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Farm Structures and Livestock

Farmstead Planning, Management and Building Construction

Heat and Ventilation
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Each publication listed below shows an acronym at the end of the title. These are used throughout our list of Publications and Conceptual Plans to indicate the source of the publication.  View our Sources of Publications and Plans webpage to see a list of acronyms along with the full name of the organization that is the source.

 

Farmstead Planning, Management and Building Construction


Publication Title

  Reference Number
KEY PUBLICATIONS    
Engineering Consulting Services for Agricultural Structures   * 301.000-1
Farm Building Contractors in the Fraser Valley* 305.105-1
     
FACTSHEETS and OTHER PUBLICATIONS    
Farm Practices - Farmstead Maintenance   *   870.218-34
Farm Practices - Structures   *   870.218-55
Anti-Slip Floors for Dairy Cattle * 375.250-1
Chemically Resistant Concrete * 375.130-1
Control of Rats and Mice on Poultry Farms   (BCMAF)   384.200-6
Farm Building Construction Check List   * 305.100-2
Farm Structures Program  * 300.000-1
Plan Farm Buildings as a System    * 305.100-1
Rodent Control on Agricultural Land in B.C.  (BCMAF) 384.200-4
Shortage of Bedding Sawdust in the Fraser Valley * 380.900-1
Starlings and Livestock Farms * 384.200-7
Steel Buildings for Agriculture   * 377.400-1
Structurally Sound Farm Buildings   * 305.000-1
The Farm Building Contract      * 305.105-2
Wood Preservation on the Farm    (BCMAF) 378.600-3
     
RELATED PUBLICATIONS    
Farmstead Planning   (AC) 305.100-3
Rodent and Bird Control in Farm Buildings   (CPS) 384.200-2

 

Heat and Ventilation


Publication Title

  Reference Number
KEY PUBLICATIONS    
Ventilation Handbook    (BCMAF) 306.400-4
     
FACTSHEETS and OTHER PUBLICATIONS    
Farm Practices - Ventilation   *   870.218-57
Micro-Processor (Computer) Control of Ventilation for Livestock and Poultry   * 306.420-1
Minimizing the Chances of Ventilation Disasters   * 306.490-1
Pork Producers - Help for Your Ventilation
Problems    *
306.435-3
Potato Storage Ventilation   * 331.000-4
Tuning Your Heating System for Maximum
Efficiency    *
306.220-1
Ventilation of the Milking Complex   * 306.410-1
     
RELATED PUBLICATIONS    
Fan Ventilation Principles and Rates    (CPS) 306.400-3
Farm Workers Health Problems Related to Air Quality Inside Livestock Barns   (CPS) 306.610-2
Floor Heat for Swine    (MSU) 362.001-1
Fresh Air Inlets    (CPS) 306.480-1
Greenhouse Ventilation    (CPS) 306.445-1
Insulation and Vapour Barriers in Potato Storage Buildings     (PNW) 331.000-2
Natural Ventilation for Warm Housing    (CPS) 306.405-1
Protecting Workers in Livestock Buildings from Dust and Gases    (CPS) 306.610-1
Selecting Fans for Livestock Buildings    (CPS) 306.450-2
The Environment in Swine Housing    (MSU) 306.435-2
Troubleshooting Livestock and Poultry Ventilation Problems    (CPS) 306.406-2
Ventilating and Heating Small Livestock Rooms (CPS) 306.408-1
Ventilation Instruments    (CPS) 306.406-3

 

Fencing


Publication Title

  Reference Number
KEY PUBLICATIONS    
BC Agricultural Fencing Handbook (Binder of Information) (BCMAF) 307.000-0
BC Agricultural Fencing Handbook - Table of Contents   * 307.000-1
     
FACTSHEETS and OTHER PUBLICATIONS
   
     
Fence Planning    
New Fence Construction - Types of Fences, etc.   * 307.050-1
Fencing Planning and Estimating Worksheet * 307.050-2
Fence Construction Safety   * 307.050-3
Estimating Beef Cattle Fencing Costs   * 307.050-4
   
     
Fence Materials  
Commonly Used Wire for Agricultural Fences   * 307.100-1
Fence Wire: - Dispensing, Stapling, etc.   * 307.100-2
Droppers for Wire Fences    * 307.100-3
Fence Posts - Materials, Installation, etc.   * 307.110-1
Splices for High Tensile Smooth Fencing Wire   * 307.131-1
   
     
Braces  
Brace Assemblies for Wire Fences - What they are, How they work, etc.   * 307.220-1
Brace Assemblies for Wire Fences - End, Inline,etc* 307.220-2
   
     
Crop Protection and Special Fence Designs  
Wind and Snow Fences   * 307.230-1
Crop Protection and Wildlife Control   * 307.250-1
Deer Exclusion Fencing for Orchards and Vineyards Using Woven Wire    * 307.251-1
Elk Exclusion Using Woven Wire Fencing   * 307.252-1
Elk Exclusion Using Electric Fencing   * 307.252-2
   
     
Livestock Control Fence Designs  
Livestock Control - Non-Electric Fence Designs    * 307.260-1
Livestock Control - Electric Fence Designs   * 307.260-2
Pasture Fencing for Horses        * 307.260-3
Deer Farm Perimeter Fence       * 307.271-1
   
     
Electric Fencing  
Introduction to Electric Fencing  * 307.300-1
Electric Fence Controllers          * 307.310-1
Grounding Systems for Electric Fences     * 307.320-1
Training, Testing and Trouble Shooting - Living with an electric Fence     * 307.320-2
   
     
Gates  
Gates, Cattleguards and Passageways   * 307.400-1
Hinged Wire Gate   * 307.410-1
   
     
Fence Construction  
Wire Fence Construction    * 307.600-1
Wood Fence Construction   * 307.600-2
   
     

 

Feed Storage


Publication Title

  Reference Number
KEY PUBLICATIONS    
Hay Mow and Silo Fires    * 305.800-2
Safety Precautions for Filling Horizontal Silos     * 372.302-1
     
FACTSHEETS and OTHER PUBLICATIONS    
Hay Floor Safety Fence    * 305.800-1
Planning a Feed-Grain Storage for Beef Operations  * 372.100-9
Planning a Hay Storage    * 372.210-1
Planning a Horizontal Silo for Beef Operations    * 372.300-3
Planning Grain Handling and Storage Systems    * 372.100-3
Sizing Horizontal Silos    * 372.302-3
     
RELATED PUBLICATIONS    
Gas Poisoning on the Farm    (AC) 200.308-6
Grain Forage and Feed Structures     (CPS) 372.000-1
Silo Gas    (CPS) 200.308-4

 

Beef


Publication Title

  Reference Number
KEY PUBLICATIONS    
B.C. Livestock Watering Manual     (BCMAF) $10.00 590.300-2
Watering Livestock Directly from Watercourses    * 590.302-3
     
FACTSHEETS and OTHER PUBLICATIONS    
Farm Practices - Beef  *   870.218-5
Beef Cattle Range Fencing Installed Costs     * 307.050-4
Corrals With Curved Lanes and Chutes   * 315.600-1
Environmental Evaluation of Agricultural Operations - Checklist #1 - General Farm/Ranch Concerns     * 386.000-2
Establishing a Feedlot in BC - Legal and Practical Considerations   * 312.200-2
Field Storage of Solid Agricultural Waste   * 383.100-3
Improved Livestock Access to Water Using Geosynthetics and Gravel  * 590.302-2
Manure Storage Structures   * 383.000-1
Selecting Flow-Through Rates to Frost-Proof Troughs     * 590.304-6
     
RELATED PUBLICATIONS    
Beef Cattle Housing and Equipment General Information      (CPS) 310.000-7
Beef Housing and Equipment Handbook    (MWPS) 310.000-2
Corrals for Handling Beef Cattle     (AA)  $ 315.600-2
Evaluating Water Quality for Livestock    (MAF) 590.000-2

Dairy


Publication Title

  Reference Number
KEY PUBLICATIONS    
Free Stall Design    * 326.200-3
Manure Storage Structures   * 383.000-1
Tingle Voltage in Milking Parlours   * 324.500-1
     
FACTSHEETS and OTHER PUBLICATIONS    
Farm Practices - Dairy  *   870.218-7
     
Anti-Slip Floors for Dairy Cattle   * 375.250-1
Circulatory Agitation Systems for Dairy Manure Storage Tanks   * 383.510-1
Daily Scraping Manure Management Systems for Dairy Farms    * 381.200-1
Dairy Calf Housing   * 326.300-1
Earth Bank Storages for Dairy Manures   * 383.100-1
Environmental Evaluation of Agricultural Operation-Checklist #1-general Farm/Ranch Concerns   * 386.000-2
Farm Building Costs - Dairy - Fraser Valley   * 305.120-1
Gravity Flow Slurry Channel for Dairy Manure   * 383.350-1
Hay Floor Safety Fence    * 305.800-1
Housing for Healthier Calves   * 326.300-2
Sizing Dairy Manure Storage Facilities   * 383.100-2
Slotted Floor Free Stall Dairy Barn with Sub-Floor Manure Storage   * 381.210-1
Rubber Mats for Dairy Free Stalls   * 326.200-4
Veal Calf Housing   * 326.370-1
Ventilation of the Milking Complex   * 306.410-1
     
RELATED PUBLICATIONS    
Dairy Cattle Housing and Equipment   (CPS) 320.000-4
Dairy Freestall Housing and Equipment     (MWPS) 320.000-1
Stray Voltage    (CPS) 324.500-2

 

Poultry


Publication Title

  Reference Number
KEY PUBLICATIONS    
Options for Handling Massive Bird Losses on Fraser Valley Poultry Farms    * 384.300-1
     
FACTSHEETS and OTHER PUBLICATIONS    
Farm Practices - Poultry  *   870.218-23
Control of Rats and Mice on Poultry Farms   (BCMAF) 384.200-6
Field Storage of Solid Agricultural Waste   * 383.100-3
Environmental Evaluation of Agricultural Operations - Checklist #1 - General Farm/Ranch Concerns   * 386.000-2
Manure Storage Structures   * 383.000-1
Shortage of Bedding Sawdust in the Fraser Valley  * 380.900-1
     
RELATED PUBLICATIONS    
Growing a Small Flock of Turkeys   (U of C) 343.000-1
Poultry Housing    (CPS) 340.000-1
Raising Chukar Partridges    (U of C) 343.100-2
Raising Geese    (U of C) 343.100-3
Recommended Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Poultry from Hatchery to Processing Plant     (AC) 345.000-1

 

Goats


Publication Title

  Reference Number
FACTSHEETS and OTHER PUBLICATIONS    
Farm Practices - Goats  *   870.218-14
Dairy Goat Housing    * 355.000-1

 

Horses


Publication Title

  Reference Number
KEY PUBLICATIONS    
Environmentally Friendly Horse Farm Through Better Manure/Waste Management   * 386.000-8
Watering Livestock Directly from Watercourses    * 590.303-1
     
FACTSHEETS and OTHER PUBLICATIONS    
Farm Practices - Horses  *   870.218-18
Building an Environmentally Sound Outdoor Riding Ring   * 386.000-7
Environmental Evaluation of Agricultural Operation-Checklist #1-General Farm/Ranch Concerns    * 386.000-2
Horses in the Community... A Yea or a Neigh? * 386.000-5
Horse Pasture Renovation   * 649.000-1
Pasture Fencing for Horses    * 307.260-3
The Basics of Horse Pasture Management * 649.000-2
Woodwaste Use - Precautions to Horse Owners!  * 655.000-2

 

Sheep


Publication Title

  Reference Number
FACTSHEETS and OTHER PUBLICATIONS    
Farm Practices - Sheep  *   870.218-24
Environmental Evaluation of Agricultural Operation-Checklist #1-General Farm/Ranch Concerns * 386.000-2
     
RELATED PUBLICATIONS    
Sheep Housing (CPS) 350.000-1
Sheep Housing and Equipment Handbook (MWPS) $ 350.000-3

 

Swine


Publication Title

  Reference Number
KEY PUBLICATIONS    
Odour Control on Swine Farms   * 381.600-1
     
FACTSHEETS and OTHER PUBLICATIONS    
Farm Practices - Pork  *   870.218-22
Developing Good Dunging Habits of Swine on Partially Slotted Floors   * 381.610-1
Environmental Evaluation of Agricultural Operations - Checklist #1 - General Farm/Ranch Concerns    * 386.000-2
Pork Producers -Help for Your Ventilation Problems* 306.435-3
Swine Waste Management Systems   * 381.600-3
     
RELATED PUBLICATIONS    
Farrowing Barn Design and Management   (VIDO) 362.300-1
Feeder Barn Design and Management      (VIDO) 362.500-1
Floor Heat for Swine   (MSU) 362.001-1
Site and Building Planning for Swine Production (CPS) 360.000-2
Swine Barn Construction and Services  (CPS) 360.000-3
Swine Housing and Equipment   (CPS) 360.000-5
Swine Manure Systems    (CPS) 381.600-2
Swine Nursery Design and Management   (VIDO) 362.400-1
The Environment in Swine Housing   (MSU) 306.435-2

 

Greenhouses


Publication Title

  Reference Number
FACTSHEETS and OTHER PUBLICATIONS    
Farm Practices - Greenhouse  *   870.218-17
Tuning Your Heating System for Maximum Efficiency * 306.220-1
Greenhouse Equipment Suppliers and Contractors * 334.200-3
Treatment of Greenhouse Recirculation Water (Bio-Sand Filtration)    * 512.000-2
     
RELATED PUBLICATIONS    
Greenhouse Ventilation   (CPS) 306.445-1
Hobby Greenhouses   (AA) 334.200-2
Greenhouse Heating Requirements   (CPS) 334.230-1

 

 

Other


Publication Title

  Reference Number
FACTSHEETS and OTHER PUBLICATIONS    
Fish Pond Management   * 720.000-1
Heliciculture - Culture of Edible Snails   * 770.000-1

 

Fruit and Vegetable


Publication Title

  Reference Number
KEY PUBLICATIONS    
B.C. Frost Protection Guide    (BCMAF) 670.100-1
     
FACTSHEETS and OTHER PUBLICATIONS    
Farm Practices - Mushroom  *   870.218-19
Basic Labeling Requirements for On-Farm Processed Food    * 280.000-2
Installation of Bird Proof Netting for Horticultural Crops  * 336.100-1
Layout and Design of Refrigerated Storages   * 306.300-2
Planning Seed Potato Storages   * 331.000-3
Potato Storage Ventilation   * 331.000-4
Principles of Freezer Design   * 280.600-2
Refrigeration Principles   * 280.600-1
Refrigeration Requirements for Fruit and Vegetables * 306.300-1
Small Scale On-Farm Cold Storages   * 306.300-3
     
RELATED PUBLICATIONS    
Commercial Storage of Fruits and Vegetables   (AC) 330.000-1
Storage of Fruits and Vegetables    (BCMAF) 330.000-3
Insulation and Vapour Barriers in Potato Storage Buildings    (PNW) 331.000-2
Support Systems for High Density Orchards (BCMAF) 336.000-1
Designing Facilities for Pesticide and Fertilizer Containment   (MWPS)    $ 373.130-1

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