In the construction and reconstruction of stables, more and more emphasis is placed on the well being and comfort of dairy cows in the barns. When designing the barn, the requirements and zoo-hygiene standards must be followed to provide the animals with maximum comfort, the ability to move and rest, and to express patterns of their normal behavior. In the first part of the B. Sc. Thesis the elements that must be taken into consideration to achieve all of the above-mentioned factors are presented. We present different housing systems and milking parlours. In the second part of the B. Sc. Thesis we present an outline plan to reconstruct the barn for dairy cows on the family farm Šebat, where we have an old and non-functional tied-in housing system. With the reconstruction to free stall, we would provide bigger comfort for dairy cows and make the family's physical work easier. The conceptual design was made for 31 dairy cows and 12 heifers. We would like to reconstruct the barn in such a way that wouldn't change the old building much because of the limited space around it. We would like to have to set cubicles and passageways with slatted floor for dairy cows. For milking we would like to arrange a ‘fish-bone milking parlour (2 x 3 layout)’. The plan also includes a proposal for the arrangement of a barn for young cattle.
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