Facilities & Cooling

2005 Case Study: Supplemental Light for Lactating Dairy Cows (pdf) - Arizona

Evaluating and Selecting Cooling Systems for Different Climates (pdf)
- Western Dairy Management Conference
Which Dairy Facility is Right for You? Drylot vs. Saudi vs Freestall (pdf) - Arizona

Stray Voltages in Dairies - Florida

Freestall Barn Design and Cooling Systems (pdf) - Kansas

Planning a Dairy Expansion (pdf) - Kansas

Planning a Milking Center (pdf) - Kansas

Relocation and Expansion Planning for Dairy Producers (pdf) - Kansas

Special Needs Facilities: Recommendations for Housing Pregnant, Lactating, and Sick Cows (pdf) - Kansas

Lighting Dairy Facilities (pdf) - Minnesota

Planning Freestall Facilities for the Expanding Dairy (pdf) - Clemson

Issues with Dairy Facilities Located in the High Plains (pdf) - Kansas

• Cow Comfort/Cooling
• Economics
• Heifers/Calves
• Plans
• Waste/Manure Management

• Cow Comfort/Cooling
  Major Advances Associated with Environmental Effects on Dairy Cattle (pdf) - Arizona
  
  Extending the Potential of Evaporative Cooling for Heat Stress Relief (pdf) -Arizona
  
  Effective Natural Ventilation Strategies (pdf)- Cornell
  
  Fan Cooling Dairy Cows (pdf) - Cornell
  
  Fan Placement and Heat Stress Abatement in Four-row Freestall Barns (pdf)- Kansas
  
  Fan Selection and Maintenance (pdf) - Kansas
  
  Keeping Cows Cool, Where Do I Start? (pdf) - Kansas
  
  Reducing Heat Stress in the Holding Pens (pdf) - Kansas
  
  Sprinkler Systems for Cooling Dairy Cows at a Feed Line (pdf) - Kansas
  
  Coping with Summer Weather: Dairy Management Strategies to Control Heat Stress (pdf) - Kansas
  
  Low Pressure Sprinkler and Fan Cooling System Design for Dairy Facilities (pdf) - Wisconsin
  
  Heat Stress Abatement in Holding Pens (pdf) - Kansas
  
  
• Economics
  Evaluation of Advanced Dairy Systems Shade Tracker Fans and Korral Kool Coolers on a Commercial Dairy in Arizona (pdf) - Arizona
  
  Economic Analysis of Mechanical Sand-Manure Separation of Flushed Sand-Laden Dairy Manure (pdf) - Cornell
  
  Economic Analysis for A Dairy Waste Treatment System that Employs Mechanical Separation of Bedding Sand from Scraped Sand-Laden Dairy Manure (pdf) - Cornell
  
  Generators (pdf) - Cornell
  
  
• Heifers/Calves
  Role of Facility Design and Ventilation on Calf Health (pdf) - Cornell
  
  Pre-Weaned Calves: Housing and Considerations (pdf) - Cornell
  
  Newborn Housing for Dairy Calves - 1st in a Series Your dairys future success begins with healthy calves Raised in the right environment (pdf) - Cornell
  
  Transition Housing for Heifers - 2nd in a Series House post-weaned calves properly to keep them Healthy and growing efficiently (pdf) - Cornell
  
  Adolescent Heifer Housing - 3rd in a Series Proper housing for the adolescent management group is crucial to rounding out your replacement facilities (pdf) - Cornell
  
  Existing Facilities for Replacement Housing - 4th in a Series Providing a conducive environment for housing heifers may be possible in older facilities (pdf) - Cornell
  
  
• Plans
  Dairy Design for a Semi-Arid Climate (pdf) - Arizona
  
  Facility Design for Large Jersey Dairies (pdf) - American Jersey Cattle Association
  
  Considerations in Flooring (pdf) - Cornell
  
  
• Waste/Manure Management
  Dairy Nutrient Management and Environmental Stewardship (pdf) - Arizona
  
  Recent Developments in Air Quality from Dairies and Cattle Feedyards (pdf) - Arizona
  
  Dairy Processing Methods to Reduce Water Use and Liquid Waste Load (pdf) - Kansas
  
  Use of Post-Digested Separated Manure Solids as Freestall Bedding: A Case Study (pdf) - Cornell
  
  Methane Digester Vendor- Designers Directory (website) - Western United Resource Development, Inc.