Testimonials
Great job. No cattle slipped all winter . . . Wish I'd done it sooner.
— Gerrit Barton, Barton Farms Ltd.
Chilliwack, B.C.
Chilliwack, B.C.
Concrete grooving paid for itself in the first year. Cows' hooves are staying trimmed longer and the clean up bull is jumping with no cows slipping... Our vet says - It is the best concrete floor for cows he's seen. No slippage, no hoof problems.
— Ted and Yvonne Hessels, (Ted's Farm Equipment)
Wellandport, Ontario (New Alley Scraper Free Stall barn for 120 cows, built in 1995)
Wellandport, Ontario (New Alley Scraper Free Stall barn for 120 cows, built in 1995)
Grooving our slatted floor barn makes it work a lot better - No splits. Heifers run up and down aisle now. Clean up bull will mount now.
— Fritz and Alex Buist, Bruisthaven Farms
Canfield, Ontario
Canfield, Ontario
Concrete should be smooth and grooved rather than roughened. Take a look at new, rough concrete. Get down on your bare knees and run the palm of your hand over the surface and you'll see how it must feel to the cow.
— (Hoards Art) John McCormack, D.V.M.
U of Georgia, U.S.A.
U of Georgia, U.S.A.
The tractor tread grooving design (diamond shape) both looks looks great and gives great traction for the cows and employees. I haven't had a cow go down since. They haven't been afraid to jum or stand for heats. There's been no problem scraping the floors either. Grooving the floors is the best investment I've made in years and has given us great peace of mind.
— Jack Broeder, Broeder & Sons
Wolfe Island, Ontario
Wolfe Island, Ontario
Within the first two to three months after this grooving was done, I was surprised to see a dramatic improvement in the heat detection rate in this herd.
— (Hoards Art) James A. Jarrett, DVM.
Rome, Georgia, U.S.A.
Rome, Georgia, U.S.A.
Very happy with grooved slats.
— Jerry Bosma
Bainsville, Ontario
Bainsville, Ontario
Excellent - has paid for itself.
— Bill Crawford
Brampton, Ontario
Brampton, Ontario
Grooving done 10 years ago still working well". "Grandview Concrete Grooving (gcg) does a good job.
— Ron Popma, A&A Dairy
Abbotsford, B.C.
Abbotsford, B.C.
Many cows moved like they were walking on eggs. We considered using a scabbler. We decided against it since we were afraid of cracking the concrete at lower depths. Grooving of existing, highly polished concrete in free stall alley, holding areas, walking lanes and cow lots reduces cow injuries and attrition.
— New confinement and stanchion barn consturction should utilize grooving.
(Hoards Art) J.L. Albright, D.L. Hill and N.J Moeller
Dept. Of Animal Science, Purdue University
(Hoards Art) J.L. Albright, D.L. Hill and N.J Moeller
Dept. Of Animal Science, Purdue University
Best Investment.
— Alan Winters
Cornwall, Ontario
Cornwall, Ontario
Haven't shipped any cows due to lameness. Heats are excellent.
— Ted De Jong, Rose Gate Dairy Farms
Abbotsford, B.C.
Abbotsford, B.C.
