This issue of Veterinary Clinics: Food Animal Practice, Guest Edited by Dr. Nigel B. Cook, in collaboration with Consulting Editor Dr. Robert Smith, focuses on Housing to Optimize Comfort, Health and Productivity of Dairy Cattle. Article topics include: The housing dilemma: natural living vs. animal protection; Calf barn design and management; Lying time and its importance to the dairy cow: impact of stocking density and time budget stresses; Feeding behavior, feed space and bunk design, and management for adult dairy cattle; Maximizing comfort in tiestall housing; Free stall design and bedding management; Maternal behavior and design of the maternity pen; Housing the cow in transition to optimize early lactation performance; Ventilation systems for adult dairy cattle; Cooling systems for dairy cows; Designing dairy herds with automated milking systems; and Low stress handling areas for dairy cow barns.
1. Introduction: Building from the Cow Up - p. 1 2. The Dairy Cattle Housing Dilemma: Natural Behavior Versus Animal Care - p. 11 3. Calf Barn Design to Optimize Health and Ease of Management - p. 29 4. Lying Time and Its Importance to the Dairy Cow: Impact of Stocking Density and Time Budget Stresses - p. 47 5. Feeding Behavior, Feed Space, and Bunk Design and Management for Adult Dairy Cattle - p. 61 6. Maximizing Comfort in Tiestall Housing - p. 77 7. Optimizing Resting Behavior in Lactating Dairy Cows Through Freestall Design - p. 93 8. Maternal Behavior and Design of the Maternity Pen - p. 111 9. Designing Facilities for the Adult Dairy Cow During the Nonlactation and Early Lactation Period - p. 125 10. Ventilation Systems for Adult Dairy Cattle - p. 139 11. Considerations for Cooling Dairy Cows with Water - p. 157 12. Designing Automated Milking Dairy Facilities to Maximize Labor Efficiency - p. 175 13. Design and Management of Proper Handling Systems for Dairy Cows - p. 195
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This issue of Veterinary Clinics: Food Animal Practice, Guest Edited by Dr. Nigel B. Cook, in collaboration with Consulting Editor Dr. Robert Smith, focuses on Housing to Optimize Comfort, Health and Productivity of Dairy Cattle. Article topics include: The housing dilemma: natural living vs. animal protection; Calf barn design and management; Lying time and its importance to the dairy cow: impact of stocking density and time budget stresses; Feeding behavior, feed space and bunk design, and management for adult dairy cattle; Maximizing comfort in tiestall housing; Free stall design and bedding management; Maternal behavior and design of the maternity pen; Housing the cow in transition to optimize early lactation performance; Ventilation systems for adult dairy cattle; Cooling systems for dairy cows; Designing dairy herds with automated milking systems; and Low stress handling areas for dairy cow barns.
1. Introduction: Building from the Cow Up - p. 1 2. The Dairy Cattle Housing Dilemma: Natural Behavior Versus Animal Care - p. 11 3. Calf Barn Design to Optimize Health and Ease of Management - p. 29 4. Lying Time and Its Importance to the Dairy Cow: Impact of Stocking Density and Time Budget Stresses - p. 47 5. Feeding Behavior, Feed Space, and Bunk Design and Management for Adult Dairy Cattle - p. 61 6. Maximizing Comfort in Tiestall Housing - p. 77 7. Optimizing Resting Behavior in Lactating Dairy Cows Through Freestall Design - p. 93 8. Maternal Behavior and Design of the Maternity Pen - p. 111 9. Designing Facilities for the Adult Dairy Cow During the Nonlactation and Early Lactation Period - p. 125 10. Ventilation Systems for Adult Dairy Cattle - p. 139 11. Considerations for Cooling Dairy Cows with Water - p. 157 12. Designing Automated Milking Dairy Facilities to Maximize Labor Efficiency - p. 175 13. Design and Management of Proper Handling Systems for Dairy Cows - p. 195
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