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Cow Health & Comfort • Somatic cell counts averaged between 144,000 – 188,000. • Farmer satisfied with system, with reports including: – improved milk quality and production, – improved feet health (reduced hairy wart), – cleanliness of cows, – ease of management.
Conclusions • The compost bedded pack dairy barns in Ohio followed the general recommendations from Minnesota. • The air quality in the barns was very good. • As a nature of natural ventilation, the indoor environment are out of the cow comfort zone in Winter and Summer. • The cow health and performance was very good.
Page 1 and 2: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Com
Page 3 and 4: Background of the Study • Ohio da
Page 5 and 6: Compost bedded pack system Characte
Page 7 and 8: Objectives • Analyze UMN recommen
Page 9 and 10: Barn D-1, Zanesville, OH • Compos
Page 11 and 12: Barn D-3, Lodi, OH • Compost barn
Page 13 and 14: Analysis of Design and Management P
Page 15 and 16: Sampling Plan for Barn D-1 • 4 po
Page 17 and 18: Sampling Plan for Barn D-3
Page 19 and 20: Indoor environment measurement •
Page 21 and 22: Ammonia (NH 3) measurement • SPM:
Page 23 and 24: • OT-21 Temperature and O 2 Probe
Page 25 and 26: Relative Humidity (RH) in the Barns
Page 27 and 28: Thermal Environment in the Barns VA
Page 29 and 30: H 2S Concentrations in the Barns H2
Page 31 and 32: NH3 Concentration (ppmv) 6 5 4 3 2
Page 33: Characteristics of Bedded Pack VARI
Page 37 and 38: Recommendations for Ohio Barn desig
Page 39 and 40: Recommendations for Ohio Manure man
Page 41 and 42: Acknowledgements Funding: • USDA-

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