LITERATURE/CD-ROMS
Composting Barns
Composting barns are
a new concept in dairy housing. See what is so different about
these barns at the University
of Minnesota Extension's website >>>
If you are interested
in composting your bedded pack, check out our 
The
Art and Science of Composting (17 pages)
Top Ten Milking Parlor
Planning Do’s and Don’ts:
With emphasis on Retrofits
and "Low Cost" applications. on Retrofits and "Low
Cost" applications
Douglas J. Reinemann, Ph.D. UW- Madison Milking Research and Instruction
Lab. 9 April 2005
Top Ten Milking Parlor Planning Do’s and Don’ts
(3 pages, 35 KB)
Remodeling a Tie
Stall Barn for an Interim Milking Parlor
David Kammel, University
of Wisconsin, Biological Systems and Engineering, 2003. Kammel
discusses the step by step process for remodeling a stallbarn
to pit parlor facility.
Remodeling a Tie Stall Barn for an Interim Milking Parlor
(11 pages, 108 KB)
Transitioning in Steps-Cost of Modernization
David Kammel and Roger
Palmer, University of Wisconsin, Biological Systems and Engineering,
February 2005. Holmes discusses the various systems enhanced in
a modernization and compares them on a cost basis with some analysis
of future adaptations for growth.
Transitioning in Steps-Cost of Modernization (16 pages,
72 KB)
Low Cost Parlors
Low-cost parlors have
been a way for many local producers to drastically cut milking
time. It's also allowed producers to accommodate more cows, and
incorporate other feeding and management efficiencies. Contact
Sam Zimmermann, Dairy Educator
for CD-ROMs on Low-Cost Parlors, and New Milking Center Start-Up
are now available through UW-Extension, including a newly revised
paper on:
Remodeled Parlors (25 pages, 105 KB) David Kammel, University
of Wisconsin, Biological Systems and Engineering
Low Cost Housing
Low-cost housing options
are springing up all over Marathon County. These structures allow
producers to expand on cow numbers and offer flexibility to be
used for multiple uses for the changing situations on farms today.
David Kammel, University of Wisconsin, Biological Systems and
Engineering.
Low Cost Housing and Feeding Facilities (10 pages, 313 KB)
Design of Bedded Pack Housing (11 pages, 40 KB)
CD ROMs from the
Center for Dairy Profitability
- Low Cost Dairy Parlors - Special Price through Marathon County
UW-Extension $10
- New Milking Center Start-Up – Special price through
Marathon County UW-Extension $10
- Dairy Housing & Manure Management Alternatives http://cdp.wisc.edu/Software.htm
- Wisconsin Herd Health Working Group: Management is the key
to controlling Johne’s disease http://cdp.wisc.edu/Software.htm
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