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Click on “Download PDF” for the PDF version or on the title for the HTML version. If you are not an ASABE member or if your employer has not arranged for access to the full-text, Click here for options. DISCUSSION OF OPTIMUM DAIRY SIZEPublished by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, St. Joseph, Michigan www.asabe.org Citation: Pp. 408-411 in Fifth International Dairy Housing Proceedings of the 29-31 January 2003 Conference (Fort Worth, Texas USA) 701P0203.(doi:10.13031/2013.11651)Authors: T. A. Gribble Keywords: Dairy, size, efficiency, parlor, herd size, ultimate size, expansion, growth, limits, large dairy, optimum, milking At what size does a dairy reach ultimate efficiency or does efficiency continue to grow with size. A review of five key factors is utilized to develop optimum size constraints. These factors include parlor size, labor, milk shipping, waste disposal, and overall herd management. When all of these factors are considered 1,500 head is a recurring size of efficiency which develops. (Download PDF) (Export to EndNotes)
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