Jeffrey Bewley - Housing Resources and Expertise through CowFocused Housing

Dr. Jeffrey Bewley is a management consultant and dairy housingexpert at CowFocused Housing: a cow housing consulting firm that works with dairy farmers to determine the facility design that works best for their animals and their operation.

A dairy operation specialist throughout his career, Dr. Jeffrey Bewley serves as a resource of insight and expertise to dairy farms throughout the region—providing the perspective dairy managers need not only to maximize cow health, but to achieve the enhanced productivity and profitability they deserve.

The Cow Housing Expertise Farmers Trust

Dr. Bewley and his colleagues take great care to evaluate each dairy’s unique situation and housing needs—and to determine the housing layout that is best suited to their operation. 

Jeffrey Bewley and his team offer trusted expertise in the areas of:

·         Compost-Bedded Pack Barns

·         Freestall Barns

·         And Tie-stall Barns

To learn more, visit https://www.cowfocused.com/ today.

Jeffrey Bewley - Brief Professional Overview

Jeffrey Bewley has an M.S. in Dairy Science from UW-Madison, and a PhD in Animal Sciences from Purdue University. 

Considered an expert in such subjects as animal health economics, mastitis management and prevention, freepost barn construction, compost bedded pack barn construction and precision dairy monitoring technology.....read more


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Jeffrey Bewley: choosing bedding materials for compost dairy barns

Kentucky University professor Jeffrey Bewley serves as Dairy Housing and Analytics Specialist, where he handles a number of responsibilities. Jeffrey Bewley has been recognized for his work in the agricultural sector, including expertise regarding compost-bedded pack barns.

Compost dairy barns typically use sawdust or other wood shavings for bedding. The fine, coarse material gives an appropriate surface area-to-volume ratio, and it absorbs the liquids generated by cow waste elimination well. Reductions in the amount of available sawdust, however, have led farmers to look for alternatives.

Finely processed corn cobs, used horse bedding, and soy or flax straw, once ground, have been proven to work well. These materials must be processed to a comparable level of fineness and dryness, however, to perform in this role. 

These materials can work by themselves but can also be used as part of a broader bedding solution that still contains sawdust. On the other hand, inorganic materials and other forms of straw often work poorly. Some common culprits for a potential bedding material's failure include bacterial growth, excessive water retention, and lack of meaningful structure.

Visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TI3iOUxXqQ to know more about him.