The Milking Parlor is highlighted with another camera. The parlor is testing two types of milking stalls. One is in a herringbone design the other was built in a parallel format. The Free Stall Barn is home to a third camera. This area is designed to measure cow performance on a scraped solid floor and a slatted floor system.
Mattresses line the free stalls for maximum comfort.
Here cows are conditioned for the milking string. Pregnant cows are served here. Between 20 and 25 calves are born each month in individual maternity pens. After delivery the mother cows are fed a transition ration to allow them to adust to the milking ration. A veterinary area here gives cows special attention as the move from dry cow to maternity to milking status.