Dairy cattle, specifically the milking herd and close-up dry cows, are housed in various types of dairy facilities. These facilities can include tie stalls for individual dairy cows, free stalls, dry lots, pasture systems, and more recently, compost bedded packs. One common thread with all of these dairy cattle housing systems is to ensure that dairy cows are comfortable and managed in an environment to improve their health and prevent diseases. Dairy farmers have always realized and practiced good animal welfare and well-being, and understand that comfortable cows give more milk and are healthier.
Facilities Videos
- 2008 Wisconsin Dairy Modernization Survey
- Adolescent Heifer Housing
- Assessing Existing Facilities for Replacement Housing
- Bulk Storage
- Comprehensive Evaluation of a Low-Profile Cross-Ventilated Free Stall Barn
- Compost Bedded Pack Barns for Dairy Cows
- Cross-Ventilated Barns for Dairy Cows: New Building Design with Cow Comfort in Mind
- Dairy Robotic Milking Systems — What are the Economics?
- Design Considerations for Dairy Cattle Free Stalls
- Design, Selection, and Use of TMR Mixers
- Drive-Over Silage Pile Construction
- Effect of Flooring and Flooring Surfaces on Lameness Disorders in Dairy Cattle
- Effects of Cow Comfort on Milk Quality, Productivity, and Behavior
- Evaluating and Selecting Cooling Systems for Different Climates
- Feed Center Design
- Feed Center Design and Components
- Five Steps to Designing the Ideal Transition Cow Barn
- Flooring Considerations for Dairy Cows
- Housing Factors to Optimize Respiratory Health of Calves in Naturally Ventilated Calf Barns in Winter
- Improving Cow Comfort in Tie-Stall Housing
- Low Cost Housing and Feeding Facilities for Lactating Cows
- Makin’ Me Dizzy – Pen Moves and Facility Designs to Maximize Transition Cow Health and Productivity
- Newborn Housing for Dairy Calves
- Planning and Design Considerations for Transition and Special Needs Cow Housing
- Recycled Manure Solids as Bedding (En Español)
- Remodeling a Tie Stall Barn for an Interim Milking Parlor
- Role of Facility Design and Ventilation on Calf Health
- Sand for Bedding Dairy Cow Stalls
- Taking Advantage of Natural Behavior Improves Dairy Cow Performance
- Transition Housing for Heifers
- Water System Design Considerations for Modern Dairies