The growth in the number of cows per dairy farm it is a marked tendency in Argentina. Combined with this growth and caused by global warming, it is experiencing a higher frequency of very heavy rain (measures in more than 100 mm in two days). The days with rainfall varying between 15% and 20% of the days of the year. Depending on the season of the year, and the frequency and intensity of precipitation, the time that it affects the environment can be duplicated spanning 30 to 40% of the time depending on the year.
The characteristic flat-area dairy argentina slows down the runoff generating an environmental stage and goes against the comfort of the animals and the production of milk by the recurring presence of neighborhood and areas flooded in the drums. This situation is forcing us to implement production strategies that give sustainability to the production systems, and prominent among them are the tracks of power.
Here are brief notes for the design of these tracks for cows on pasture, it is recommended that the East-West orientation if, for any day you put a roof ensures the shadows in the shed (in the North-South orientation, the sun gets into the house in the good part of the day and added to the stress of heat):
About the cost: we've asked recent budgets and maintains the value in dollars.
VIDEO: Runway-in-use and pens with medians of rest to the sides. Buenos Aires, Argentina
Source:
-
Dairy Freestall: Housing and Equipment (MWPS-7)
-
Guidelines for Victorian Feedpads and Freestalls
-
Installations for the supply of food (INTA)
-
INTA: technical Proposals for investment in infrastructure