Standard For Animal Shed
Standard For Animal Shed
Standard For Animal Shed
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Indian Standard
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
FARM CATTLE HOUSING FOR LARGE
DAIRY FARMS
Animal Housing and Equipment Sectional Committee, AFDC 17
Representing
Chairman
DR C. KRISHNARAO
Members
JOINT CONMISSIONER
( LIVESTOCK
PRODUCTION
) TO THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (Alternate to
Dr C. Krishna Rao )
Directorate of Animal Husbandry, Government of
DR N. R. BHASIN
Rajasthan
DR D. S. BHANDARI( Alternate )
Directorate of Military Farms, Army Headquarters
COL R. C. DATTA
SHRI SHAHIDALI ( Alternate )
National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal
DIRECTOROF DAIRY RESEARCH
SHRI
T. A. NARAYANASWAMY
( Alternate )
SHRI RATTAN SINGH DYAL
SHRI K. R. SURI ( Alternate )
DR GURCZHARAN
SINGH
SHRI HARBHAJANSINGH
CAPT AJIT SINGH ( Alternate )
SHRI V. N. KAK
SHRI M. R. KONAR
LT-COL KR~~HANKUMAR
MAJ H. S. DHINSA ( Alternate)
SHRIJ. N. PANDA
SHRI V. M. PUNDLIK
SHRI SATWANTSINGH
DR C. M. SINGH
DR 0. B. TANDON ( Alternate )
Directorate of Animal
Haryana
Husbandry,
Government
of
INDIAN
MANAK
STANDARDS
BHAVAN,
9 BAHADUR
NEW
DELHI
INSTITUTION
SHAH
ZAFAR
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Members
Representing
DR G. C. TANEJA
Central
Research
Institute
DR HAIU BHAGWAN,
Deputy Director ( Agri & Food)
Member )
Arid
Zone
ICAR),
Secretary
SHRI SOHRAB
Assistant Director ( Agri & Food ), IS1
Associate Secretary
SHRI L. RAMACHANDRARAO
Deputy Director ( Civ Engg ), ISI
17 : 1
Convener
DR 0. B. TANDON
Members
SHRI
S. V. CHANDIRAMANI
DR M. R. MARATWE
SHRI S. C. SARMA
SHRI T. A. NARAYANASWAMY
( .Altemate )
Central Public Works Department, New Delhi
SENIORARCHITECT(B) I
Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Community DevelopDR 0. N. SINGH
&
Co-operation
( Department
of
ment
Agriculture )
Indo-Swiss Project for Cattle Breeding, Dairy and
DR M. SUBRAHMANYAM
Agriculture Research Centre, Munnar
Central Arid Zone Research
Institute
( ICAR ),
DR G. C. TANEJA
Jodhpur
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Indian Standard
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
FARM CATTLE HOUSING FOR LARGE
DAIRY FARMS
0.
FOREWORD
0.1 This Indian Standard was .adopted by the Indian Standards Institution
on 29 December
1970, after the draft finalized by the Animal Housing and
Equipment Sectional Committee had been approved by the Agricultural and
Food Products Division Council.
0.2 India has a vast cattle population.
They form the mainstay of our
agricultural economy.
Despite this, a large majority of animals is inefficient
This large number also militates
producers of milk and draught power.
against selection for quality.
0.2.1 Besides, better breeding coupled with selection, feeding and disease
control, proper housing is an important feature in raising the productivity
of animals.
At present only a small proportion of cattle is maintained
on
scientific
lines.
Proper housing,
which is conducive
to good health,
comfort and protection from inclement weather, and which would enable
the animals to utilize their genetic ability and feed for optimal production,
The adverse effects of
is grossly lacking except at a few organized farms.
the situation among the large numbers of privately maintained
animals
are specially
manifest in the dairy animals.
A series of standards is,
therefore,
being prepared to provide guidelines and help in meeting the
requirements
of various categories of dairy enterprises.
0.3 Indias climatic conditions, unlike most of the principal dairy countries
Hence designs of cattle sheds would also
of the world, are very varied.
vary according to the climatic conditions prevailing in a particular region.
the following classification has
In order to meet these varied requirements,
been adopted for this series of Indian Standards:
a)
b)
Heavy
rainfall
rainfall,
areas,
areas.
in the country
by various
interests.
Generally
of
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b)
normally
having an average
of about
about 12 milch animals,
their followers
c)
( see 4.1 ).
0.4.1 Requirements
of (a), (b), and (c) for plain areas with medium
Similarly
rainfall are covered respectively in different parts of IS : 4466*.
requirements
of these interests for heavy rainfall and high humidity areas are
However, the requirements
for large
covered in three parts of IS : 5605t.
dairy farms were found not to vary significantly for plain areas with medium
Hence, instead
rainfall and heavy rainfall and high humidity conditions.
of separate parts of IS : 4466 and IS : 5605t,
this consolidated
standard
covering requirements
for large dairy farms is issued.
0.5 For the purpose of deciding whether a particular requirement
of this
standard is complied with, the final value, observed or calculated, expressing
the result of a test or analysis, shall be rounded off in accordance
with
The number of significant places retained in the rounded off
IS : 2-1960:.
value should be the same as that of the specified value in this standard.
1. SCOPE
1.1 This standard prescribes the recommended
layouts and constructional
requirements
of cattle sheds and ancillary
structures for large dairy or
breeding farms having an average of about 500 animals ( see 4.1 ).
2. TERMINOLOGY
the following
definitions
shall apply.
2.1 Paddock
or Pen or Yard - An open area enclosed by walls or fencing
with an adequate space to provide free movement.
It generally contains
manger or water-trough with or without ties to control animals for different
purposes.
*Recommendations for farm cattle housing for plain &eas with medium rainfall:
Part I
Cattle shed for an average farmer.
Part II
Cattle shed for a rural milk producer.
Part III Farm cattle shed for GAUSHALAS and other organized milk producers.
tRecommendations for farm cattle housing for heavy rainfall and high humidity areas:
Part I
Cattle shed for an average farmer.
Part II
Cattle shed for a rural milk producer.
Part III Cattle shed for GAUSHALAS and other organized milk producers.
fRules for rounding off numerical values ( revised) .
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2.2 Standing
or to sit on.
3. SELECTION
to stand
OF SITE
where
good water
supply
would
be available
3.3 The site shall be away from public road, but be easily accessible
out the year.
3.4 The site shall be such that the cattle sheds may preferably
east to west.
4. HERD
through-
be oriented
SIZE
4.1 In an organized
IA and 1B.
NOTE- There could be many variations of layouts with these units depending
available land, size of enterprise, finance, etc.
6. SECTIONS
OF LARGE
DAIRY
OR BREEDING
are
upon
FARMS
6.1 Large
SECTION
7.0 This
section,
which is the most important
section in a dairy farm,
shall have various units as described in 7.1 to 7.16.
All units shall be so
planned as to provide for comfort, protection and operational conveniences.
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7.1 Milking Animal Shed - The standings of the milking animal shed
shall be of tail-to-tail system. The length and width of the standing
shall be decided according to the average size of the animals and may
vary from 1.5 to 1.7 m in length and 1 to l-2 m in width. The width of the
central passage may be 1.8 m. The central passage shall have slope of
1 in 25 from the central axis towards both the sides. There shall be two
drains laid on either side of the central passage. There shall be two
continuous mangers on outer side of the standings. The floor of the
standings shall be sloped 1 in 40 towards the drains. There shall be
pillars along the length of the shed to support the beams of the roof and
The
walls at the end of the shed. The roof of the shed shall be gabled.
caves of the roof shall project out 75 cm from the pillars.
7.2 Suckling Calves RoomWhen calves are unweaned, four rooms
4 x 5 m shall be provided between two milking animal sheds for housing
suckling calves ( see Fig. 1 ).
7.3 Ration Room - There shall be a room of at least 3 x 4 m near to the
milking animal shed to store feed concentrates temporarily to meet the
requirements of the animals for the day. The ration room shall be made
damp- and rodent-proof.
7.4 Dry Animal Shed - The shed may be of the loose housing type and
may consist of centrally placed manger with curbs of O-6 m and 1.2 m
width, and length at the rate of O-6 m per animal under a roof in
paddqck.
The manger shall be surrounded by a 2.2 m wide paved platform with drains. The roofed portion will be 5.6 m wide and may be
gabled.
Ties may be provided on the outside of the manger curb at l-5 m
approximately for occasional use, if required.
down-calvers shed may at least have
7.5 Down-Calver Shed -The
8 calving boxes ( see 7.5.1) for housing those animals very close to calving
and 20 standings ( see 7.5.2 ) adjacent to the boxes for accommodating
those animals heavy-in-calf.
However, for indigenous breeds of cows
having two calving seasons in a year, and due to seasonality of calvings in
buffaloes, this provision may be increased.
The down-calvers shed shall
be a separate unit.
7.5.1 Calving Boxes - The dimensions of each calving box shall be
3 x 4 m with partition of at least 1.2 m high between the two calving
boxes. A manger and a water-trough, each O-5 m wide shall be constructed at the rear end of the calving box. A single-leaved door 2 m high
and 1.2 m wide shall be provided for each calving box. The lower half
portion of angle iron frame of the door leaf may be of galvanized steel
sheet and the upper half of the same may be covered with wire netting.
The floor of the calving boxes shall be sloped towards the drains.
7.5.2 Standings - The standings of the down-calver shed shall be
constructed with a continuous manger along the wall and provided with
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IMPLEMENTS
ROAD
CALF
SHED
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SHED
PADDOCK
/
I I
ROAD
,
iYOUNG
BULL SHED
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:
DRY ANIMAL
SHED
ROAD
STAFF
QUARTERS
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tying arrangements so that the animals are tethered facing the wall. The
length and width of each standing shall be 2-O m and 1.6 m respectively.
There shall be a drain laid on the other side of the standing.
7.6 Young Stock Shed
7.6.1 Young bulls and heifers should not be kept in close proximity.
However, their housing requirements shall be similar.
7.6.2 The shed shall be loose housing type and shall be constructed in
such a way that the animals are facing each other with a central manger
at a rate of O-6 m length per animal.
The manger shah be surrounded by
l-8 m wide paved platform.
There shall be drains on the both sides of the
standings.
The roof shall be gabled or lean-to type in case of one-way
feeding and it shall be supported on the length by a series of pillars. The
roofed portion shall be 54 m wide for gable and 3.2 m for lean-to type.
The ties may be provided in the outer side of the manger for occasional
tying.
7.7 Calf Shed
7.7.1 The dimensions of the calf shed shall depend upon the number
of animals.
The floor space provided for each calf shall be not less than
1 ma. The calves may be kept loose. The manger shall be constructed
along with the wall of the shed. The flooring of the shed shall be sloped
towards the drains. The drain shall be laid outside the shed. The roof
may be gabled.
A water-trough shall be provided at one end of the shed.
7.7.2 Calf Boxes - A portion of the calf shed shall provide individual calf
boxes for the calves up to the age of 6 to 8 weeks. These boxes shall be
arranged in two rows along the two sides of the central passage in the room.
The individual boxes shall be of l-2 x I.5 m with a manger towards the
central passage and a water-trough common to two boxes. There shall be a
gate at the front. The height of the box partitions shall be at least 75 cm
high. A paddock shall also be attached with the calf room for exercise.
7.8 Bull Shed and Artificial
Insemination
Laboratory
7.8.1 The bull shed shall have six boxes, each measuring 3 x 4 m. The
partition wall between the two boxes may be 1.2 m high with a rail at the
top having a clearance of 30 cm. A 0.5 m wide raised manger with feed
and water sections shall be provided in each box. The gable roof of the
shed shall be supported from all the three sides by walls up to a height of
l-2 m from the floor level and the rest of the height of the shed of 1 m may
be kept open. The roof of the shed shall be supported on pillars and
walls up to a height of l-2 m from the plinth level.
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Where the use of processed semen is conlaboratory shall be attached,
templated, necessary facilities for testing, processing and storage have to be
provided.
The minimum dimensions for laboratory shall be 3 X 4 m, and
3 x 4 m each for wash-up room and room for supervising officer.
7.9
Service
Crate
and Trevis
7.9.1 Service Crate - This shall be used both for artificial insemination
and veterinary treatment.
It shall be a U-shaped
structure and may be
One horimade of 5-cm galvanized steel pipes supported by five pillars.
zontal pipe shall be welded on the sides across the two rear pillars to
One adjustible pipe shall
protect the working technician from side kicks.
be affixed with a chain which may be put across the last two pillars
through the clamps fixed on both sides of these pillars to prevent the
animals from backing out.
One iron ring for tying the animals shall be
provided at the top of front pillar to prevent the animal from jumping off
the crate.
A typical crate with the following dimensions is given in Fig. 2 :
195
75
165
140
Length
Width
Height at front
Height at rear
cm
cm
cm
cm
7.9.2
Trevis - The trevis may be made by fixing five strong BALLIES in
two parallel rows.
The distance between rows shall be about 60 cm.
Mild
The distance between BALLIES
in the same row should be 50 cm.
steel rings 11.5 mm thick and 150 to 200 mm diameter placed on strong
On each of the
mild steel inlet shall be fixed securely on the BALLIES.
two end BALLIES
in the row having three BALLIES,
two such rings shall
be fixed at a height of 68 cm and 180 cm respectively from the ground.
The BALLIES
shall be embedded
in the ground with 60 cm cement
concrete base.
7.10
is
LOCKING
BAR
\
CHAIN
DETAILS OF
FOUNDATION
All dimensions
FIG. 2
in centimetres.
SERVICE CRATE
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7.10.3 Adjacent to pharmacy room, there shall be a diagnostic laboratory of at least 3 x 4 m. This may also have built-in shelves and
cupboards and a working table.
7.11 Isolation Yard - It shall consist of a shed with attached yard.
The shed shall be for 2 to 6 animals, the number depending upon the
size of the herd maintained at the farm and shall be away from other
sheds. The shed shall have independent drain which should be connected
to the main drain running behind the shed, so that no animal comes in
contact with potentially infective discharges and washings. The yard shall
be suitably fenced.
Each shed shall be provided with a manger and tie
chain and a water-trough and a wicket-gate.
7.12 Post-mortem Platform - A raised platform of 3 x 4 m with a roof
shall be provided away from the sick animal shed for performing postmortem examination.
This shall also be away from other cattle sheds.
An incinerator may be provided to incinerate the carcass of animals
suffering from contagious diseases.
7.13 Concentrate- and Fodder-Godowns
7.13.1 These shall be located near other animal sheds.
7.13.2 The concentrate godown and miscellaneous rooms shall be provided to keep requirements for three months, at the rate of 0.2 m3 per
livestock unit. It shall be made rodent-proof and be provided with 3 m
wide roller shutter.
A PUKKA road shall lead to the godown to enable
feed to be unloaded directly into the godown.
7.13.3 The fodder godown may be sufficient to hold two-months
requirements of ,hay or straw. It shall be provided at the rate of 40 m* per
livestock unit per year. The floor of the godown may be 30 to 45 cm
above ground and roof may be high gabled type to permit hay stacks to
be placed therein.
The roof shall have sufficient hangover to provide
protection from sun and rain. The fodder godown shall be enclosed in a
strong fence about 5 m away from the godown on all sides and having a
lockable gate for safety from fire. A water-hydrant
and other firefighting equipment may be provided in the compound.
7.14 ChaBing Shed
7.14.1 The chaffing shed may be preferably located near the fodder
godown and shall be so positioned as to facilitate the chaffing and removal
of the chaffed fodder.
7.14.2 This shall consist of two portions.
One portion which shall be
used for holding fodder to be chaffed, and the other portion for realising
chaffed material.
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7.14.3 The floor of the chaffing shed shall be sufficiently hard and
preferably be constructed by cement concrete.
It may have a gabled roof
supported on wooden posts and trusses. The floor* area shall be at least
14 x 4 m.
7.15 Silos -Silos are of two types, namely, tower silo or pit silo. The
silos shall be constructed on elevated ground where seepage of water is
The capacity and number of silos shall depend upon the
encountered.
number of animals and also the quantity of green fodder available.
A
capacity of 200 tonnes of silage shall be sufficient to feed the herd at the
Full advantage of constructing silos
rate of 13 kg per day for a month.
shall be derived if silage is sufficient to feed for a period of about three
months.
The contents of each silo shall be consumed in about 3 to 4 weeks
and the size of the silo determined accordingly.
The silage of a good
quality shall weigh 0.4 to 0.48 tonnes/ma.
7.15.1 Tower Silo - The tower silo, when adopted, shall be cylindrical in
shape. The height and diameter may be about 15 m and 5 m respectively.
There shall be a steel ladder to provide access to workers to enter the tower
at different heights through embrasures in the main wall for filling and
emptying the tower. A ramp may be provided from the ground level to
entrance hatch of the tower and feed may be loaded into the silo through
this door manually or mechanically. After filling, compacting and treating
with fermenting materials, a polyethylene or similar impervious sheet may
be stretched across the top of the ensiled mass and covered either with
cement blocks or stone blocks or with a layer of soil about 30 cm
thick.
pit silo may be of any desired length depending
7.15.2 Pit Silos -The
upon the amount of material to be ensiled, but shall be about 5 m wide at
the top and 3 m at bottom and about 2 m deep. It may be constructed
It shall be situated on a gentle
partly underground and partly above.
well-drained slope and walls shall slope outwards to some extent.
Efficient
drainage may be effected by means of a layer of stones with inset drain pipe
The pit after filling shall be covered in such a manner
placed lengthwise.
that it is air-tight, water-tight, and heavy enough to assist in the compression of the mass. A layer of 15 cm earth may be sufficient enough to seal
the contents of the pits. A shed may be provided over the pit for protection against sun and rain.
7.16 Paddocks
7.16.1 The paddock, which is provided for free exercise of the animals,
may be attached to relevant housing sheds. Suitable trees for shade and
windbreak shall be provided where climatic conditions are extreme.
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7.16.2 Spaceper Animal - The following space per animal shall be provided for various categories of animals:
Space Required, m8
Category of Animal
Calf
10
14
Young stock
cow
Buffalo
15
Down calver
20
Bull
25
Cows
HEIGHT
iii)
FOR DIFFERENT
First Rail
Second Rail
(3)
Calf
30
(2)
CATEGORIES
OF ANIMALS
TYPE OF ANIMAL
(1)
i)
ii)
OF RAILINGS
Third Rail
FourthRaii
(4)
(5)
(6)
60
100
40
80
120
40
80
120
150
7.16.3.2
Gate and shutters- The gates may have one or two shutters.
The sheds to accommodate
small number of animals may be provided
with a gate having a single shutter of at least 1.5 m wide. To permit easy
movement
of vehicles and large number of animals, the gate may have
two shutters each I.5 m wide. The shutter frames shall be made of
35-mm nominal bore steel tube or angle iron or timber and shall be
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provided with closely fitted vertical braces so as not to allow the head of
the animal to pass through the gaps. The pillars for fixing the gate may
be made from steel pipe or steel sections on which the gate shutters shall
be hinged.
7.16.4
Manger
and Water-Trough
7.16.4.1
Manger and water-trough may be constructed with reinforced cement concrete, brick with cement mortar or stone slabs with
cement joining.
These may be of one- or two-wa.y use. A 3-m wide well
paved platform shall be provided sloping away from the trough to
withstand heavy treading of animals, and permit easy washing and
cleaning.
DIMENSIONS
rc-__~-_.-.-_
Adult
Young Stock
PARTICULARS
SL
No.
(2)
(1)
i)
ii)
DIMENSIONS OF MANGER
(3)
(4)
cm
cm
75
75
6
10
6
2
6
10
6
3
Thickness of curb:
a)
b)
c)
d)
iii)
40
60
iv)
Height of fore-curb
60
60
30
40
v)
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young stocks and adults may be 30, 40 and 50 cm respectively above
and outward of the curb.
The rail of 15 mm mild steel pipe shall be
supported at 3 m intervals by suitable bent posts of 30 x 30 mm angle
iron for calf and young stock and 40 x 40 mm for adults. For one way,
a feed-saver should run along the outer curb, 20 cm above and 20 cm
inwards of it.
8. DAIRY SECTION
8.0 Since from a herd of this size substantial quantity of milk is likely to
be produced, suitable arrangements for hygienic handling, processing and
disposal of milk shall be made. Some of these farms may act as agency
for milk collection and in that case more accommodation and equipment
may be provided within the dairy for bulk handling of milk. The
building requirements shall be as described in 8.1 to 8.2.2.
8.1 Milk Receiving Room - There shall be a room of 3 x 4 m in or
near the milking animals shed for collecting, recording and testing of milk.
The door and the windows shall be made fly-proof.
The flooring of the
room shall be of impervious and wear resistant.
A suitable platform or a
slab shall be provided for testing apparatus.
A non-staining dado up to
a height of 1.8 m shall be provided on inner side of the room. The milk
may be received in the room through a funnel which shall be provided
with a movable lid operated by foot paddle.
8.2 Bulk Milk Room and Ancillaries
8.2.1 Bulk milk room shall be near the road by which milk shall be
despatched from the farm. There may be verandah on both sides. The
floor area shall be related to the amount of equipment to be accommodated and to the amount of milk produced per day. The floor area of the
milk room shall be at least 4 x 5 m. The height shall be at least 2.5 m
throughout.
The milk may be stored in cans which shall be placed in
insulated tank filled to the neck of the cans with refrigerating water.
The temperature of storage of milk should remain below 4~5C in order to
inhibit growth of bacteria and to prevent spoilage of milk.
8.2.2
the room;
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e) An office room, compressor room, utensil wash-up room
arranged in one row by the side of bulk milk room.
9. CULTIVATION
shall
be
SECTION
and Workshop
Shed
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BULLOCK
SHED
1OxSm
OFFICE
/,JNSP;TiONPll_
_,
3x3 m
P
.
FUEL SHED
Sx5m
FIG. 3
IMPLEMENTS
AND
WORKsHOP
SHED
10. ADMINISTRATION
SECTION
10.1 This section controlling the activities of the dairy farm shall consist
of administration building and staff q.uarters.
11. OTHER
REQUIREMENTS
11.1 The constructional details of floors, walls, doors and gates, pillars
and roofs are given in Appendix A.
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11.2 Mangers
in the Shed -The
manger shall be of continuous type.
These shall be constructed with either reinforced cement concrete or brick
laid in cement mortar or stone slabs. All the corners of the manger shall
be rounded off and finished smooth.
Mild steel rings shall be fixed at the
bottom of the manger just adjacent to the floor of the standing for tethering
animals.
These may also be fixed on the curb of the manger or recessed
into curb wall in case the curb is made of reinforced cement concrete
( see Fig. 4 ). The dimensions of the manger for milking animals, dry
animals and young stock shall be as given in Table 3.
TABLE
DIMENSIONS
PARTICULARS
OF MANGER
REINFORCED
CEMENT
CONCRETIZ
BRICK LAID
C~ENT
MORTAR
STONESLABS
LAID IN
CEMENT
MORTAR
(1)
(2)
(3)
cm
(4)
cm
(5)
cm
i)
75
75
75
ii)
50
30
50
30
50
30
10
iii)
iv)
60
40
60
40
60
40
40
15
40
15
40
15
v)
NOTE - Where feeding from both the sides is desired, the height of the curb on both sides
ofthe manger shall be equivalent to (ii) and the inner width shall be double of (iv).
11.3 Lighting
and Ventilation
11.3.2 Artzjicial Lighting - Fluorescent lighting shall be used in preferThe intensity of the artificial lighting shall
ence to incandescent lighting.
be 59 to 200 lux [see IS : 3646 ( Part II )-1966*]
at floor level in all rooms
and sheds. Overhead electric light sources shall be at least 2 m above
floor level and shall be SO placed as to give a good distribution of light
*Code of practice for interior illumination
and glare index.
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positions
near
without
glare.
Stiitches
shall be grouped in convenient
entrances and all switch covers shall be properly protected.
/-
FIG. 4
DIA ACCURDINO
TO
WE
ANIMAL
OF THE
TYINGARRANGEMENT
11.3.3 Ventilation - Adequate air inlets from side walls, and outlets at,
or as near as possible to, the highest part of the roof shall be provided.
The milk room shall be well ventilated and direction of prevailing summer
wind shall be taken into account
( see IS : 3103-1965*
). Adequate openings
shall be provided for the proper functioning of the compressors of refrigeration plants.
Roof vent pipes may be used to advantage in machine rooms
and in those spaces where the layout precludes through ventilation.
11.4
Water
an4 Steam
Supply
may be used
boiler may be
11.5 Drainage
-An
adequate
drainage
system should be planned to
include all farm dairy buildings and to deal with rain-water, surface water,
cleansing water, urine, etc.
The width of the drains may vary from
A slope of 1 in 100 shall be provided to the drains. The
30 to 40 cm.
drain may be trapezoidal or circular.
The depth of trapezoidal drain shall
be 6 cm towards the standing and 7.5 cm towards outside and depth of
circular drain shall be 10 cm in t,he centre.
The site surrounding
the
building be free from depression.
Is : 6027 - 1970
APPENDJX
( Clause 11.1 )
CONSTRUCTIONAL
A-l.
DETAILS
FLOORS
Stone-Slab
Flooring - The
stone slabs shall be hard, sound,
and shall conform
to IS : 3622-196611.
Apart from sand stone
*Code of practice for laying damp-proof treatment using bitumen felts (Jnt revision
).
tCode of practice for general design details and preparatory work for damp-proofing
and waterproofing of buildings.
$Code of practice for laying in situ cement concrete flooring.
SSpecification
for paving
IlSpeciIication
bricks.
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any other good quality stone slabs may be used according
to the availability of the material.
The sub-base shall be of stone or brick aggregates
which shall be hand-packed,
watered and well-rammed.
A layer of 10 cm
of lime concrete shall be spread over the sub-base, well-rammed
and shall
be allowed to set for 7 days.
The lime concrete bed shall be cleaned,
wetted and mopped.
The bedding for the slabs shall be with cement
mortar 1 : 5 ( 1 cement: 5 coarse sand ) or with lime mortar 1 : 1 : 1 ( 1 lime
putty : 1 SURKHI: 1 coarse sand ). The average thickness of the bedding
mortar under the slabs shall be 20 mm and the thickness at any place
under the slabs shall not be less than 12 mm.
The mortar shall be spread
under the area of each slab.
The stone slab shall be washed before laying.
The thickness at any place under the
It shall be laid on top, pressed.
slabs shall not be less than 12 mm and grouted, so that all hollow space
underneath
gets filled and surplus mortar works up through the joints.
The top of the slab shall be tapped with a wooden mallet and brought
level and close to the adjoining slab with thickness of joint not exceeding
5 mm.
After laying each slab surplus mortar on the surface of slab shall
Subsequent slabs shall be laid in the
be cleaned and joints finished flush.
same manner.
The joints shall be raked out uniformly to a depth of 12 mm
The
when the mortar is still green and pointed with cement mortar.
pointing shall be cured for a minimum
period of 7 days.
The surface of
the flooring as laid shall be true to a level and shall be of the desired slope.
Slight unevenness at the meeting edges of slabs shall be removed by fine
chiselling.
A-1.4 Ramps - Ramps should be constructed
in such a way that the
slope does not exceed 1 in 8 and the surface should be rough enough to
provide adequate grip for the hooves.
A-2.
WALLS
A-2.2 Construction
of Walls-Brick
walls shall be built in accordance
with IS: 2212-1962*
and hollow concrete block walls shall be built in
accordance
with IS : 2572-19637.
A-2.3 Wall Finishes-Walls
should be finished smooth
plaster or lime plaster in accordance
with IS : 1661-19605
19655, respectively.
with cement
or IS :2394-
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A-3. DOORS
AND GATES
A-4. PILLARS
A-4.1 Pillars may be built either of stone slabs or bricks laid in cement
mortar or cast iron pipes or timber post. Each of them shall be placed at
intervals of every two or three standings depending upon the width of each
standing.
The approximate size of pillars for different material may be as
given below:
Material
Brick
40 x 30 cm
Timber:
a) Square pillar
b) Round pole
10 x 10 cm
15 cm dia
Stone slab
Iron pipes
10 x 10 cm or 8 x 15 cm
10 cm dia
*Specification
( firsl revision) .
tspecification
Size of Pillar
for timber
panelled
and
glazed
shutters:
Part
Door
shutters
IS : 6027 - 1970
A-5.
A-5.1
ROOFS
Type -
or flat on double-row
The pitch of the
may be ranged from 22 to 30 depending upon the
from
prevail, the eaves may project out 100 to 150 cm in order to afford protection to animals from hot and cold winds.
A-5.4 Ceiling - Milking shed, receiving rooms, milk rooms and utensil
wash-up rooms shall have dust-proof ceilings finished in light coloured
paint.
The material used for ceiling should not deform under damp
conditions and should allow dust-proof construction.
INDIAN
STANDARDS
ON
Animal
Housing
and Equipment
Rs
IS:
2732-1964
...
2733-1964
2734-1964
Code of practice
3916-1966
...
...
Recommendations
4466 ( Part I )-I967
areas with medium rainfall:
...
...
300
...
...
3-50
. ..
.. .
2.50
...
...
4.00
plain
. ..
3-50
3.50
Recommendations
for farm cattle housing for plain
4466 ( Part III )-I968
areas with medium rainfall: Part III Cattle sheds for GAUSHALAS
...
...
...
and other organized milk producers
5.50
Recommendations
4466 ( Part II )-1967
areas with medium rainfall:
...
producer
...
...
...
. ..
200
...
...
...
...
2.50
...
...
3.50
brooders
...
...
4.00
...
...
3.50
...
...
5.50
5255-1969
Portable
5283-1969
52841969
Recommendations
5309 (Part
I )-I969
5309 (Part
II )-1970
5310-1969
5605 (Part
poultry feeders
for community
Brooders:
Brooders:
Electrically
Part I Battery
milking shed
. ..
Recommendations
for farm cattle
I )-1970
Part I
rainfall
and high humidity
areas:
. ..
.. .
average farmer
...
. ..
3.50
Recommendations
for farm cattle housing for heavy
5605 ( Part II)-1970
rainfall and high humidity areas: Part II Cattle shed for a rural
. ..
.. .
. ..
. ..
milk producer
.. .
400
Recommendations
for farm cattle housing for heavy
5605 ( Part III)-1970
Part III
Cattle sheds for
rainfall and high humidity
areas:
. ..
. ..
GAUSHALAS
and other organized milk producers
5.50
5804-1970
Poultry
debeakers
...
...
. ..
...
...
2.00