Housing for Dairy Cattle Flashcards
animals are free to move between resting, feeding and watering areas
Loose housing
young male or female under one year of age
Calf
mature female that has already calved
Cow
one to two year old cattle of either sex
Yearling
female between two to three years of age which has not given birth
Heifer
act of giving birth
Parturation
The minimum floor thickness shall be __ mm with __-__% slope towards the drainage.
76mm ; 2-4%
If the floor is earth lot, it shall have a slope of __-__%.
4to7%
The maximum center to center spacing between vertical railing member shall be __m and for horizontal railing member, spacing shall be __m.
1.5m ; 0.4m
The maximum center to center spacing between post shall be 3 m and shall be
embedded in a concrete pedestal with a minimum depth of 0.4 m
3m ; 0.4m
Each post shall be provided with ___m concrete protectors.
0.15m
The pen shall be __ m – __ m high.
1.2m to 1.5m
A pen shall be provided for every __-__ mature cows.
20 to 25
The minimum height of the pen shall be __m and it shall be elevated at least __m from the ground.
1.2m ; 0.3m
For calves up to one year, the dimension of the feed trough shall be ___m depth
__ m – __ m bottom width and __ m – __ m top width.
0.25m ; 0.4m-0.65m ; 0.65m - 0.85m
For older animals, the dimension of the feed trough shall be __m depth, __m – __ m bottom width and __ m – __m top width.
0.4m, 0.45m to 0.7m ; 0.7m to 0.9m
Minimum feeding space requirement for dairy cattle:
Calves 3 to 6 months
45mm per animal
Minimum feeding space requirement for dairy cattle:
Calves 7months to 1 year
50mm per animal
Minimum feeding space requirement for dairy cattle:
Yearling, heifer, milking and dry cows
Cows in maternity stall
75mm per animal
For the open water tank, ___ linear mm shall be provided for 8-10 head.
250
