Introduction: Rethinking Barn Floors for Dairy Cross Calves In modern dairy housing facilities, the choice of flooring surface plays a critical role in promoting animal welfare, reducing injury risk, and supporting efficient operations. While concrete floors remain the most prevalent flooring surface, they present known challenges—particularly for dairy cross calves. At ADA Enterprises, we believe…
What should I put in my calf pen to keep the calves warm? This is an article that is meant to discuss the importance of properly keeping calves warm to ensure healthy stock and improve quality of life and yields in a livestock operation. It will involve some exploration of the products manufactured by ADA…
Electrical Safety in the Hog Barn Safety has been a hot topic for as long as we can remember. Electrical safeguards should always be monitored. Damaged cords, faulty wiring, and stray voltage combined with wet floors and any metal inside the room makes for a dangerous, and sometimes deadly, combination. Electrocutions in the swine barn…