Penn State Housing Plans for Calves and Heifers Is Coming Soon
NRAES is preparing to publish Penn State Housing Plans for Calves and Heifers.
NRAES is preparing to publish Penn State Housing Plans for Calves and Heifers. The book will be coil bound, 274 pages, and include 74 idea plans. NRAES is offering a substantially reduced price for pre-printing orders. Single copies can be pre-ordered at a cost of $22.00 per copy (plus S&H). Bulk pre-orders of 25 copies or more are available at $19.00/copy (plus S&H). List price for this book will be approximately $35.00/copy. Pre-orderes must be received by October 29. For details, go to www.nraes.org. The book will be available in December 2007.
The plans were developed based on research and field experience with the aim of increasing the comfort, productivity, and longevity of dairy cattle. The book will have fifty-five housing plans including plans for calf pens and shelters, bedded pack heifer shelters, freestall heifer housing, drive through systems, and heifer self-cleaning shelters. Four plans show how housing needs from birth to breeding age can be met in one housing system. There are four plans for utility rooms and buildings. Ten additional plans show details for typical sidewalls (including curtains), ridge openings, freestalls, fenceline feed barriers, water stations, freestall crossovers, floor surfaces, gates and pen work, and more.
Contact NRAES for more information at nraes@cornell.edu, or (607) 255-7654.
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- Holly K. Hyde
- Natural Resource, Agriculture, and Engineering Service (NRAES)
