In general, animal bedding must be clean, comfortable and absorbent. Cocopeat provides a good medium for animal bedding which helps the animal stay at best comfort levels and healthy. It also reduces the costs and waste of product. Cocopeat avoids bad odours and prevents the reproduction of flies and mosquitoes by about 90%. It maintains optimal phytosanitary conditions and easily disposable as a Coir Compost for soil.
Cocopeat is replacing all other animal bedding products all over the world.
Amount of bedding for horse required is contingent upon the weight of the horse, type of material, time of the year and floor surface. On average, 12 X 12 Horse st all will require Five to Six Cocopeat Bales for clean fresh bedding.
To sum up, Cocopeat is 100% organic, easy to use, and cost-effective and the best part is that it has an after-use as a growing medium when it is cleaned and added to the soil, it improves and adds richness to the soil for cultivating and gardening purposes.
Advantages of using Cocopeat for Animal Bedding
- Cocopeat is 100% Organic and cost-effective
- It is easy to lay and remove and comes without fine dust particles
- It carries no pathogenic agents
- Cocopeat has cushioning effects for Horses and reduces discomfort in Limbs and Ligament by preventing fatigue of them.
- It absorbs moisture better than any other medium
Cocopeat Block for Animal Bedding
| Products | Coco Rico | Coco Rico Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Market Name | Natural or Unwashed or High EC Coir | |
| Sieved | Sieved | Fine Dust Removed |
| Expansion | 15ltrs/kg | 16ltrs/kg |
| Sand | < 3% | |
| Impurities | < 3% | |
| Short Fiber | < 3% | |
| Block Expansion | 30 X 30 X 12-15 cm | |
| Block Weight | 4.5 to 5.0 Kg | |
| Electrical Conductivity | (Higher than) > 1.0 mS / cm (1 : 1.5 Volume method) | |
| pH | 5.8 to 6.8 | |
| Moisture | 12% to 15% | |
| Compression Ration | 5:1 | |
| Type | Packing | Loadability |
| Pallet Packing | 240 Blocks arranged on Pallet and Strapped and Stretch wrapped | 4800 Blocks 20 Pallets 23 to 24 MT in a 40 HC container |
| 4 Blocks Packing | 4 x 5kg blocks are packed in a polybag and then strapped | 1400 bags 5200 Blocks 26 MT in a 40 HC container |
| Bulk Loading | Naked Blocks are loaded directly into the container | 5200 Blocks 26 MT in a 40 HC container |