A new method for making slippery cowshed floors anti-slip has been launched onto the market under the name of AGROGRIP.

Bel-Route b.v.b.a. in Belgium and Klaruw b.v. in the Netherlands have already had decades of experience in making slippery concrete and the asphalt pavements of roads, airports, and industrial and cowshed floors anti-slip. We roughen roads and airport runways etc. in countries such as England, Ireland, the Channel Islands, Luxembourg, Germany, Austria and the Netherlands. Since 1975, we have roughened cowshed floors in the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany and England.

Causes of slipperiness:
Because cowshed floors are walked on intensively and sometimes a dung scraper is scraped across the floor, the surface becomes polished. Dependent on the time that cows are housed on the floor and the frequency with which the dung scraper is scraped across the floor, the floor will become slippery. This often occurs after 3 to 5 years.

Problems:
In their natural environment, cows walk on relatively soft ground.
When walked on, the ground deforms to the shape of the bottom of the claws. This gives the cow sufficient grip and it will not easily slip and fall. However, on the hard cowshed floors that do not deform, the cow's claws are forced to deform to the shape of the floor. In addition to other causes, this often leads to deformities to claws and joints. Moreover, if the floor is also slippery, the cow is continuously walking on a sort of ice rink. This causes it to become tense and stiff, which increases the chance of it slipping and falling.