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Efficiency studies with different types of dairy barn equipment and barn arrangements

Abstract

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This study was made to secure data on the use of different types of barn equipment and bam arrangements. The following outline lists the various phases of the study. Outline of Investigation 1. Efficiency of labor with different types of barn equipment and barn arrangements a. Cleaning and brushing cows b. Cleaning stalls c. Removing manure from barn d. Feeding cows roughage and grain (1) Feeding silage (2) Feeding hay (3) Feeding grain e. Fastening and unfastening cows in stalls f. Location of milker vacuum lines 2. Efficiency of different types of stalls a. Amount of bedding require b. Cleanliness of cows c. Feed wastage d. Comfort of cows e. Production

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Master of Science
Level thesis:degree_level
masters
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Dairy Husbandry
Department dc:contributor.department
Dairy Husbandry
Grantor dc:publisher
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Year dc:date.issued
1951

Author and committee

dc:creator, dc:contributor.*
Author dc:creator
  • Howe, James Wheelock

Rights

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Statement dc:rights
  • In Copyright
Language dc:language.iso
en_US

Identifiers

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Handle dc:identifier.uri
http://hdl.handle.net/10919/53757
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/53757

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Howe, James Wheelock. Efficiency studies with different types of dairy barn equipment and barn arrangements. masters thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1951. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/53757