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