Housing facilities built many years ago in many cases were dungeons — dark, cramped, crowded, and poorly ventilated. Attention to the true needs of the cow has resulted in today’s free-stall and tie stall barns these being much more comfortable and better for the animal.

Research linking housing and cow health and productivity is still in its infancy. Agtrek has invested in educating our consultants on cow behavior and gone so far as to have a laps time camera available, allowing our consultants to look at animal behavior over time with the producer.

This commitment to understanding the housing and environmental need of the dairy cow is part of Agtrek’s Full Circle Management™.