4 products found
Sun-North Systems Ltd. Products
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Dairy Housing
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Free Stall Barns
Free stall barns are typically split into a separate dry cow barn and the main barn containing the milking herd. The milking herd moves freely from their resting pak along concrete alleys that are scraped or flushed (to remove manure) to the feed bunks. The milking cow is usually tagged to automatically identify her for feed rations and milk productivity. Cows eat freely from the feed bunks which contains a total mix ration (TMR). The herd will be ...
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Tie Stall Barns
Tie Stall barns are still preferred in many areas since it lends itself to more direct contact with each animal, better health care and less aggression between animals. Modern automation with pipeline milking, automatic takeoffs, scrapers and stable cleaners and automatic ration distribution mean labour can be ...
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Heifer Dry Cow Barn
Dry cows (non milking cows) and heifers that don’t need the same feed rations and attention are normally housed in a separate building. Ventilation requirements are similar to the main dairy barn. A bedding pak without free stalls is an option. Lots of natural light, low humidity and abundant fresh air is a must for maintaining good ...
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Calf Housing Barn
Calf care is vital to long term herd improvement. To prevent scours and respiratory problems, many dairymen separate the calves one to three days after birth and place them outside in individual calf hutches. Calf hutches can be labour intensive and uncomfortable due to ...