Requirements for housing
Housing systems must provide:
• A comfortable, well drained lying area, slightly above the floor level.
• Protection from adverse weather
• Provide sufficient space to allow the animal to move and lie down and rise freely without any risk of injury
• Freedom to have adequate food and fresh water to maintain health and vigor.
For a housing system to be successful, it must provide adequate space and the behavioral needs of the cow. The design of the barn and the level of methods applied can affect the health and welfare of the cows and this can have an impact on ailments such as lameness and mastitis.
Ventilation of dairy shed:-
Correct building design is critical to ensure adequate ventilation. This is very important in maintaining air quality.
To ensure good and enough ventilation, it is important that the building design must have:
• Provisions to avoid excess heat
• Eliminate excess water vapor
• Eliminate microorganisms, dust and gases
• Provide free flow of air
Natural ventilation is the best and most efficient and least expensive system for providing an favorable environment within a building. Buildings will naturally ventilate best when they are positioned at right angles to the wind directions there.
Fewer than 10 cow’s one sided housing is the best. For 30 cows, 15 on the right and 15 on the left side is better. Give 6-8 feet wide passage in the center.
Split roofing with a provision for air entry and exit in the centre is ideal.
Have drains sloping to one side and the waste water should flow towards the fodder land. Its better to install water spraying devices in the shed in case of Large Dairy Herd farms or spray water on cows. Spray water on cow’s body just before noon say by around 11 and clean cows just before milking in the afternoon so that the cows will be clean when they go for milking. Give provisions for enough water intake for all cows.
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