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HOUSING, FENCING, AND FARM EQUIPMENT CHAPTER 2  Functions of Housing and Fencing 1. Protection against 3. Performance and control of climatological influences husbandry and breeding measures ❑ Rain ❑ Feeding ❑ Wind ❑ Br...

HOUSING, FENCING, AND FARM EQUIPMENT CHAPTER 2  Functions of Housing and Fencing 1. Protection against 3. Performance and control of climatological influences husbandry and breeding measures ❑ Rain ❑ Feeding ❑ Wind ❑ Breeding control and ❑ Temperature selection 2. Protection against losses ❑ Reproductive happenings and ❑ Theft kid rearing ❑ Predators 4. Hygiene ❑ Infectious diseases 5. Avoidance of social problems in the neighborhood ❑ Injuries  Features of a Good Housing Unit ◼ Economical ◼ Well Ventilated ◼ Dry ◼ Free from strong winds/rain ◼ Easy to clean ◼ Elevated ◼ Easy waste management ◼ Durable Space Requirements for Goats Growth Stage/Production System Space Requirement For a Breeding Female Zero grazing (with Kids) 1.2 m2 Daytime Grazing 0.8 m2 Breeding Buck Zero grazing 2.0 m2 Daytime grazing/exercise 1.5 m2 Young Stock (1 yr) Zero grazing 0.8 m2 Daytime grazing 0.5 m2 Basic Design Basic Design Feeder angle - Attach feeding troughs at an angle to the wall; do not add a “floor” to the feeder. This is to prevent the young from crawling out through the feeder floor to get out and accidentally fall off the pen (when feeders are attached to the side wall).   Basic Design Feeder height - not lower than 18 inches from the floor, about level to the goat’s neck This height has a better chance of avoiding fecal & urine contamination.   Basic Design Are the facilities located correctly?  Forage trough   Concentrate box Water container Basic Design Are the facilities located correctly?  Forage trough Concentrate box Basic Design Kid warming box place a warming box inside the kidding area to keep the young warm during rainy days and dawns of the Amihan season Basic Design Salt lick tube Hang a salt lick tube in a strategic location inside the pen An empty soda bottle or a 1½ – 2-ft bamboo tube about 3 inches in diameter can serve as salt lick tube  Basic Design Water container Place the water container inside the pen away from goat traffic or hang it at the side wall about 18 inches from the floor to avoid urine and fecal contamination Automatic waterer used in Taiwan goat farms Basic Design Isolation Pen Quarantine newly purchased or borrowed goats in a separate pen to avoid possible spread of any communicable disease. Disinfect pen after use. Locate this pen near the front of the farm to facilitate stationing of newly delivered goats. Basic Design Waste management Cleanliness is of paramount importance in any farm implementing biosecurity program. Manure should be deposited to the manure collecting pit or onto the vermibed for processing into soil ameliorants.  Considerations in Building a Goat House ◼ Purpose of the house ◼ Site of the house ◼ Available resources and labor ◼ Level of production ◼ Materials to be used Materials for the goat house Roofing materials GI sheets Materials for the goat house Roofing materials Anahaw with fishnet Materials for the goat house Roofing materials Nipa shingles Materials for the goat house Walls and posts Bamboo and wooden slabs Materials for the goat house Walls and posts Coco lumber Materials for the goat house Walls and posts Steel bars and matting Materials for the goat house Flooring materials Bamboo slats Materials for the goat house Flooring materials Wooden slats Image Credits: AMPAlo Materials for the goat house Flooring materials Cemented Image Credits: SRC-CLSU Materials for the goat house Flooring materials Plastic matting Materials for the goat house Flooring type Litter flooring Materials for the goat house Flooring type Elevated Goat Houses for Backyard Production Cooperator’s Goat House Goat Houses for Semi-commercial and Commercial Operation Goat Houses for Semi-commercial and Commercial Operation  SRC Housing Models Production Pens Growing Pens SRC Housing Models Kidding Pens Experimental Cages  SRC Housing Models Isolation pens Quarantine Area Farm Equipment Feeding Trough Farm Equipment Feeding Trough Farm Equipment Waterers  Farm Equipment Weighing Scale Dipping Cart  Fencing Facilities Concrete Posts and Hog wire Interlink and G.I Pipes Fencing Facilities MPTS used as living fences  Next topic: Chapter 3. Nutrition and Feeding Management