How to design the ideal dairy barn

26-01-2022 | |
A dairy enterprise should strive to make optimal use of 3 most important production factors: the cows, the employees and the invested money. Along with this it needs to ensure long term sustainability (expansion, environment, social acceptance). Photo: Jan Hulsen
A dairy enterprise should strive to make optimal use of 3 most important production factors: the cows, the employees and the invested money. Along with this it needs to ensure long term sustainability (expansion, environment, social acceptance). Photo: Jan Hulsen
Challenge: Having the ideal barn for dairy cows isn’t just great on a practical level, but can serve a variety of needs like cow comfort and health, a healthy working environment, financially sound operation and also meet environmental conditions. With all these points to consider, let’s look at the 4 cornerstones of barn design that provide an excellent guide to a well-functioning building. The barn should be a creation for cow comfort and also reflect how you will work in it. Think of t


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