Retrofitting a Stall Barn to Milking Parlor

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Retrofitting a Stall Barn to Milking Parlor

• David W. Kammel
• Professor
• BSE
• UW-Madison
• Vance Haugen
• Professor
• ARNE
• UW- Extension

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Common Goals

• Labor
• Milk in a Reasonable Amount of Time
• Use Existing Labor Force
• Improve Labor Efficiency

• Improved Quality of Life
• Increase Family Time
• Improved Health
• Milker Health/Safety
• Transition In/Out
• Allow Senior Partner to Exit Operation
• Allow New Partner to Enter Operation

• Economic
• Manage Debt Load
• Low Capital Cost
• Improve Profitability

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How do youmake this.
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look like this?
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You have to think outside the freestall!
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This might be a project for an owner general
contractor

• But the producer needs some help
• Educate themselves on what can/has been done
• Find a dealer willing to consider redesigning the
  milking system
• Find a builder willing to remodel a barn
• Find an engineer willing to do some design work

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Existing Stall Barn
Parlor Construction Area Phase 1
Silo
Silo
Holding Area Construction Phase 2
Door
Posts and Beam
Manure Reception
Center Alley
Pen
Pipeline
Feed Alley
Receiver Group
Existing milk line and receiver
Milk House
Plan View Existing Tie Stall Arrangement
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Temporary Milking Arrangement(Switch Milking)
Parlor Construction Area Phase 1
Switch Milking In Remaining Stalls
Silo
Silo
Door
Milk line is removed from parlor area
Posts and Beam
Manure Reception
Center Alley
Pen
Feed Alley
Pipeline
Receiver Group
Milk line is rerouted to receiver
Milk House
Temporary Tie Stall Arrangement
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Parlor Milking Arrangement
Parlor Construction Area Phase 1
Holding Area Construction Phase 2
Silo
Silo
Door
Posts and Beam
Manure Reception
Center Alley
Pen
Pipeline
Feed Alley
Receiver Group
Milk line is reinstalled in parlor
Milk House
New Parlor Arrangement
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Structural Changes
Silo
Silo
Alternate
Silo
Exit/ Return
Room
Door
New
New wall with
New Return Lane
Entrance/Exit
old posts in wall
Exit
Fill
Posts and Beam
Cow Platform
Cross
Manure
Crowd
Gutters
O.H.
Over
Gate
New Holding Area
Reception
Operator Area
Door
Walkway
New Wall
Remove this row
Receiver
Holding Area
of posts in the
Group
Manure Scraped
parlor area
Existing beam
Reception Tank and
only
Pumped to Storage
Milking Center
Milk House
Waste Storage
New cross beams and posts to replace removed posts
Plan View
Remodeled Parlor Arrangement
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Structural Changes
New cross beam placed above existing beam
Existing beam
Hay Mow Floor
Support new beam On wall or posts
Return Lane
Barn wall
New saddle Supports beam
New wall
Cow Platform
Existing posts And new wall Support new cross beam
Operator Area
Cross Section View Remodeled Parlor Arrangement
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Structural Changes
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Demolition
If in doubt . remove it
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Excavation
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Concrete Placement
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Milking StallInstallation
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ElectricPlumbing
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FinishCarpentry
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Milking SystemInstallation
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The First Parlor Milking
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Thats all Folks!