Dr. Jeffrey Bewley works as Partner and Consultant at CowFocused Housing, a consulting firm
that provides expertise and guidance to dairy facilities regarding practical
cow housing construction and cow comfort. Among the types of housing Dr. Bewley
and his team advice on is compost bedded pack barns—housing systems generally
consisting of open resting areas bedded with sawdust or wood shavings and
manure.
As Dr. Bewley knows, there are essential rules of
compost bedded pack barn building. Some of these include:
- Providing a minimum of 100 square feet in the resting area for each individual cow.
- Ensuring each barn is oriented east to west—a position that helps maximize the natural winds flowing across the barn’s longer side.
- Installing a continuous ridge vent opening at least three inches for every 10 feet of roof width.
- Providing a minimum of 2-2.5 feet of feed bunk space per individual cow—as well as three feet of water tank perimeter for every 15-20 cows.
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