animal production

1. Animal Production
LESSON 3: INTERPRET PLANS AND DRAWINGS

2. Learning Outcomes
At the end of this Lesson you are expected
to do the following:
1. Draw layout plan of different types of
housing; and
2. Enumerate the building codes in
constructing poultry and livestock houses.

3. Draw Layout Plan of Different Types of Housing
POULTRY HOUSING SYSTEM
Generally, four systems of poultry housing are followed among the poultry keepers.
The type of housing adopted depends to a large extent on the amount of ground
and the capital available.
Types of poultry housing:
 Free-range or extensive system
 Semi-intensive system
 Folding unit system
 Intensive system
a. Battery system
b. Deep litter system

4. A. Free-range system
It is the oldest and has been used for
centuries by general farmers when
there is no shortage of land. This
system allows great but not
unlimited, space to the birds on land
where they can find an appreciable
amount of food in the form of
herbage, seeds and insects. At
present due to advantages of
intensive methods the system is
almost obsolete.
B. Semi-intensive system
Where the amount of free space
available is limited this system is
adopted, but it is necessary to allow
the birds 20-30 square yards per bird
of outside run. The space is divided
either of the side of the house 10-15
square yards per bird, thus enabling
the birds to move onto fresh grounds.

6. Add a Slide Title - 4

8. Add a Slide Title - 5