Housing Facilities

Question 1

What are the common reasons for inappropriate or improper animal production facilities?

Answer 1

1. Lack of knowledge
2. Lack of emphasis in their importance/effects in animal raising
3. Cost

Question 2

What are the 10 factors to consider for appropriate animal housing/infrastructure?

Answer 2

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

Question 3

What are the types of roof?

Answer 3

•Shed
•Cable
•Monitor
•Gambrel
•Gothic
•Half monitor or Semi monitor

Question 4

What are the flooring types?

Answer 4

1. Solid- dirt floor
2. Slatted- may mga butas
3. Litter- bedding, straw, rice straw or land with carbonized rice hull
4. Slat-litter- walking area and lying area

Question 5

What are the flooring materials?

Answer 5

a. Sawdust
b. Wood shavings
c. Cut rice straw
d. Rice hulls
e. Ground corn cobs

Question 6

For confining, controlling and managing animals for proper distribution (different ages, physiological condition, etc) for pasture management and for the safety and health of animals.

Answer 6

Fence

Question 7

Feeders, automated waterer, water tank, feed mill, mixers

Answer 7

Feeding and drinking facilities

Question 8

Waste treatment biogas facility, ventilators, humidifiers, air conditioner

Answer 8

Environmental facilities

Question 9

Enclosures in a pasture. A corral system should consist of crowding pen, holding pen, sorting pen, working chute, squeeze chute, loading chute and head gate.

Answer 9

Corrals

Question 10

For large ruminants to remove their kuto

Answer 10

Dipping vat

Question 11

Types of housing

Answer 11

Loose housing
Stall barns

Question 12

Type of housing that have feeding area, and water station

Answer 12

Loose housing

Question 13

Type of housing that have division

Answer 13

Stall barns

Question 14

During the milk period, calves should stalled and fed individually at least 1 week after milk or milk replacer is discontinued

Answer 14

Housing Neonatal Calves

Question 15

Should be kept in group lots or pens with 6-10 animals per group

Answer 15

Housing Weaned and Order Calves

Question 16

At least 2sq.m. in stall housing; 14sq.m per animal in paved and dirt lots

Answer 16

Housing the Milking Herd

Question 17

For backyard dairy operation, a stall and clean working surrounding is sufficient. _________________ in bucket is the usual practice.

Answer 17

Hand Milking

Question 18

In commercial dairying, ______________ is essential

Answer 18

Milking Parlor

Question 19

Advantages of Milking Parlor

Answer 19

• Less effort in milking cows
• More cows milked at one time
• More sanitary condition

Question 20

Types of Milking Parlor

Answer 20

• Tie stall or flat milking parlor
• Side opening parlor
• Herringbone parlor
• Rotary (tandem, herringbone and turn style) parlor
• Polygon parlor

Question 21

Swine Housing

Answer 21

Nursery - same size
Growing pens - solid floor, not elevated
Gestation pens - own space, dry pens
Castrating Device - V shape

Question 22

Standard equipment in each of these milking facilities

Answer 22

Pipeline Milking System

Question 23

Swine housing points to consider

Answer 23

a. Site selection
b. Orientation of the building- may be oriented of the wind or light
c. Building design

Question 24

Construction of the building

Answer 24

I. Floor construction
II. Floor space requirement
III. Gutter/drainage canals
IV. Pen Partitions
V. Doors

Question 25

Types of Hog Houses

Answer 25

1. Battery Type 2. General Purpose Hog House 3. Life Cycle Housing System

Question 26

Equipment/fixtures used in swine production

Answer 26

1. Farrowing crate/ farrowing rails 2. Piglet box or brooder 3. Breeding Crate 4. Shipping Crate 5. Feed bins 6. Castrating rack 7. Feeder/ feeding troughs

Question 27

Types of poultry houses according to function

Answer 27

1. Brooder houses 2. Grower houses 3. Hatchery 4. Layer house 5. Isolation house 6. Breeding house

Question 28

Types of roofing in poultry

Answer 28

1. Shed type for single span type 2. Gable or double gable 3. Semi-monitor 4. Combination 5. Minitor

Question 29

Housing fixtures in poultry

Answer 29

1. Brooders 2. Feeders 3. Waterers 4. Dropping board 5. Labor-saving devices: feed cart, feed bin, manure scraper, automatic lighting devices, transporting cages/ boxes, micromixer

Question 30

Equipment used in poultry

Answer 30

1. Debeaker 2. Caponizing set 3. Syringes 4. Evisceration 5. Egg Grade 6. Standby generator

Question 31

One side of feather cut

Answer 31

Pinioning

Question 32

Water fowls and lives along lake, rivers, ponds, and other bodies of water. However, they can be raised in confinement provided they are given sufficient feed and drinking troughs where they can soak their head.

Answer 32

Ducks

Question 33

What are the types of duck houses?

Answer 33

1. All-purpose duck house 2. Layer Breeder Duck House 3. Brooder grower duck house

Question 34

What are the housing facilities for turkeys?

Answer 34

1. Range rearing 2. House and porch system

Question 35

May have litter floors or elevated wire or slatted floors. Either way it requires 3.5ft of floor space.

Answer 35

Range Rearing

Question 36

In range rearing consider the following:

Answer 36

•size of the land •types of pasture grasses available •good drainage •presence of parasite •protection

Question 37

A porch should have solid floor covered with litter

Answer 37

House and porch system

Question 38

One of the advantages of quail housing is the relatively ____________ that is required. The cost of putting up a cage is ___________

Answer 38

Small space Less

Question 39

One of the advantages of quail housing is the relatively ____________ that is required. The cost of putting up a cage is ___________

Answer 39

Small space Less