The Barns
Hamra Farm is used as a research facility to develop, test and evaluate the DeLaval product assortment. Milking is done in several milking stalls: a conventional herringbone parlour; a parallel parlour and a VMS unit. There is also a laboratory stall for different production systems.
The Big Barn
This stanchion barn was built in 1900, and represents the most traditional and common way of stalling. Besides milking cows, the barn also houses dry and treatment cows, replacement animals and calves.
| No. of places for dairy cows: |
68 |
| No. of places for replacement: |
Approx. 40 |
| No. of replacement in boxes: |
Approx. 120 |
| Cubicle area: |
1 880 m2 |
| Short stanchion cows: |
1.25 × 1.70 m |
| No. of calving-treatment boxes: |
5 |
| Cubicle area of calving treatment boxes: |
15 m2 |
The R&D Barn
Built in 1985, the R&D barn is used to test and develop the product assortment of DeLaval.
| Number of cubicles: |
96 |
| Area: |
1 872 m2 |
| Cubicle area: |
1.30 × 2.30 m with open front |
| Treatment box: |
1 |
| Milking equipment: |
DeLaval milking point MP700 |
| Parlour: |
7 × 2 herringbone 30o |
| Cooling tank: |
12 000 litres |
| Roughage equipment: |
1 feed wagon |
| Concentrate stations |
8 due to test experiments |
| Manure system: |
Slatted floor with automatic under-ground scrapers |
The VMS barn
In 2002, the VMS barn was built to showcase DeLaval voluntary milking system VMS. This high-tech barn houses state-of-the-art solutions with the latest computer and component technology from DeLaval.
| Number of cubicles: |
67 |
| Total area: |
1 200 m2 |
| Resting area: |
900 m2 |
| Ventilation: |
Forced intake ventilation with computerised open roof ridge |
| Cubicle area: |
1.30 ×2.30 m with open front |
| Feeding cubicles: |
With rubber mats |
| VMS unit: |
1 |
| Cooling tank: |
6 000 litres |
| Roughage equipment: |
Overhead computerized feeding, FS 1600 |
| Concentrate stations: |
3+1 |
| Manure equipment: |
Open manure alley with rubber mats and urine draining |
| Manure pit: |
30 m3 net volume for 5 days production |
