Since then, the fourth-generation family dairy has grown in more ways than one. What started as a 70-cow tie-stall dairy, has grown today to 2,600 mature cows on multiple sites despite facing ...

The following are keys to success in compost barns: A compost barn gives cows more room to move than tie stalls or free stalls. These barns may also reduce manure storage costs and space, and save in ...

Harvesting milk is the final step in the milk production process on the farm. Whether milking cows in a parlor, a tie stall, or another setup, proper milking procedure is critical to ensure food ...

Additionally, this area contains a Vet Room to keep medications, and a cow chute with lighting for veterinary treatment. There are two tie-stall barns, one with 32 stalls and the other with 40 stalls ...

For the past 30 years, Brian and Wendy milked 140 cows in a tie-stall barn. When Tyler came back free stall barn was built with a double-12 parallel parlor. Space was left in the parlor to expand to a ...

Data either published or studies conducted between 2003 and 2022. 2. Cows had ad-libitum (free choice) access to feed. 3. No marker generated data. 4. No metabolism or tie stall data. 5. Only studies ...

Our recent epidemiological studies conducted on Canadian tie-stalls farms that do not provide open air exercise or pasture access reported that on average 40% of the cows show injuries on at least one ...