The Stock-Terra Company believes that only sound scientific proofs should be used when describing results the consumer should expect to achieve. Therefore we will not post research results that are not specifically conducted on our bedding brands, processed to our specifications, or manufactured on our machines. Nor will we post information that contains shocking information about a bedding material that may infer a negative opinion of the material.

The use of corrugated material for animal bedding has been utilized for many years, mainly in the UK. Through those manufacturers, a wealth of interesting data is available. You can search for their sites and review the information at your leisure. In North America most research conducted on paper products, to be used as animal bedding, has been with newsprint. Some of the studies' findings may apply to our bedding brands, but we will not extrapolate those findings for our own use, and since we are not associated with the UK manufacturers, nor do we possess any knowledge of the types of material used, we will not pass off their research to our customers.

We have found that many animal owners choose animal bedding material by tradition, i.e. materials their parents used, or material that has traditionally been available in their area. We also recognize that some animal owners choose a bedding material that is attractive to them, such as materials with pleasant aromas. The Stock-Terra Company is offering, in our opinion, a sound alternative to the traditional materials used for animal bedding. We have reviewed the data from the US and UK, and conducted our own field trials. Based on our findings we have created our bedding brands, each one specifically designed to enhance your animals' living environment, are safe for the human caregiver, and appropriate for disposal on the land.

Absorption Capabilities

A wide variety of tests have been conducted on various paper-based bedding products in an attempt to determine their ability to hold moisture. Results vary widely, so we conducted our own trials, on our bedding brands. We have determined that the OCC we use, processed to our individual brand specifications, possesses an ability to hold approximately 400 pounds of water, per 100 pounds of bedding material.

If you are curious about existing data concerning traditional animal bedding materials, we invite you to conduct your own internet search, consult with extension specialists or ask your veterinarian, and then draw your own conclusions. We are confident that what you learn will bring you to us, and a long term business relationship will occur.