Compost Bedded Pack Barns for Dairy

The compost bedded pack barn is a housing system consisting of a large, open resting area, usually bedded with sawdust or dry, fine wood shavings and manure composted into place and mechanically stirred on a regular basis.

Compost Bedded Pack Barn Papers

• Compost Bedded Pack Barn Design

• Ten Essential Rules for Building a Compost Bedded Pack Barn

• Kentucky Compost-Bedded Pack Barn Project

• Air and Light Considerations for Compost-Bedded Pack Barns

• Compost Barns Take a Cue From the Weather

• Understanding Bedding Materials for Compost Bedded Pack Barns

• Winter Management of Dairy Compost Bedded Pack Barns

• Lessons learned on ventilation in compost bedded pack barns

• Compost Bedded Pack Barns Can Work

• Guidelines for Managing Compost-Bedded Pack Barns

• A Global Prospective on Compost-Bedded Pack Barns

• A Look Into Compost-Bedded Pack Barns

• Taking Another Look At Compost-Bedded Pack Barns

• Compost Bedding Enhances Cow Comfort

• Comparison of Bacterial Populations in Bedding Material, on Teat Ends, and in Milk of Cows Housed in Compost-Bedded Pack Barns

• Cow Comfort Drives University Research

• Sand bedded freestall and compost bedded pack effects on cow hygiene, locomotion, and mastitis indicators

• Understanding compost bedded pack barns: Interactions among environmental factors, bedding characteristics, and udder health

• The relationship between compost bedded pack performance, management, and bacterial counts

• Compost bedded pack dairy barn management, performance, and producer satisfaction

Compost Bedded Pack Barn Presentations

• Compost Bedded Pack Barns: An Alternative for Improved Cow Comfort

• Compost Bedded Pack Barns in the USA

• Cow-focused Management, Performance, and Milk Quality Considerations

• University of Kentucky Cow View of Move into New Barn

• Cow Sleeping Peacefully on UK Compost Bedded Pack Barn

• Sleeping Cows on Compost Bedded Pack