This document discusses housing for sheep and goats. It describes different housing types for goats including over ground, over pole, and concrete houses. Key factors in goat housing include keeping the area dry and well ventilated. Housing space requirements vary depending on the age and size of goats. The document also covers sheep housing, which is less important except in winter or for productive sheep. Examples of sheep housing include open, semi-open, and bound structures. Space requirements for sheep vary according to weight, age, and whether offspring are present.

1. CHAPTER FOUR
• Course : small ruminant production
• Lecture: SHEEP AND GOATS HOUSING
• by Dr abdirashid ahmed

2. SHEEP AND GOAT HOUSING

3. Goat housing
• Suitable goat housing or shelter is very
important for goat farming business.
• Because goats also need house like other
domestic animals for staying at night, security,
preventing them from adverse climate, cold,
sunlight, predators etc.
• Some people used to keep their goats with
other domestic animals such as cow, sheep etc

4. Cont…….
• Even in some areas, people used to keep their
goats under trees.
• But if you want to establish a profitable
commercial goat farm, then you must have to
build a suitable house for your goats.

5. Before building house for goats, read
the following tips very carefully.
• Try to select a dry and higher place for making
the goat house. Ensure that, the selected goat
housing area is high enough to keep the goats
safe from floods.
• You must have to keep the floor of the house dry
always.
• Always ensure the huge follow of light and air
inside the house.
• Make house in such a way so that it become very
suitable for controlling temperature and
moisture.

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• Always keep the house free from being damped. Because
damping condition is responsible for various diseases.
• Never let the rain water enter inside the house.
• Try to make the wall of the house with concrete or by using
bamboo poles.
• The house must have to strong and comfortable.
• Keep enough space inside the house for taking rest.
• The house must have to have the facilities of cleaning well
regularly.
• Goats are feared about cold and water. So take extra care in
rainy and winter season. Otherwise they may caught by
Pneumonia.

7. Types of Goat House
• You can make your goat house by using various
designs. And specific goat housing design is
suitable for specific production purpose. Two
types of house are most common for raising
goats.

8. Goat Housing Over Ground
• Generally this type of houses are made over the
ground. This is the most common house for
goats.
• You can make the floor of this type of goat house
with brick and cement or simply with soil.
• It will be better, if you can spread some dry straw
over the floor in this housing system.
• But you must have to keep the house dry and
clean always.

9. Goat Housing Over Pole
• This type of houses are made over pole. The floor of
the house heights about 1 to 1.5 meters (3.5 to 5 ft)
from the ground.
• This type of house keeps the goat free from damping
condition, flood water etc.
• The poles and floor in this housing system are usually
made with bamboo or wood.
• This types of house is very suitable for goat farming,
because it is very easy to clean. And you can easily
clean the closet and urine of goat form the house.
Diseases are also less in this housing system.

10. Concrete House
• This types of goat houses are fully made with concrete,
and slightly expensive.
• But concrete houses have many advantages.
• It is very easy to clean the house, and easy to always
keep your goats safe from all types of predators.
• You can construct the house over ground or over
concrete poles.
• Both types are easily maintained. Diseases are less in
this housing system.
• But it is very expensive method of goat housing.

11. Required Space for Goats
• In accordance with increasing the body size and weight of
goats, they require more space.
• A house of 1.8 meter *1.8 meter* 2.5 meter is suitable
enough for housing 10 small goats.
• Every adult goat needs about 0.75 meter * 4.5 meter * 4.8
meter housing space. Every billy goat needs 2.4 meter * 1.8
meter housing space. It will be better, if you can keep the
nursing and pregnant goats separately.
• You can extend or decrease the area of goat house
according to the number of goat in your farm.
• But keep in mind that, every goat needs their required
space for proper growing and better production.

12. Chart of Required Space for Goats
According to Their Age and Nature
Goat Required Space
(Squire Meter)
Baby Goat 0.3
Adult Goat 1.5
Pregnant Goat 1.9
Billy Goat 2.8

13. Cont………
• While building house for your goats, always
emphasis on the comfort of your goats.
Ensure that, your goats are living happily
inside their house, and the house is suitable
enough to keep them free from adverse
weather and all types of predators.

14. Sheep Housing
• Sheep housing is not so important for sheep
farming. Because they are dependent on grazing
in the field.
• They are reared in yield field full with grass. And
they eat grass from one corner to another.
• Take rest in the field at night. But in winter
season and north area they need housing.
Besides this they also need house for some
specific reasons which are described below.

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• For taking rest properly at night.
• To save themselves form other harmful animals.
• For milking the highly milk productive sheep.
• For proper care and management of pregnant
and baby sheep.
• To prevent them from thief.
• For providing shelter in rainy and stormy weather.

16. Types of Sheep Housing
1. Open Sheep Housing
• Sheep's are kept in this types of house in the
area where rain is comparatively less. This
house is made by making a fence surrounding
a certain area. It has no roof. Generally straw
is used in the floor.

17. Types of Sheep Housing
2. Semi Open Sheep Housing
• This types of house surrounded by fence. It has a small
roof in a corner and straw floor.
3. Bound Sheep Housing
• This types of house are fully roofed. Well management
of air and light movement. Floor can be fully or slightly
concrete.
• This types of sheep housing are very effective for sheep
farming. Sheep generally graze whole day and take rest
at night in the house.
• Besides this they also need this types of house to keep
them free from rain, storm and adverse weather.

18. Required Space for Sheep
• Flat or entresol floor can made for sheep.
Probability of virus and worm is less in
entresol floor. And it is very healthy. Sheep
needs less space in this system. Required
space for different types and aged of sheep
are described in the following chart.

19. Sheep Weight/Age Entresol Floor
(Squire Meter)
Straw Floor
(Squire Meter)
Big Female (Without Baby) 68-90 Kg 0.95-1.1 1.2-1.4
Big Female (With Baby) 68-90 Kg 1.2-1.7 1.4-1.85
Small Female
(Without Baby)
45-68 Kg 0.75-0.95 1.0-1.3
Small Female (With Baby) 45-68 Kg 1.0-1.4 1.3-1.75
Male Sheep 32 Kg 0.55-0.75 0.75-0.95
Male Sheep 23 Kg 0.45-0.55 0.65-0.95
Baby Sheep 6 Week – 0.4
Baby Sheep 2 Week – 0.15

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