Background
Prior to Calf-Tel, calf housing was most commonly constructed out of wood. Wood housing is highly susceptible to moisture and bacteria. In time, wood panels breakdown, deteriorate and become a breeding ground for bacteria, resulting in the spread of disease to the calves.
Hampel’s Molded Solutions
Hampel Corp. began serving the agriculture industry in 1981 with the introduction of the Calf-Tel calf hutch and has since grown to be the world’s number one choice for calf housing. Raising calves in a bio-security friendly environment, produced from materials that are readily and efficiently disinfected between uses, has led to improved calf health and significant increases in gains relative to the productivity of the calf’s development.
Calf-Tel is the only thermoformed calf housing system on the market with a draw depth of nearly 60”. Hampel’s deep draw technology enables Calf-Tel hutches to be formed from a single sheet of plastic offering providing unmatched strength, durability and longevity. It’s not at all uncommon to see Calf-Tel housing systems in use for 25 years or more – even in the most brutal weather conditions.
Over the years, Hampel has expanded its Calf-Tel offerings to include a complete line of calf housing products, calf raising consultancy services and VibraLife, a consumable product aimed at promoting calf health. For nearly 30 years, dairymen throughout the world have turned to the experts at Calf-Tel for insight into proper calf management techniques. With an estimated 1.6 million calves are raised in the Calf-Tel housing each year, Worldwide, more calves are raised in Calf-Tel’s than in any other manufactured housing.
