cattle shed
Cow housing structure
A cattle shed is a simple roofed structure providing shelter for cows and other bovines.
Unlike a barn, which typically encloses animals fully and may store feed or equipment, a cattle shed often has open sides, offering protection from sun and rain while allowing air circulation: The herd gathered in the cattle shed during the storm.
- barnAgricultural storage structure
- byreBarn for cattle
- cowshedShelter for cattle
- barn doorFarm building entrance
- stallEnclosed compartment or delay
milking parlor · hay · hay bale · straw · muck · muck out · manure · cow pat · livestock · dairy · dairy farm · milking · feed trough · trough · fodder · herd · farmyard · farm hand
- farm buildingsbarn loft, barn, chicken coop, cow barn, dairy barn
- farm structuresbarn, barn door, silo, chicken coop, hay barn
- farm villagefarmhouse, barn, farmer, fields, crops
- livestock facilitiesbarn, dairy farm, cow barn, pig farm, chicken farm
- rural buildingsbarn, farmhouse, dairy barn, granary, silo
- cowshedcow, calf, bull, ox, cowshed
animal housing type
cattle shedstable
Secure and unchanging
pigsty · pig sty · chicken coop · hen house · sheep pen
enclosure vs. open range
cattle shedopen range
Unfenced public grazing land
pasture · open field · grazing land · prairie · free range