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

• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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 (Web site) - Western United Resource Development, Inc.

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