Böllis® straw structure pellets for your horse
Your horse is in the right place with us
Dust-free and practical
Horse owners and riding facility operators are always on the lookout for alternative bedding for horses – the well-being of the horse is the top priority: the bedding should be low-dust or ideally even dust-free to prevent allergies, as a large number of horses react sensitively to dust and mold spores that are spread through shaken straw in the horse stable. Chronic diseases can develop – a no-go for sport horses and leisure horses alike. The horse’s hooves and joints should also be protected by ammonia-binding, absorbent and soft bedding. Böllis® straw pellets combine the requirements and wishes of horse owners and raise the quality of horse bedding to a new level in horse stables.
Böllis® are structure-rich pellets made from pure, natural straw and are strongly heated during the manufacturing process, which ensures that possible germs are killed. This makes a positive contribution to the stable climate and supports your horse’s health. We use rye, wheat or triticale straw. With our virtually dust-free bedding, it’s not just your horse that benefits – you do too! Daily mucking out is quick and uncomplicated. Significantly less manure is produced, you need less storage space than with conventional horse bedding and reduce the financial expense of disposal. This can reduce operating costs and your time expenditure by a lot.
Dust-free and practical
Horse owners and riding facility operators are always on the lookout for alternative bedding for horses – the well-being of the horse is the top priority: the bedding should be low-dust or ideally even dust-free to prevent allergies, as a large number of horses react sensitively to dust and mold spores that are spread through shaken straw in the horse stable. Chronic diseases can develop – a no-go for sport horses and leisure horses alike. The horse’s hooves and joints should also be protected by ammonia-binding, absorbent and soft bedding. Böllis® straw pellets combine the requirements and wishes of horse owners and raise the quality of horse bedding to a new level in horse stables.
Böllis® are structure-rich pellets made from pure, natural straw and are strongly heated during the manufacturing process, which ensures that possible germs are killed. This makes a positive contribution to the stable climate and supports your horse’s health. We use rye, wheat or triticale straw. With our virtually dust-free bedding, it’s not just your horse that benefits – you do too! Daily mucking out is quick and uncomplicated. Significantly less manure is produced, you need less storage space than with conventional horse bedding and reduce the financial expense of disposal. This can reduce operating costs and your time expenditure by a lot.
Highly absorbent
With an extreme absorbency of 400 %, Böllis® not only ensure high ammonia binding, but are also gentle on the hoof and contribute to a healthy stable climate.
Low dust
In contrast to conventional straw pellets, the fiber-rich straw structure remains in the Böllis®. This avoids dust pollution in the stable and thus ensures greater well-being for the horses. Our Böllis® are therefore particularly suitable for horses with allergies.
Germ-free
Due to the high pressure and frictional energy in the manufacturing process, the Böllis® are heated to a high temperature, which kills any germs.
Comfortable
Böllis® form a soft, sure-footed mattress on which horses can lie comfortably and stand up without injury. The soft consistency of Böllis® is also slip-resistant.
Use of the Böllis®
1. first bedding
You need approx. 6-7 kg per m² of Böllis® Stroh Strukturpellets as bedding for the first application. (For a stable of about 12 m², this corresponds to about 75 kg for the basic bedding).
Our Böllis® are available in paper bags, various big bag sizes or as loose tipped and blown into the silo.
Tip: Do you think the amount of bedding is too little? Wait and see, steps 3 and 4 are still to come!
2. distribute litter
Spread the Böllis® centrally and evenly on the clean floor surface of the horse box. You can spread it with a rake.
3. moisten the litter
Now moisten the pellets with approx. 1 liter of water per m². A watering can is helpful. This allows the Böllis® straw structure pellets to swell. You can now mix the pellets again with a rake or fork so that they swell evenly.
Our expert tip: Use warm water to reduce the swelling time.
4. Wait briefly
Wait approx. 30 minutes until the Böllis® straw pellets have swollen. Now the horse can go back into the box. Over the next few hours and days, the horse will crush the Böllis® through its natural movement.
Mat formation: The horse’s movement creates a comfortable, soft bedding mat. The original shape of the Böllis® is then no longer recognizable.
5. Daily effort
We recommend removing horse droppings daily with a boll fork. Wet spots should also be removed. If necessary, 2.5 kg of Böllis® can be added daily. The top dressing does not need to be watered.
6. Change the bedding
We recommend re-littering the horse box after every worming treatment.
Bagged goods per 15 kg
Our practical 15 kg paper bags are easy to handle and ideal for sprinkling the Böllis®. Order them individually or as a pallet of 50 bags.
Big Bag Midi 500 kg each
We are happy to supply you with our Böllis® straw structure pellets in 500 kg midi big bags. Ideally suited for initial bedding.
Big Bag Midi per 1000 kg
For larger straw pellet requirements, we also supply our Böllis® in large Maxi Big Bags with a capacity of 1000 kg.
Bulk goods by the truckload
For fully automated bedding, we are happy to deliver the structure-rich straw pellets to you tipped loose or blown into the silo with our own transport company.
High quality manure
Böllis® manure is a valuable raw material. It takes up less space and is much easier to compost than straw manure, for example.
Böllis® in comparison
Suction power
Absorbency plays a decisive role in the area of bedding, as it has a direct influence on dryness. The high absorbency of our Böllis® reduces the daily requirement and leads to a natural dryness of the bedding surface. A reduction in ammonia pollution in the stable air is also clearly noticeable as a result.
Workload
Thanks to the compact nature of Böllis®, you save a lot of time in your daily stable work. Littering and keeping the areas clean as well as the time required for preparation and reworking are reduced many times over. Thanks to the easy handling of the Böllis®, there is no need to use heavy machinery. Böllis® are also ideally suited for the automated bedding process.
Germ load
The microbial load of natural bedding materials is subject to strong fluctuations. During the production of our Böllis®, almost all microorganisms are killed by the high process temperature, which ensures a low level of contamination for your animal.
Dust pollution
Clean breathing air plays a major role in animal and human health. The compact structure of our Böllis® greatly reduces dust pollution during bedding; once deposited, our Böllis® are virtually dust-free.
Costs
The cost of a bedding material is not only defined by the purchase price. Thanks to the high absorbency of our Böllis®, consumption, labor and storage costs are low. In combination with the good usability of Böllis® manure, the bedding and manure utilization costs per animal can be significantly reduced.
Lying comfort & stability
The special structure of our Böllis® creates a soft, interlocking bedding mat. This offers your pet maximum comfort and slip resistance shortly after the initial bedding. This makes it easier for your pet to get up and lie down, as well as to lie down.
Frequently asked questions
Do horses eat the Böllis®?
As a rule, horses and ponies do not eat the Böllis®. At the beginning, their natural exploratory behavior could lead them to nibble on the Böllis®. However, our experience has shown that most horses refrain from doing so after a short time.
How are Böllis® stored?
Due to their compactness and low bedding requirement, Böllis® can be stored in a very space-saving and uncomplicated manner. Böllis® should be stored away from precipitation so that they retain their pellet shape.
Which surfaces are Böllis® suitable for?
Böllis® are suitable for all types of surfaces.
Where and how can the manure produced be recycled?
The manure produced by bedding with Böllis® is particularly valuable. Because the lignin structure in the cell walls is broken up when the straw is pressed, the pellets decompose particularly well in the soil and in the biogas plant and have a particularly high gas yield compared to conventional manure. Optionally, you can hire a manure container from us, which we will empty free of charge when filled with pure Böllis® manure.
Böllis® for cattle
Our straw pellets can be used for automated bedding. Regardless of whether it’s for a pedal manure barn, deep stall or calf igloos – with our Böllis® we provide you with the perfect bedding material. With Böllis®, your cattle stay dry, joints are protected, bacterial pressure is reduced and udder health is promoted.
Böllis® for pigs
Roughage, bedding and activity material in one product! In the interests of animal welfare, our straw pellets stimulate the pigs’ natural exploratory behavior and at the same time ensure optimum roughage supplementation.
Böllis® for poultry
Böllis® textured pellets have high absorbency, are virtually germ-free and are perfect for pecking due to their rich texture. They are flexible and therefore provide the right litter and the perfect activity material for poultry.