Mechanical cleaning of slatted floors

The cleaning effect of a cleaning device for slatted floors was tested under practical conditions in a dairy barn and with a test stand. Next to a scraper for slatted floors, star rotors to unblock the gaps in the floor and a high pressure cleaner were investigated. In order to assess the individual cleaning steps, a test stand was build to evaluate the single cleaning steps. The maximum cleaning efficiency is reached during the time when cows are on the pasture and the slatted floor is given a chance to dry. A high pressure cleaning qualifies when faeces did not dry yet and could be washed off the slatted floor