Single-room bedded pack barn with raised feeding area for suckler cows
For the farmer of a large quantity of suckler cows especially for winter calving:
- Stable system needs to be efficient
- Optimum supervision possibilities
Second feed table
- Offers access to the rear stable range
- That is where the calves are – selective and separate supplement feeding
- That is where the calving area is – optimum monitoring of the calving
Raised feeding area:
- Continuous easy access at the feed front to the feed table despite of deep litter
- Depth: torso length + 30 cm
For larger herds:
- Dividers in the resting area, so as to avoid territorial disputes
- Optional: sub-divide a herd into cows with male and female calves
Water troughs:
- Install in the area of the feed table
- In view of the extensive area care should be taken to ensure frost-free operation
- Ball-valve or heated individual bowls
Single-room bedded pack barn with raised feeding area for suckler cows
| Depth of the resting area | 4.00 - 5.00 (6.00) m |
| Depth of feeding area | 1.80 m |
| Depth of feeding area (Cattle) | 1.40 m |
| Depth of feeding area (Calves) | 1.20 m |
| Resting area requirement per cow | ± 6.00 m² |
| Feed spaces per animal | 1:1 up to 1:1.2 |
| Feed space width | 0.67 - 0.75 m |
| Resting area requirement per calf | 1.20 - 2.00 m² |
| Bedding requirements - kg/head/day | 8 - 10 kg |
| Bedding requirements - dt/head/200 days | 16 - 20 dt |
| Straw requirements - ha/head/200 days | 0.32 - 0.4 ha |
Freestall barn for dairy cows
- The available space corresponds to the requirements of large-framed animals (see below)
- Cold shed with sufficient fresh air supply but without draft for an animal-friendly climate
- Resting comfort with rubber mats or bedding
Open barn for beef bulls
- Correct density level and group size
- Pen dividers: sturdy 4 or 5 bar panels
- Drinking troughs: built into dividers for protection
Calf barn with fix installed boxes
The design of the barn and the construction of the boxes ensure an optimal exchange of air. This can considerably reduce the germ load and thus significantly improve the health of the calves.
Calf barn with mobile pens
An in-out method is therefore much easier with calves. We offer holding systems which offer to keep calves up to 8 weeks individually in mobile pens.
Two-room bedded pack barn for suckler cows
- The ideal solution with regard to building costs, work load and animal comfort
- Separate area for calves which only calves can enter
- Separate calving, sick animal and breeding bull pen
Two-room sloping floor shed for suckler cows
On a littered, sloping lying surface, the animals tread the manure downwards at the correct stocking density onto a flat surface, which is cleaned regularly, i.e. daily. This is done with automatic manure removal systems or by pushing it off with a tractor.
Single-room bedded pack barn for suckler cows
- Simple and animal-friendly livestock housing
- Level surfaces in new sheds may be used alternatively (machine hangar, straw storage)
- Utilisation of old buildings
Open stable concept for horses
- Optimal stable climate for man and horse
- Calm animals through lively social contact
- Rational feed technique
