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Best management practices for feed fences, feed troughs, walking alleys, floors, cubicles, drinking trough, light, ventilation and climate control, manure handling and manure storage

Level 2 - Lead Farmers

Introduction

1. You will learn about...

2. Background

3. Introduction

4. The purpose of feed fence

5. Parts of a feeding area in a zero-grazing system

6. Types of feed fence design

7. Swedish feed fence design

8. Swedish feed fence design materials ( Wood & steel)

9. Diagonal feed fence

10. Feed fence dimension

11. Neck rail and cow's height

12. Neck rail injuries and shiny bars

13. Space per cow and shoulder barrier dimensions

14. Shoulder injuries

15. Neck rail offsets

16. The feed tables and troughs

17. Feed alley

18. Management of feed alley, Feed push up method

19. Cleaning of feed table and troughs

20. Feed troughs

21. Feed troughs management

22. Cow walking/standing alley during feeding

23. Cow standing alley issues

24. Feed fence management

25. Feed fence management Cont'd...

26. Water troughs construction

27. Water troughs management

28. Calves, feeding trough

29. Calves, feeding trough Cont'd...