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Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
2006; Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution; no. 07-118-S; Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service); 965; Dairy; Facilities; Feedline; Freestalls; Time
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Influence Of Facilities On Cow Time Budgets (2006), Joseph P. Harner, John F. Smith, Michael J. Brouk
Influence Of Facilities On Cow Time Budgets (2006), Joseph P. Harner, John F. Smith, Michael J. Brouk
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
A model was developed to evaluate the impact of facilities on cow time budgets. The model suggests that in inadequate facilities overcrowding of the facility by 25% or more resulted because occupancy rate exceeded 100%. The model also is useful in evaluating the impact of time at milking center and milk-ing frequency on cow time budget. In general, the first groups of cows through the milking parlor will have adequate time for resting, feeding, socializing, and watering. The last groups of cows through the parlor, however, do not have adequate time for these activities if the time at the milking …