Guidelines for Planning Dairy Freestall Barns
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Northeast Region Agricultural Engineering Service
This publication covers the many aspects of planning a dairy freestall barn. It discusses the various components of a freestall housing system and explains the design and construction of the barn and stalls. The guide contains 37 illustrations along with several freestall housing plans.
Keywords
- Construction materials
- Lighting
- Wiring
- Management and maintenance of stalls
- Ventilation for insulated and uninsulated barns
- Manure and liquid waste handling
- Regulatory considerations
Pages
NRAES76, reviewed January 2002