Milk Bar™ Ad Lib 4

For best results, start young calves with new Milk Bar™ Teats fitted at the bottom of the feeder.

After 2 - 3 weeks, you may notice calves are drinking a little quicker, or that the teats are maybe starting to drip a little. When this happens, transition the teats to the top holes and insert the tubes.

Use the blanking plugs to seal the bottom holes.

After weaning, replace the worn teats with new Milk Bar™ Teats, wash the plugs and tubes and you are ready for the next group.

It is important to use fresh, new teats for the new calves to achieve the correct drinking speed for good health.

Milk Bar™ Ad Lib feeders come fitted with a transparent lid so you can check the milk volume without removing the lid.


How do I insert the tubes?
Put the ends of the tubes in a bucket of hot water to soften them.

While the tubes are softening, insert the Milk Bar Teats into the top row of holes.

When the tubes are soft, insert them firmly into the back of the teat. As the tube cools, it will maintain a firm fit.

How do I change my teats?
Milk Bar™ Teats have a pull through design to sit snugly against the feeder wall for optimum hygiene. However, while this is the most hygienic system, it can also be difficult to change teats!
Use a Teat Tool: This is by far the easiest method. The purpose designed Teat Tool plucks the teat from the feeder with minimal effort in seconds.
Pull the teats out by hand: When removing by hand, make sure to either pull the teat directly down or up. If you try to pull the teat straight out, it will be a tough job!
Cut the teats out: Make sure the blade is sharp and you use the knife away from you.

Be sure to check the teat alignment is correct and the slit is vertical!

Milk is a difficult substance to clean off of surfaces. You need hot water to remove the fat, but the heat can bake the protein onto the surface. Using warm water to get rid of the protein leaves a film of fat. When fats and proteins stick to the surface of equipment, they form a biofilm, a nutrient-rich layer in which bacteria grow.
The biofilm protects bacteria from the cleaning process and results in equipment that appears clean but has bacteria on the surface. The cleaning process not only needs to remove fat and protein from surfaces but prevent the formation of a biofilm.

Made from renewable, high quality natural rubber, Milk Bar™ Teats are kinder to the environment. Natural rubber absorbs the milk fat and protein which can cause the teats to become softer and start to drip. The milk flow can become faster, decreasing calf performance.

Recommended cleaning: Use Milk Bar™ Detergent, a dishwashing detergent, or any other non-chlorine/ chloride dairy detergent twice a week. Important! Chlorine/chloride based dairy detergents degrade natural rubber which reduces teat performance and voids any warranty.

Rinse your teats with water.
Use a gentle detergent, following the manufacturer’s instructions. Do not use Chlorine/chloride based dairy detergents!
Using a brush, lightly scrub the outside of the teats making sure to bend the teats. By bending the teats, any milk gets pushed back inside the feeder so the detergent can make contact with the inside of the teat wall.
Rinse clean.
Once or twice a week, remove the tubes and soak them in a detergent.

The Milk Bar™ Ad Lib 4 comes fitted with Milk Bar™ Teats with a round back (to fit the tubes), hooks and a lid and is ready to use. Blanking plugs and tubes are supplied ready to convert the feeder to an Ad Lib feeder.

Volume: 36L
Weight: 3kg
Length: 700mm
Height: 400mm
Width: 300mm

Warranty: The feeder has a two year warranty with proof of purchase.
The warranty does not apply to consumable parts (teats and hooks).

Milk Bar™ Teats are made from a natural rubber with no synthetic or oil based rubber.
NZ Pat Apps 757655 & 767633 & 727000. NZ Des Reg. 420972 PCT Patent Applications NZ2016/050190 & NZ2020/050110 International Patents and Designs pending or apply.
NZ Pat 518590 NZ Des Reg. 420972
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