cow barn

Dairy herd housing

A cow barn is a building for housing cattle, providing shelter from weather and a space for feeding, milking, and care.

The term is interchangeable with cattle barn, though cow barn may suggest dairy operations specifically.

The old cow barn had stanchions for thirty head.

Related
  • doorsHinged passage barriers
  • milkingExtracting animal dairy fluid
  • flooringSurface underfoot material
  • roofBuilding's protective top
  • stallsDelays or compartments

feed trough · feeding · walls · cleaning · sliding doors · veterinary care · ventilation systems · composting · drainage systems · udder · disease prevention · energy efficiency · farm · breeding programs · cattle · silo · rubber mats · dairy farmer

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type of livestock housing

cow barnstable

Secure and unchanging

horse stable · pigsty · pigpen · henhouse · chicken coop

indoor vs. outdoor animal keeping

cow barnopen range

Unfenced public grazing land

grazing land · pasture · free range · rangeland · feedlot

human vs animal dwelling

cow barnfarmhouse

Dwelling on agricultural land

house · dwelling · home · cottage · manor house

Family

cow, barn, cowboy, cows, barns, barnyard, cowing, cowgirl, cowhand

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G