A barn for housing dairy cows includes a feeding and milking area, and apasturearea. The feeding and milking area comprises a plurality of feeding stations,each feedingstation including: a manger configured to permit a cow to obtain dry feed； awaterer configuredto permit the cow to obtain drinking water； and a head lock configured toreleasably secure thecow in the feeding station while the cow is being milked. The pasture area isconfigured topermit a plurality of cows to lay down. The pasture area includes a raised bedcomposed of abedding material and having a predetermined slope selected to facilitateremoval of excessliquid from the pasture area.
