JPH0324032Y2 - - Google Patents

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[Detailed Description of the Invention] Industrial Application Field The present invention relates to a new cowshed structure that allows dairy cows to be reared in groups and individually managed in combination.

Prior Art In general, dairy cows are not all kept in the same condition; some are about to give birth, some are in the dry period, and some are fattened for the purpose of culling and processed as beef cattle. etc., and it is essential to manage each cow separately depending on its condition.

For this purpose, so-called stand-up methods are used in which each cow is tied to a tethering member such as a stanchion and observed, and based on the data, individual breeding management is carried out to suit the cow. The Chiyon Stall Barn method will be adopted. However, with this breeding method, the cows are tethered all the time, which causes stress, and the work of collecting data from a large number of cows and inputting it into the breeding equipment as necessary becomes complicated. Since it is necessary to determine a tethered breeding place for each cow and install a milking device there, there are drawbacks such as the need for breeding facilities such as cow sheds and the like. In order to avoid such drawbacks, dairy cows are divided into groups of, for example, about 50 cows, depending on their condition, and each cow is allowed to move freely within a certain area of the cowshed. The so-called free-stall-barn method of breeding is used, in which animals are managed in groups so that they eat food, rest in rest areas, and walk around the aisles to interact with their mates. However, although this method is suitable for managing the average cow, the cows may be too strong-willed and become a nuisance to other cows, or conversely, the cows may be too weak-willed and unable to demonstrate their true potential within the herd. There are some cattle that are not suitable for herd management, such as cases of cattle, and such cattle must be housed in a separate stanchion stall barn, or if there is no such space. Although it was known that the cows could fully demonstrate their potential as dairy cows if raised individually, they had no choice but to be disposed of as beef cows.

Structure of the invention The purpose of this invention is to address these circumstances and provide a cowshed that can fully utilize the advantages of the free stall barn system and that can also be easily managed individually. The gist of this is that feed tanks are installed on both sides of a worker walkway provided indoors, and cattle are placed along the feed tank on one side of the walkway. An individual management breeding area for dairy cows, which consists of a row of tethering members for tethering each cow to define a tethering area for each cow, and one or more manure grooves formed along this tethering area. By installing a partition fence along the feed tank on the other side of the passageway, from which only the heads of the cows can protrude, a living area is defined where many cows can move freely, and a portion of the floor of this living area is defined. By increasing the height in the form of a belt and arranging partition members on this, a resting place is formed where each cow can come and go to rest individually, and the direction of formation of this resting place and feed tank is It consists of a manure groove formed along the
The cowshed structure is characterized by having a herd management breeding area for dairy cows. Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a plan layout showing a cowshed and its auxiliary equipment building according to the present invention.
There is a worker passage 2 in the longitudinal direction, and gutter-shaped feeding tanks 3 and 4 are provided on both sides of this worker passage. Along the feeding tank 4 on one side, a large number of tethering members 5, 5, . . . for tethering dairy cows one by one are arranged in a row. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the mooring member 5 includes partition pipes 5a, 5b, . It consists of A manure groove 7a is provided along the tethering places 6, 6, . . . defined by the tethering members 5, 5, . A vacuum line (not shown) is provided in the mooring members 5, . . . , and a milking machine such as a bucket milker is connected to the vacuum outlet for milking. Feed tank 3 on the other side
Along the line, a large number of vertical pipes 8a, .
A partition fence 8 (see Fig. 2) consisting of a horizontal pipe 8b that fixes the upper ends of the fence 8a and 8b is provided to line up each cow facing the feed tank and to prevent the cows from coming out into the worker's passage. It is considered. Along this partition fence 8, a cow passage 9 having a manure groove 7b is provided.Adjacent to this passage 9, there is a belt-shaped part 10 with a raised floor surface by a width approximately equal to the body length of the dairy cow. , along its longitudinal direction, strut 1
A resting place 13, where each dairy cow can rest, is defined by partition pipes consisting of U-shaped pipes 12, . . Furthermore, resting place 1
Completely similar resting places are provided in a symmetrical arrangement across the passageway 14 with excreta groove 7b provided along the lines 3, . . . to form a group management rearing area. In this area, 40 to 50 dairy cows are raised as a group, and each cow eats feed in a feed tank and enters the rest area 13 from the passage 14 to sleep, chew the cud, etc., according to its desire. Or, they are allowed to walk around the aisles 9 and 14 at will. 15,1
5 is a drinking fountain provided in the plaza connecting passages 9 and 14. The main building of the cattle shed, which consists of the individually managed breeding area and the group managed breeding area, is attached with an administration building 20 and a feed building 40 having a silo, a conveyor, etc., and has a substantially T-shape in plan view. Administration building 20
On one side of the passage 21, there is a management processing room 25 for nutrition, hygiene, cow body physiology, etc., and on the other side, there is a milking room 22 equipped with a milking machine. is connected to the passageway 14 via a waiting room 23, and is connected to the individually managed rearing area via an opening/closing door 24.

On the other hand, the feed building 40 is equipped with a silo 41, a feed tank 42, a conveyor 43, etc., where the feed is adjusted and sent to the feed tank by means of conveyance such as a conveyor. . 44
is a feeding device consisting of a feed supply conveyor etc. suspended from the ceiling above the worker passageway 3,
30 is a compost house that composts the manure collected by the barn cleaner running in the manure groove 7a.

Effects Regarding the breeding management of the cowshed according to the present invention, to explain the above-mentioned example, 40 to 50 dairy cows are kept as a group in the group management breeding area, and each cow eats freely and is kept in the cowshed. Because they can act as they please, such as walking around in the outdoor exercise area 31 attached to the... or sleeping in the rest area, unlike when kept on a constant leash, they are extremely unlikely to become frustrated or lack exercise. few. Milking is done in the milking room 22, where several cows are milked at the same time, so the milking equipment can be small-scale.Also, all the cows rarely behave in the same way in the cowshed, so tethered rearing is not possible. It is possible to raise more than 30% more animals in the same area than in the case of a farm. Then, we observe the personality and condition of each dairy cow, and identify cows that are not suitable for group breeding management, such as cows with a strong and rough personality that make other cows feel intimidated or cause conflicts, and cows that are timid and stand out from the herd. Inside, cows that are not performing to their original potential, cows that are scheduled to give birth, cows that are to be fattened and culled as beef cattle, etc., are kept in separate breeding management areas on the other side of the aisle, where each cow is individually cared for according to its own conditions. Different husbandry management is applied. Regarding breeding management in this area, workers observe each cow from the worker's passage and collect data, and milking is done while the cows are tethered using a vacuum milking device installed on the tethering member.
Alternatively, untether and enter the milking room 2 through the opening/closing door 24.
Do it in 2. In the case of the above embodiment, an example was shown in which group-managed breeding is used as the basis and individually-managed breeding is used as an aid, but it is of course possible to rear the animals mainly by individually-managed breeding. As is clear from the above example, the cattle shed of the present application has, within the same building, a group management breeding area that can be managed using a free stall barn method, and an individually managed breeding area that can be managed using a stanchion stall barn method. , are provided across the worker passageway, so that it is possible to perform breeding management that compensates for the shortcomings of both systems and brings out only the strengths of each. For example, feed tanks are provided on both sides of the worker passage, so workers can handle feeding for different breeding methods at the same time, and even when using automatic feeding equipment, solid tags can be attached to cattle on the herd management area side. By doing so, it becomes possible to individually feed cattle even in herd management areas using one feeding device. In addition, when milking equipment is mainly based on the free stall barn system, it is necessary to omit the installation of milking equipment in individually managed breeding areas and use a milking parlor in group managed breeding areas, which is expensive. As a cowshed that can flexibly respond to the various requests of each dairy farmer depending on the special circumstances of each dairy farmer's business, such as being able to use various equipment interchangeably, reducing equipment costs and saving labor. Are better.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan layout of a cowshed that is an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an explanatory cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the anchoring member.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] Feed tanks are provided on both sides of a worker walkway provided across a single indoor space, and dairy cows are tethered one by one along the feed tank on one side of the walkway. By arranging the mooring members in a row, a mooring place for each cow is defined, and along the mooring place, one or more manure grooves are formed to form an individually managed rearing area for dairy cows, and in addition to the passageway. By installing a partition fence along the side feed tank from which only the heads of the dairy cows can protrude, a living area is defined where many cows can move freely, and the floor of a part of the living area is raised in a band-like manner. A cowshed is raised and has a herd management breeding area for dairy cows, which forms a resting place for each dairy cow that can be freely accessed by arranging partition members in a row.