4. LAND REQUIREMENT:
For a 25 dairy cattle farm the following is the
land requirements.
3ha of land for cut and carry forage
production.
8ha of land for animal grazing.
130sq meters housing for the animals and
feed storage.
20sq meters area for milking and milk room.
5. RESTING AREA:
Must be covered with a roof made of iron
sheets, grass thatch.
Has a length of 7ft and a width of 4ft.cubicles
are separated from each other by two timber.
Should not be too small for the cow or big too
allow the cow to turn around inside the
cubicle.
Floors are raised and filled with plain soil
such as murrum ; A soft bedding provides
comfort to a cow and prevents wounds its
skin.
7. WALKING AREA:
About 3 meters wide i.e between the resting
area.
Where the feed and water troughs are
located. No roofing is required for this area
except under very hot condition.
Floor is made of conceret, for possible
collection of urine and manure.
Surface of the floor should be rough so that
animals cannot slip on it.
9. MILKING AREA:
Should be constructed next to the cubicles.
Should also be of same dimension as
cubicles i.e. 4ft by 7ft.
Feed trough should also be placed at the
head of milking place for cow feeding during
milking.
