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CALF BARN
Calves from both the Grazing Center and the Freestall Barn herds are housed
in the Dairy Foundation’s state-of-the-art calf barn. The east wing
features individual pens with removable dividers. The bedding system
starts with a layer of river rock. The rock is covered by a felt tarp, and
straw is placed in the tarp. This system pulls moisture away from the body
of the calf, down through the bedding and tarp-covered rock and eventually
into a liquid holding tank. Calves stay in individual pens until they are
weaned at six to eight weeks of age. They then move to group pens on the
west side of the calf barn.
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