Field note · 3 min · 2026-09-07
Hidden stocking is lockup plus hold
The stall sheet said 100%. The cows stood from breakfast through the second parlor turn.
ShareHidden stocking is lockup plus hold
Parlor hold, fresh-cow checks, and a weekly shot list stacked into a five-hour stand. The clipboard never showed it.
Dairyland’s stocking page is about resources the cow uses. Time on concrete is one of those resources. Split the lockups or you are stocking the alley, not the stall.
Add the hours she stands. That is a stocking number too.
Sources
- Stocking Density — UW Dairyland Initiative
- Transition Cow Housing — UW Dairyland Initiative