Alternative bedding options – worth considering?

If producers are concerned that cereal straw availability may be limited, they could consider alternative bedding. Bedding materials should be comfortable to lie on, non-abrasive, non-slippery, highly absorbent and have low levels of environmental bacteria and mycotoxin contamination. There is more information in BPEX Knowledge Transfer Bulletin 15: http://www.bpex.org.uk/publications/2TS/KTBulletins.aspx