The comfort and wellbeing of the animals is an important consideration when dairy cows are kept in barns. The freedom afforded by loose housing systems such as freestall cubicle barns promotes the ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. FARMINGTON — Construction of a new style of barn, a roofed, heavy-use-area ...

FREDERICK — By using a hoop barn with a compost bed pack and paying close attention to DNA testing to capitalize on the traits of his animals, a cattleman near Frederick feels that he’s made some ...

Tucked away in a building most people don't notice on Willis Avenue in the far west reaches of Syracuse is a company that makes cows happy. And it does so while being environmentally friendly.

The value of housing for dairy cows is a frequent topic of discussion. Some believe a low cost, low input production system (like blue sky housing), will lead to a more favorable bottom line than a ...

Compost bedded pack barns represent an innovative alternative to traditional housing systems, offering a dynamic environment where dairy cows benefit from continuously composted bedding materials.

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Tucked away in a building most people don't notice on Willis Avenue in the far west reaches of Syracuse is a company that makes cows happy. And it does so while being environmentally friendly.

OTTERTAIL, Minn. — A University of Minnesota study comparing compost barns to other livestock housing supports claims that cows in compost barns have greater longevity. Margot Rudstrom, University of ...

Cows have the best of both worlds in the facility's compost barn — a clean cement feeding floor to eat on and soft sawdust bedding to lay on. BRANDON POLLOCK / Courier Photo Editor Sawdust is used in ...

The air in animal barns can contain a great amount of organic material with microbial, animal, and plant origins. 1, 2 It is known that workers involving in such animal settings are exposed to ...

MORRIS, Minn. — Compost bedding materials are being scrutinized at the University of Minnesota and the Morris-based West Central Research and Outreach Center. A three-phase project will study the ...