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- New transition cow barn expansion
- Cross-ventilated barn, 3 feed alleys
- 8 row barn with:
- 2 x 2 rowby 127 stall tail to tail pens for far dry cows
- 2 x 2 row by 63 stall tail to tail pens for far off heifers
- 3 x 2 row pens for socially stable grouping of prefresh heifers
- 3 x 2 row pens for socially stable grouping of prefresh cows
- Work area, Maternity area for just-in-time calving
- 800 cows
- Pre-fresh pen with weekly additions
- Sand stalls, 50″ (1.3 m) wide, 10′ (3.1 m) long in a 2-row head-to-tail layout
- 30″ (76 cm) headlocks
- Heifers mixed with mature cows
- 3 calving pens
- Just-in-Time calving
- 3-row far dry pen
- 1200 cows
- Limited foot-print space for new transition cow building
- Housing for dry cows, pre-fresh heifers & cows, sick cows and hoof trimming area
- Pre-fresh heifers grouped separate from cows
- Weekly pen entries
- Just-in-Time calving on separate, existing bedded pack area
- Manure solids-bedded freestalls, 2-row head-to-head post-fresh
- 750 cows
- 5 x 25 cow close-up pens
- Socially stable mature cow groups from 30 days
- Sand stalls, 54″ (1.4 m) wide, 10′ (3.1 m) long in a 2-row tail-to-tail layout
- 30″ (76 cm) headlocks
- Springing heifers traditional weekly additions, 46″ (1.2 m) wide stalls
- Four 10′ x 14′ (3.1 x 4.3 m) calving pens
- Just-in-Time calving
- Four socially-stable groups of 10-12 pre-fresh cows
- Calvings may safely occur unassisted in the group pen
- Corner catch gates in each bedded pack
- Individual pens for assisted calvings and recovery
- Clean work room with chutes, veterinary supplies
- Headlocks at the feedbunk
