IV. Animal Production Facilities Flashcards

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Beef Production Types

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a. Cow-Calf Operation
b. Feeder Cattle Production
c. Baby Beef Production
d. Veal Production

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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

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a. Cow-Calf Operation

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Most popular in the Philippines

Involves the raising of newly weaned calves or culled mature heifers until they are ready

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b. Feeder Cattle Production

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Types of Animal Production Operation

Cattle

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  1. Beef Production
  2. Dairy Operation
  3. Dual or triple-purpose Production
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Types of Animal Production Operation

Domestic Buffalo (Water Buffalo)

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  1. Draft, Dual and Triple Purpose Buffalo Production
    a. Backyard operation
    b. Ranch operation
  2. Dairy Buffalo Commercial Operation
  3. Carabao Fattening Operation
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Classes of Buffaloes Fattened for Market

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  1. Retired work animals on account of old age, viciousness
  2. Feeder stocks about 2 1/2 to 3 years of age, homegrown or purchased in the market
  3. Carabao below 3 years old but not suited for breeding or work purposes
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Advantages of Carabao Feedlot Fattening

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  1. Fast turn over of capital. As fattening of animals may not take long
  2. Animals are less prone to disease because of limited time spent on the farm
  3. Housing for feeder stocks does not need big spaces/area
  4. Management is relatively simple
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Types of Animal Production Operation

Goat

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  1. Tethering
  2. Extensive Goat production
  3. Intensive Goat production
  4. Integrated into plantation agriculture
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Types of Animal Production Operation

Sheep

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  1. Purebred Breeder
  2. Commercial Sheep for Meat Production
    a. Slaughter Lamb Production
    b. Feeder Lamb Production
    c. Feedlot Operation
  3. Commercial Wool Production
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Types of Animal Production Operation

Swine

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  1. Feeder Pig Production
  2. Feeder Pig Finishing
  3. Farrow to Finish
  4. Purebred or seedstock Operation
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Types of Animal Production Operation

Chicken

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  1. Chick Hatchery
  2. Breeder Farm Operation
  3. Broiler Operation
    a. Integrated growing
    b. Independent growing (Commercial Growing)
    c. Contract-Growing
    d. Contract to buy
  4. Layer operation
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Types of Animal Production Operation

Duck

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  1. Egg production (Philippine Mallard Duck — Pateros duck, itik)
    a. Balut
    b. Salted egg
    c. Penoy
  2. Meat
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are important infrastructures and investment in livestock and poultry raising to facilitate proper management and ensure good health and efficient production

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Farm production facilities

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Common reasons for inappropriate or improper animal production facilities

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  1. Lack of good knowledge/education about facilities for animal production
  2. Lack of emphasis in their importance/contributions/effects in animal raising
  3. Cost (building materials, equipment and labor are initially expensive)
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Factors to consider for the Appropriate animal Farm Housing/Infrastructure

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  1. Type of animals to be raised (species, breed, age, purpose, etc)
  2. Scale and type of operation
  3. Space requirement
  4. Kind of equipment/facilities
  5. Farm location
  6. Environmental requirements
  7. Feed storage and handling
  8. Amount of resources
  9. Opportunities for expansion or development
  10. Government laws and regulation that apply to animal production
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Type of Building/housing

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  1. Grow-out
  2. Nursery unit
  3. Breeding unit
  4. Gestating unit
  5. Farrowing unit
  6. Milking barn
  7. Feed storage
  8. Multiple-site system with all-in all-out concept
  9. Opportunities for expansion or development
  10. Government laws and regulation that apply to animal production
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Types of roofing design

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  1. Shed type
  2. Gable type
  3. Monitor type (double gable)
  4. Semi-monitor house
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Roofing Materials

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  1. Indigenous (nipa, cogon, anahaw)
  2. G.l sheets
  3. Aluminum
  4. Asbestos
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Types of flooring

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  1. Solid-cemented
  2. Slat
  3. Litter
    4. Slat-litter
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Other facilities:

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  1. Fence:
    a. For conditioning, controlling, managing animals for proper distribution (different ages, physiological condition, etc.)
    b. For pasture, management and
    c. Orthe safety and health of animals
  2. Other handling and miscellaneous herd facilities
    a. Working corral
    b. Race
    c. Squeeze chute
    d. Dipping vat
    e. Weighing facility
    f. Loading tube
  3. Feeding and drinking facilities
    a. Feeders
    b. Automated waterer
    c. Water tank
    d. Feed mill
    e. Feed mixers
  4. Environmental facilities
    a. Waste treatment-bhiogas facility
    b. Ventilators
    c. Humidifiers
    d. Air-conditioner