your calves the best drinking position, hang the feeder on a rail around 90 - 100 cm high. This puts the teat at 60cm which is the optimum height for calves and helps the oesophageal groove to close and milk to bypass the rumen.

How do I change my teats?
Milk Bar™ Teats have a pull through design to sit snugly against the feeder wall for optimum hygiene. However, while this is the most hygienic system, it can also be difficult to change teats!
Use a Teat Tool: This is by far the easiest method. The purpose designed Teat Tool plucks the teat from the feeder with minimal effort in seconds.
Pull the teats out by hand: When removing by hand, make sure to either pull the teat directly down or up. If you try to pull the teat straight out, it will be a tough job!
Cut the teats out: Make sure the blade is sharp and you use the knife away from you.

Be sure to check the teat alignment is correct and the slit is vertical!

Cleaning
Milk is a difficult substance to clean off of surfaces. You need hot water to remove the fat, but the heat can bake the protein onto the surface. Using warm water to get rid of the protein leaves a film of fat. When fats and proteins stick to the surface of equipment, they form a biofilm, a nutrient-rich layer in which bacteria grow.
The biofilm protects bacteria from the cleaning process and results in equipment that appears clean but has bacteria on the surface. The cleaning process not only needs to remove fat and protein from surfaces but prevent the formation of a biofilm.

Made from renewable, high quality natural rubber, Milk Bar™ Teats are kinder to the environment. Natural rubber absorbs the milk fat and protein which can cause the teats to become softer and start to drip. The milk flow can become faster, decreasing calf performance.
Recommended cleaning: Use Milk Bar™ Detergent, a dishwashing detergent, or any other non-chlorine/ chloride dairy detergent twice a week. Important! Chlorine/chloride based dairy detergents degrade natural rubber which reduces teat performance and voids any warranty.
1. Rinse your teats with water.
2. Use a gentle detergent, following the manufacturer’s instructions. Do not use Chlorine/chloride based dairy detergents!
3. Using a brush, lightly scrub the outside of the teats making sure to bend the teats. By bending the teats, any milk gets pushed back inside the feeder so the detergent can make contact with the inside of the teat wall.
4. Rinse clean.

FAQs
The Milk Bar™ 10 Compartment comes with the teats and hooks fitted and ready to use.

Volume: 2.5L ea
Total Volume: 70L
Weight: 11kg
Length: 1.13m
Height: 430mm
Width: 480mm

Warranty: The feeder has a two year warranty with proof of purchase.
The warranty does not apply to consumable parts (teats and hooks).

Made from food grade polyethylene and U.V Stabilised for long life.