21 – 100 cows
A professional dairy with structured employee shifts, formal records, and a production-focused barn layout. This is the sweet spot for ROI on milking automation. Plan a 5-year expansion buffer when sizing infrastructure.
Climate adjustments
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Subtropical. Hot summers, mild winters (mean 18–25 °C). Seasonal heat-abatement and convertible side walls.
Sample farm layout
Schematic top-down view. Final designs are tailored to your land and climate.
What changes in subtropical climate
Housing
Insulated roof, curtain side walls that open in summer and close in winter.
Ventilation
Cross-vent up to ~400 cows; tunnel above. Soakers + fans active 4–6 months/year.
Bedding
Sand or deep-mattress cubicles work; manage dust in dry season.
Water
Standard automatic waterers with sun shielding.
Waste handling
Lagoon sized for 6–9 months; solid separator for bedding reuse.
Also consider
- •Hot-weather body-condition scoring during peak summer
- •Insulated water lines to avoid summer warming + winter freeze
Housing systems
- •Free-stall barn, 2 or 4-row layout (9 m² per cow)
- •Cross-ventilation with ridge vent or tunnel fans
- •Sand or mattress cubicles
- •Designated fresh, dry, and hospital pens
Feeding arrangements
- •Center feed alley TMR delivered twice daily
- •Headlock feed barrier 75 cm per cow
- •On-farm feed storage: silage bunkers + commodity shed
Water systems
- •1 waterer per 15 cows
- •Recirculating supply with float valves
- •Plate-cooler heat recovery for warm wash water
Waste management
- •Automatic alley scrapers
- •6+ month covered slurry lagoon
- •Nutrient management plan filed with regulator
- •Optional sand separator if using sand bedding
Farm management
- •Herringbone 2 × 8 or parallel 2 × 10 parlor
- •Bulk tank with full-time cooling + agitation
- •ID + activity collars feeding into the platform
- •Quarterly nutrient + financial reviews
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