HORSE Animal Paper Bedding Newspaper Shredder
Description
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Make Your Own Bedding
This unit is designed to shred newspapers into strips which then can be used as bedding for Horses or other livestock.
This unit can be mounted on a stand, shred width strip approximately 3/4"
16" wide throat opening
Made in Germany NEW
120V plug in
Only a few machines left
Also shred for Worm Bedding
Paper
Shredded paper's main advantage is that it is the most absorbent type of bedding, according to a study done by Raymond in 1998 at the Equine Research Centre. She compared straw, shavings, peat moss, hemp fibers, and shredded paper. When water was added to 10 grams of each material, shredded paper absorbed 100 mL, as compared to hemp (45 mL), peat moss (30 mL), and wood shavings (28 mL). Straw was the least absorbent material (25 mL).
Having an absorbent bedding is important because unabsorbed ammonia from urine can accumulate inside a stall and irritate the eyes and the mucous membranes of the respiratory tract.2 A 1996 study by the Equine Research Centre looked at the effects of dust and ammonia by comparing ventilation rates and absorbency using straw and shredded paper. Results of the study indicated that even with a really good ventilation rate (27 air changes per hour; four air changes per hour is considered acceptable), ammonia levels exceeded acceptable levels for stalls bedded with straw. This suggests that the rate of ventilation cannot always compensate for the ammonia volatilized during mucking out stalls bedded with straw, which is less absorbent than paper bedding.
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- Ad Type: Offering
pets | other
2021-05-28