HOUSING OF CATTLE.pptx

About housing of cattle

1. HOUSING OF CATTLE

2. Types of housing in livestock Loose housing Conventional barns or closed housing

3. Loose housing

4. 2. Conventional barns or closed housing

5. The following Building units must be constructed: 1. Calf shed 2. Young stock shed 3. Heifer shed 4. Calving pen 5. Dairy cattle shed 6. Dry animal shed 7. Down calver shed 8. Feed godown 9. Silo pit 10. Isolation shed 11. Chaffing shed 12. Store house 13. Bull shed 14. AI laboratory 15. Paddock

6. ARRANGEMENTS OF THE BUILDING FARMHOUSE- Farmhouses are residential building meant for the person working in the farm FARM BUILDING – Meant for housing the livestock FARM STORE- Meant for storage of feed materials as well as other farm products QUARANTINE SHED- Should be located at the entrance of the farm for the new animals purchased from outside(FOR 40-45 DAYS) ISOLATION SHED- Located away from the healthy animals

7. ROOFING MATERIALS TILES- Cheap and easily available . Wind and accident easily damages them. ASBESTOS SHEETS- More durable than tiles . Houses under this roof will be hotter during summer. ALUMINUM SHEETS- Keeps the animal house cool during summer . Expensive but more durable. GALVANIZED IRON SHEET- Keep the house very hot during summer . They are strong and may be rusted after long use.

8. THATCHED ROOF- Made of coconut leaves . They are cheap and poor conductor of heat . They are nondurable and are very prone for fire accident, LIGHT ROOFING ROOF LINING

9. STANDARD WIDTH,LENGTH & HEIGHT OF BUILDING WIDTH Single row cow shed -3.80 to 4.25meter Double row cow shed-7.90 to 8.70 meter LENGTH – building may be any length Single row-15-20 animals Double row -20-50 animals HEIGHT- May be differ from roofing materials and agro climatic condition

10. SINGLE AND DOUBLE ROW SYSTEM Single row system : In single row system, 12-16 numbers of animals can be kept. Double row system If it is greater than 16, then double row system is preferable. In double row system up to 50 animals can be maintained in a single shed. The distance between two sheds should be greater than 30 feet or it should be twice the height of the building.

11. SINGLE ROW SYSTEM

12. TAIL TO TAIL SYSTEM Tail to tail system Advantages Cleaning and milking of animals easy. Supervision of milking also easy. Less chance for transmission of diseases from animal to animal. Animals can get more fresh air from outside. This system is more labor friendly system.

13. TAIL TO TAIL SYSTEM

14. HEAD TO HEAD SYSTEM Head to head system Advantages Getting animals into the shed is easy. Feeding of animals also easy. Disinfection of gutter will be more due to the direct fall of sunrays over the gutter. Animals are better exhibited to visitors Disadvantages Milking supervision is difficult. Possibilities of transmission of disease are more. Not labor friendly.

15. HEAD TO HEAD SYSTEM

16. OUR DAIRY FARM DESIGN

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