Design information for housing special dairy cows

2006 ASABE Annual International Meeting

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages

  Graves, Robert E ^a   Engle, Robert ^b   Tyson, John T ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Westfalia Surge Inc

Author keywords

Bedded pack; Biosecurity; Calving; Dairy cows; Freestall; Hospital; Maternity; Safety; Transition; Treatment; Veterinary

Indexed keywords

BEDDED PACK; BIOSECURITY; CALVING; DAIRY COWS; FREESTALL; MATERNITY; SAFETY; TRANSITION; TREATMENT; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; DESIGN; HEALTH RISKS; HOSPITALS; HOUSING;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

EID: 84869317647     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (4)

1. Engle, R. & R. E. Graves. 2006. Guidelines for Special Needs Barns. Dairy Practices Council Guideline DPC 88 Yellow Copy 13 pages. Available at: www.dairypc.org.
2. Graves, R. E., D. F. McFarland, J. T Tyson and T. H. Wilson. 2006. Penn State Housing Plans for Milking and Special-Needs Cows. Natural Resources, Agriculture and Engineering Service. NRAES - 200. Available at: www.nraes.org.
3. Stone, B. 2000. Defining and Managing Special Cows. From NRAES-129 "Dairy Housing and Equipment Systems. Pages 333-339. Available at: www.nraes.org.
4. Wolfgang, D. R, R. E. Graves, R.J. Van Saun, J. T. Tyson & D. F. McFarland. 2003 Biosecurity on dairy farms using risk zones for animal groups and facilities. Fifth International Dairy Housing Conference Proceedings, K. A. Janni, ed. American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineering. ASAE 701P0203. pp 399-407.