The comfort and wellbeing of the animals is an important consideration when dairy cows are kept in barns. The freedom afforded by loose housing systems such as freestall cubicle barns promotes the ...

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Tucked away in a building most people don't notice on Willis Avenue in the far west reaches of Syracuse is a company that makes cows happy. And it does so while being environmentally friendly.

FREDERICK — By using a hoop barn with a compost bed pack and paying close attention to DNA testing to capitalize on the traits of his animals, a cattleman near Frederick feels that he’s made some ...

Tucked away in a building most people don't notice on Willis Avenue in the far west reaches of Syracuse is a company that makes cows happy. And it does so while being environmentally friendly.

OTTERTAIL, Minn. — A University of Minnesota study comparing compost barns to other livestock housing supports claims that cows in compost barns have greater longevity. Margot Rudstrom, University of ...

The air in animal barns can contain a great amount of organic material with microbial, animal, and plant origins. 1, 2 It is known that workers involving in such animal settings are exposed to ...

High production pasture-based dairy systems have difficulty meeting cows' nutritional and environmental needs, especially during extreme environmental conditions during summer in temperate zones. The ...

FARGO - North Dakota's long, cold winter has led to larger than normal accumulations of manure and bedding, and may delay producers' fertilizer application. Producers typically apply manure as a ...