Jeffrey Bewley: Essential Rules for Compost Bedded Pack Barn Construction

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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Jeffrey Bewley - Current Positions and Active Memberships

Dr. Jeffrey Bewley has worked in dairy science for much of his life—including an extensive tenure as Recordkeeper and Milkhand at his grandfather’s Skees and Flowers Dairy operation in Rineyville, Kentucky. 

Much of Bewley’s career, to this point, has been spent as part of the academic community—both as a dairy science researcher and as professor at the University of Kentucky (2008-2017). Bewley has formerly held positions with such firms as Bovisync (Jan.-Jul. 2018) and PerforMix Nutrition Services (2003-2004). 

Currently, Dr. Jeffrey Bewley works in two official capacities:

•  Consultant/Partner at CowFocused Housing (since Dec. 2017), and
  
• Dairy Housing and Analytics Specialist at Alltech (since Jul. 2018).

He also maintains a number of active memberships with professional dairy science organizations. These include:

• National Mastitis Council (since 2012)
  
• American Dairy Science Association (since 2003)
  
• American Dairy Science of Professional Animal Scientists (since 2003)
  
• American Dairy Science Association Editorial Board (since 2014), and
  
• National Mastitis Research Council Research Committee (since 2013). 

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 - Helping Dairies Succeed

Dr. Jeffrey Bewley is a Partner and Consultant at CowFocused Housing, a resource of information and expertise in practical housing and cow comfort options for dairy producers. 

Dr. Bewley and his colleagues understand the importance of cow comfort and housing when it comes to managing a productive dairy operation—and work with dairy professionals to determine the housing type that best works for each farm’s unique needs.

Dr. Jeffrey Bewley and his team provide expert advice and consulting on three types of practical dairy cow housing, including:

• Compost bedded pack barns, which consist of large, open resting areas typically bedded with sawdust or fine wood shavings and manure that is composted into place.
  
  
• Freestall barns, which are fully-covered facilities generally built with steel roofing, concrete floor areas and softer-floor surface areas that provide individual spaces for each cow to lie down.
  
  
• Tie-stall barns, systems that provide each cow her own stall (with bedding)—as well as access to water and food directly in front of the manger. 

Jeffrey Bewley - Common Breeds of Dairy Cattle

Jeffrey Bewley has worked in the field of dairy science his entire career, starting with growing up on his grandfather's farm, the Skees and Flowers Dairy. 

Upon earning his Master's degree in Dairy Science from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and his Ph.D. in Animal Sciences from Purdue University in 2008, Dr. Jeffrey Bewley taught at the University of Kentucky until 2017.

Dairy cows are bred for their ability to produce milk and in the United States, the following are the most common dairy cattle breeds.

• Holstein: The most common dairy cow breed, known for their black and white spots
  
• Jersey: The smallest breed of dairy cattle, ranges in color from light to dark brown
  
• Brown Swiss: The oldest of the dairy cow breeds, these cows vary in color from silver to dark brown and have large ears

Jeffrey Bewley - A Life-Long Academic in Dairy Sciences

Over the course of his academic tenure at the University of Kentucky, Jeffrey Bewley won numerous awards, secured more than $7.5 million in research funding, and was published in countless peer-reviewed publications and industry magazines.

As a long-time member of the University of Kentucky Animal Sciences faculty, Dr. Jeffrey Bewley has been published in more than forty peer-reviewed academic publications, almost fifty industry magazine publications, and more than one-hundred meeting abstracts.

To date, Jeffrey Bewley has delivered more than eighty presentations on a variety of dairy-related subjects, including compost bedded pack barns, precision dairy technologies, dairy analytics, and dairy technologies.

Dr. Jeffrey Bewley earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Kentucky in 1998, before earning his Master’s degree in Dairy Science at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, he earned his PhD in Animal Sciences at Purdue University. 

Jeffrey Bewley - Graduate Research Assistant Work

Jeffrey Bewley enjoyed the opportunity to receive his graduate-level education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. 

During his UW student tenure, Bewley also worked as a graduate research assistant. Bewley would go on to complete work toward his PhD at Purdue University, where he also worked as a graduate research assistant (2005-2008). 

Following the receipt of his PhD, Bewley earned the opportunity to teach at the University of Kentucky.