IV. Animal Production Facilities Flashcards
Beef Production Types
a. Cow-Calf Operation
b. Feeder Cattle Production
c. Baby Beef Production
d. Veal Production
Cows and bulls are raised to produce calves
Calves are either sold after weaning (7-8 months old) or use as replacement stocks or sold for fattening
a. Cow-Calf Operation
Most popular in the Philippines
Involves the raising of newly weaned calves or culled mature heifers until they are ready
b. Feeder Cattle Production
Types of Animal Production Operation
Cattle
- Beef Production
- Dairy Operation
- Dual or triple-purpose Production
Types of Animal Production Operation
Domestic Buffalo (Water Buffalo)
- Draft, Dual and Triple Purpose Buffalo Production
a. Backyard operation
b. Ranch operation - Dairy Buffalo Commercial Operation
- Carabao Fattening Operation
Classes of Buffaloes Fattened for Market
- Retired work animals on account of old age, viciousness
- Feeder stocks about 2 1/2 to 3 years of age, homegrown or purchased in the market
- Carabao below 3 years old but not suited for breeding or work purposes
Advantages of Carabao Feedlot Fattening
- Fast turn over of capital. As fattening of animals may not take long
- Animals are less prone to disease because of limited time spent on the farm
- Housing for feeder stocks does not need big spaces/area
- Management is relatively simple
Types of Animal Production Operation
Goat
- Tethering
- Extensive Goat production
- Intensive Goat production
- Integrated into plantation agriculture
Types of Animal Production Operation
Sheep
- Purebred Breeder
- Commercial Sheep for Meat Production
a. Slaughter Lamb Production
b. Feeder Lamb Production
c. Feedlot Operation - Commercial Wool Production
Types of Animal Production Operation
Swine
- Feeder Pig Production
- Feeder Pig Finishing
- Farrow to Finish
- Purebred or seedstock Operation
Types of Animal Production Operation
Chicken
- Chick Hatchery
- Breeder Farm Operation
- Broiler Operation
a. Integrated growing
b. Independent growing (Commercial Growing)
c. Contract-Growing
d. Contract to buy - Layer operation
Types of Animal Production Operation
Duck
- Egg production (Philippine Mallard Duck — Pateros duck, itik)
a. Balut
b. Salted egg
c. Penoy - Meat
are important infrastructures and investment in livestock and poultry raising to facilitate proper management and ensure good health and efficient production
Farm production facilities
Common reasons for inappropriate or improper animal production facilities
- Lack of good knowledge/education about facilities for animal production
- Lack of emphasis in their importance/contributions/effects in animal raising
- Cost (building materials, equipment and labor are initially expensive)
Factors to consider for the Appropriate animal Farm Housing/Infrastructure
- Type of animals to be raised (species, breed, age, purpose, etc)
- Scale and type of operation
- Space requirement
- Kind of equipment/facilities
- Farm location
- Environmental requirements
- Feed storage and handling
- Amount of resources
- Opportunities for expansion or development
- Government laws and regulation that apply to animal production