Housing for Dairy Cattle Flashcards
Minimum floor space for calves up to 3 months
1 m2/animal
Minimum floor space for calves 3 to 6 months
2 m2/animal
Minimum floor space for calves 7 months to 1 year
3 m2/animal
Minimum floor space for yearlings (1-2 yrs)
4 m2/animal
Minimum floor space for heifer/steer (2-3 yrs)
5 m2/animal
Minimum floor space for milking and dry cows
6 m2/animal
Minimum floor space for cows in maternity stall
10 m2/animal
Concrete floors shall be skid resistant. The minimum floor thickness shall be 76 mm
with ______ slope towards the drainage
2-4%
If the floor is earth lot, it shall have a slope of _______.
4-7%.
The roof slope shall not be less than _______.
25%
If roofing is made of indigenous materials, the minimum roof slope shall be _______.
58%
The minimum height of the top of the roof beam shall be _________ from the floor.
2.5 m
Pen walling and post shall be preferably made of G.I. pipes schedule ________.
40
The diameter of vertical and horizontal railing member of the pen wall shall be at least _______ for the post.
50 mm and 75 mm
The maximum center to center spacing between vertical railing member shall be ______ and for horizontal railing member, spacing shall be ______.
1.5 m , 0.4 m
The maximum center to center spacing between post shall be _______ and shall be embedded in a concrete pedestal with a minimum depth of ______.
3 m , 0.4 m
Each post shall be provided with ______ concrete protectors
0.15m
The pen shall be _______ high.
1.2 m – 1.5 m
A pen shall be provided for every _______ mature cows.
20-25
The minimum height of the pen shall be ______ and it shall be elevated at least ______ from the ground
1.2 m , 0.3 m
Pen wall and floor shall be made of metal pipes or bars. The slat space clearance in
the pen wall shall be _______ and the slat space clearance in the pen floor shall be _______.
115 mm - 130 mm , 25mm-30 mm
Feeding trough shall be provided with horizontal rail to restrain the animals from
stepping the trough. For calves up to 6 months, the height of the horizontal rail shall be ______, while for 7 months calves, it shall be ______.
0.7 m , 0.9 m
For yearling, heifer, dry, and milking cow, the height should be ________.
1m - 1.2 m
The bed of the trough should be _____ above the level of the apron to facilitate natural feeding stance.
0.15 m
For calves up to one year, the dimension of the feed trough shall be ______depth ______ bottom width and ______ top width.
0.25 m , 0.4 m – 0.65 m , 0.65 m – 0.85 m
For older animals, the dimension of the feed trough shall be ______ depth, ______ bottom width and ______ top width.
0.4 m , 0.45 m – 0.7 m , 0.7 m – 0.9 m
If the feeding trough is separate from the shed or building, concrete or gravel packed
aprons along the feeder shall be constructed and shall be at least _______ wide.
1.5 m
It shall have a slope of _____ towards the drainage.
2-4%
The water troughs shall be provided with concrete or gavel packed aprons with a slope of ______ to improve sanitation and keep the water clean.
2-4%
For the open water tank, _______ shall be provided for 8-10 head
250 linear mm
If automatic waterer is used, one automatic waterer shall be provided for 15 animals and it shall be placed at a height of ________.
1 m
(LIGHTING) Feeding area
200 lux
(LIGHTING) Pens
70 lux
(LIGHTING) Feed storage area
30 lux
The gutter shall have a minimum width of ______ and a minimum depth of ______.
0.46 m , 0.2 m
If silo is necessary, the walls should be smooth and air-tight. For a horizontal silo, the walls should slope about _____.
1:4
Minimum feeding space for calves (3-6 months)
45 mm/animal
Minimum feeding space calves (7 months to 1 year)
50 mm/animal
Minimum feeding space for yearling, heifer, milking and dry cows, cows in maternity stall
75 mm/animal
