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