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A Flowchart For Evaluating Dairy Cow Freestalls |
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Author: Nordlund, Cook |
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State: WI Year: 2003 |
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Excerpt: Dairy cow freestalls can be evaluated satisfactorily on 4 points that reflect the movement of a cow into, down, up & out of the stall: surface cushion, adequate body resting space, “lunge and bob” room, & rising space below the neckrail.
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Activity Charting |
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Author: Michael, ABS |
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State: WI Year: 2000 |
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Excerpt: Ideally, cows should be allowed 50% of their time to lying down. Can download a spreadsheet developed to assess a herd's activity in categories (eating, milking, lying, lockups, social, drink & extra standing) & dry matter intake to compare against…
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Adolescent Heifer Housing - 3rd in a Series: Proper housing for the adolescent management group is crucial to rounding out your replacement rearing facilities |
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Author: Gooch |
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State: NY Year: 2001 |
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Excerpt: Four primary housing options exist for housing post-transitional heifers: gated bedded pack shelter, gated freestall shelter, gated counter-slope shelter, & gated mono-slope shelter.
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Air, water, land, light: all affect cattle |
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Author: AABP |
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State: US Year: 2002 |
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Excerpt: Four speakers at a general session on the environmental challenges of bovine production addressed air pollution, feeding programs, rendering, & a model program for involvement in environmental issues.
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Animal Housing Systems |
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Author: Graves, Wheeler, Elliot, Hilton, McFarland, Zajaczkowski, Leggett |
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State: PA Year: 2003 |
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Excerpt: Dairy Facility Fact Sheets, Manure Management Fact Sheets, Animal Facility Ventilation Fact Sheets, Miscellaneous Animal Housing Fact Sheets
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Animal Housing Systems - list of publications |
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Author: numerous |
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State: PA Year: 2004 |
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Excerpt: Fact sheets on dairy housing: Dairy Facility Fact Sheets, Manure Management Fact Sheets, Animal Facility Ventilation Fact Sheets
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Basics of Calf Housing |
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Author: Quigley |
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State: US Year: 1997 |
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Excerpt: The VICE rule - ventilation, isolation, comfort, & economy can be applied to any calf housing system. There are many ways to house & manage preweaned calves, & all can be successful if they follow the above guidelines.
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Bedding in Calf Hutches |
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Author: Quigley |
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State: US Year: 1997 |
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Excerpt: Outdoor calf hutches are a major source of adult houseflies & stable flies on many dairy farms. Factors associated with reduced fly populations: use of wood shavings, producers did not allow formation of a bedded pack, straw not used for bedding …
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Benefits of Calf Hutches for Housing Young Dairy Calves |
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Author: Quigley |
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State: US Year: 1999 |
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Excerpt: Isolating young dairy calves for the first 8 to 12 weeks of life is important to minimizing transfer of pathogens & consequent disease & death. Hutch are effective in reducing the risk of an infectious organism causing disease.
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Buildings & Facilities, Missouri Dairymen's |
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Author: none specified |
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State: MI Year: |
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Excerpt: The following links take you to sites where dairy building plans & publications are available. In addition, a partial list of links to commercial dairy builders is included for contact information.
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