Kenneth V Nordlund,Courtney E Halbach
Kenneth V Nordlund
This article offers general calf barn design recommendations to optimize calf health gleaned from clinical and research experience in a Midwestern US climate. Barn components that are discussed include sizing the barn, ventilating the facil...
David W Kammel,Karl Burgi,Jim Lewis
David W Kammel
The design and management of proper handling systems for dairy cows begin with a cow handling management plan that considers the cow and the stock person's behavior. The safety of the cow and stock person is important to the plan and design...
Designing Automated Milking Dairy Facilities to Maximize Labor Efficiency [0.03%]
设计自动化挤奶 dairy设施以最大限度地提高劳动效率
Jouni Pitkäranta,Virpi Kurkela,Virpi Huotari et al.
Jouni Pitkäranta et al.
As automatic milking systems grow in popularity in North America, questions about how to design the barn to improve labor efficiency arise. Multiple considerations such as cow flow traffic type, robot positioning within the pen, the number ...
Jennifer M C Van Os
Jennifer M C Van Os
Heat stress results in substantial economic losses to the dairy industry and is problematic for animal welfare. Soaking cattle with water is an effective form of heat abatement. This technique cools cattle when water evaporates from the ski...
Mario R Mondaca
Mario R Mondaca
Ventilation systems for adult dairy cattle can be divided into natural and mechanical systems. Mechanical systems include tunnel and cross ventilation. Hybrid systems incorporate both mechanical and natural ventilation design elements. All ...
Designing Facilities for the Adult Dairy Cow During the Nonlactation and Early Lactation Period [0.03%]
泌乳早期奶牛设施的设计——干奶期与早期泌乳期奶牛的福利和健康提升措施
Nigel B Cook
Nigel B Cook
Improvements during transition, following a blueprint that allows for all cows to eat from the feedbunk simultaneously and have access to a comfortable soft bed, avoiding regrouping stress 2 to 7 days before calving. Approaches to prefresh ...
Kathryn L Proudfoot
Kathryn L Proudfoot
Labor is likely a painful and stressful experience for dairy cows. Understanding maternal behavior can help inform the design of maternity pens that best accommodate the cow. The maternity pen should provide the cow an opportunity to seclud...
The Dairy Cattle Housing Dilemma: Natural Behavior Versus Animal Care [0.03%]
奶牛养殖的两难选择：自然行为与动物福利之间的平衡
Annabelle Beaver,Caroline Ritter,Marina A G von Keyserlingk
Annabelle Beaver
Animal welfare has historically been defined at the intersection of 3 key concepts: (1) health and biological functioning, (2) affective state, and (3) natural living. For farmed animals, such as dairy cattle, health and biological function...
Neil G Anderson
Neil G Anderson
Building from the cow up refers to the construction of a barn for which the foundations are the cow and her behavior, comfort, health, safety, and performance. The stall area must allow a cow to stand with all 4 feet on a comfortable bed; t...
Mastitis in Dairy Cows [0.03%]
奶牛乳腺炎
Pamela L Ruegg,Christina S Petersson-Wolfe
Pamela L Ruegg