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: Received: 26 April 2024 / Approved: 28 April 2024 / Online: 28 April 2024 (10:28:19 CEST)
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Andrade, R. R.; Tinôco, I. D. F. F.; Damasceno, F. A.; Oliveira, C. E. A.; Concha, M. S.; Zacaroni, O. D. F.; Bambi, G.; Barbari, M. Understanding Compost-Bedded Pack Barn Systems in Tropical Climate Regions: A Review of the Current State-of-the-Art. Preprints2024, 2024041841. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202404.1841.v1
Andrade, R. R.; Tinôco, I. D. F. F.; Damasceno, F. A.; Oliveira, C. E. A.; Concha, M. S.; Zacaroni, O. D. F.; Bambi, G.; Barbari, M. Understanding Compost-Bedded Pack Barn Systems in Tropical Climate Regions: A Review of the Current State-of-the-Art. Preprints 2024, 2024041841. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202404.1841.v1
Andrade, R. R.; Tinôco, I. D. F. F.; Damasceno, F. A.; Oliveira, C. E. A.; Concha, M. S.; Zacaroni, O. D. F.; Bambi, G.; Barbari, M. Understanding Compost-Bedded Pack Barn Systems in Tropical Climate Regions: A Review of the Current State-of-the-Art. Preprints2024, 2024041841. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202404.1841.v1
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Andrade, R. R., Tinôco, I. D. F. F., Damasceno, F. A., Oliveira, C. E. A., Concha, M. S., Zacaroni, O. D. F., Bambi, G., & Barbari, M. (2024). Understanding Compost-Bedded Pack Barn Systems in Tropical Climate Regions: A Review of the Current State-of-the-Art. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202404.1841.v1
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Andrade, R. R., Gianluca Bambi and Matteo Barbari. 2024 "Understanding Compost-Bedded Pack Barn Systems in Tropical Climate Regions: A Review of the Current State-of-the-Art" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202404.1841.v1
Abstract
The main challenge in milk production has been to maintain a focus on efficient processes that enhance production outcomes, while aligning with animal welfare and sustainability and being valued by society. As an alternative to improve cow welfare in production and provide better handling of the waste generated by the activity, the system called compost-bedded pack barn (CBP) is an alternative that has been widely adopted in countries with temperate climates and higher milk production. This CBP has been attracting global interest, including from countries with tropical and subtropical climates, such as Brazil, where many producers have started to use it due to the response in terms of milk productivity. A CBP can be designed either in a) an open facility with natural ventilation or positive pressure ventilation system or b) totally closed facilities, equipped with negative pressure ventilation systems and permanent thermal control. The latter system is being implemented in Brazil, despite insufficient knowledge about its efficiency. The objective of this study was, through a review, to gather and describe the most recent information on the use of open and closed CBP systems for dairy cattle housing, mainly how it is applied in tropical climate regions. To achieve the proposed objective, this review study included the following topics related to CBPs: (i) implementation; (ii) bedding; (iii) general construction and architectural characteristics; iv) ambient thermal conditioning. Knowledge gaps and directions for future research are also identified.
Engineering, Architecture, Building and Construction
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