Housing Facilities Flashcards
common reasons for improper animal production facilities
- lack of knowledge
- lack of emphasis in their importance
- cost
10 factors to consider for housing
Type of anumals
Scale and type of operation
Space requirements
Kind of equipments
Farm location
Environmental requirements
Feed storage
Amount of resources
Opportunities
Government laws
Roofing designs
shed
gable
monitor
gambriel
gothic
half monitor
flooring types
solid
slatted
litter
slat-litter
flooring materials
sawdust
wood shavings
cut rice straw
rice hulls
ground corn cobs
for confining, controlling, and managing animals for proper distr
fence
feeding and drinking facilities
feeders
automated watered
water tank
feed mill
mixers
environmental facilities
ventilators
humidifier
air conditioner
enclosures in a pasture
corrals
types of housing in cattle
loose housing
stall barns
during the milk period, calves should be stalled and fed individually for at least 1 week
housing neonatal calves
should be kept in group lots or pens
housing weaned and older calves
at least 2sq in stall housing, 12 sq per animal in paved
housing the milking herd
advantage of milking parlor
less effort in milking cows
more cows milked at one time
more sanitary condition
types of milking parlor
tie stall
side opening parlor
herringbone parlor
rotary
polygon parlor
the standard equipment in each of these milking facilities
pipeline milking system
points to consider in swine housing
site selection
orientation of buildings
building design
types of hog houses
battery type
general purpose hog house
life cycle housing system
equipment used in swine production
- farrowing crate
- piglet box
- breeding crate
- shipping crate
- feed bins
- castrating rack
- feeder
types of poultry houses acc. to function
Brooder houses
Grower houses
Hatchery
Layer house
Isolation house
Breeding house
Types of roofing
Shed type
Gable
Semi monitor
Combination
Monitor
Housing fixtures
Brooders
Feeders
Waterers
Dropping board
Labor saving devices
Equipment used
Debeaker
Caponizing set
Syringes
Evisceration set
Egg grade
Standby generator
types of duck houses
all purpose duck house
layer breeder duck house
brooder grower duck house
