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 BEEF CATTLE

1000

Beef Cattle Housing and Equipment (also see S-100)

1113

Open-end Beef Barn, Mechanical Feeding

1114

Open-end Beef Barn, Drive-through Feeding

1303

Calving Barn

1351

Rigid Frame Calf Range Shelter (leaflet) - Metric Units

1352

Calf Range Shelter

1353

Portable Pipe Frame Calving Shelter (leaflet)

1401

Dairy Beef Starter Barn (leaflet)

Dairy Beef Starter Barn (Plan)

   

1453

Western Feedlot for South-facing Slope

1454

Western Feedlot for Diagonal Slope

1455

Cow-Calf Feedlot for 50 Cows (leaflet)

1611

Portable Calf Creep Feeder

1621

Covered Feed Bunk

1622

Bunk Feed Cart

1623

Expandable Feed Bunk

1633

Fenceline Feeder (Pipe Frame)

1633a

Fenceline Feed Bunks (leaflet)

1640

Positive Shock Fence Feeding of Giant Bales (leaflet)

1641

Two Wire Feeding of Giant Bales

1642

Giant Bale Feeders (Steel)

1643

Giant Bale Feeder (Wood)

1646

Portable Hay Feeder

1647

Weathervane Mineral Feeder

1649

Grain Self-feeder

1650

Chopped Hay Self-Feeder (leaflet) - Metric Units

Chopped Hay Self-Feeder (Plan) - Metric Units

1651

Chopped Hay Feeder for Cattle

1800

Cattle Handling Facilities

1811

Corral and Feedlot Fencing

1812

Crowding Gate

1813

Working Chute

1813a

Working Chute: Option Two

1814

Blocking Gates

1816

Stationary Adjustable Loading Chute

1817

Adjustable Loading Chute

1818

Pregnancy Testing and A.I. Chute

1819

Herringbone A.I. Breeding Chute

1820

Loading System for Large Trucks 

1821

Calf Branding Facility 

1831

Minimum Working Corral

1835

Large Working Corral

1836

Cattle Working Corral 

 

 

S-100

Beef Cattle Housing and Equipment Guidelines

S-104

Porous Windbreak Fencing

S-111

Feed Bunk and Cart

S-140

50 Cow Calf Feedlot Plan

S-145

100 Cow Calf Feedlot - Expandable for Feeder Cattle

100 Cow Calf Feedlot - Expandable for Feeder Cattle (Plan)

S-150

Pole Frame Cattle Shed Single Slope Roof (Plan)

S-160

Feedlot – 88 Pens (110’ x 70’) Plan

S-161

Feedlot (400 or 800 Head) Mechanical Feeding (Plan)

S-162

Feedlot (3600 Head) Earth Surface (Plan)

S-163

Feedlot (12000 Head) Earth Surface (Plan)

S-164

Feedlot (12000 Head) Earth Surface (Plan)

S-165

Feed Bunk and Pad

S-181

Single Animal Scale and Scale Cage

S-182

One-Way Gates for Solid-Sided Working Chutes

S-184

Working Chute Cross Section

S-185

Curved Working Chute with Sorting Pens

S-186

Tight-Curved Working Chute

S-187

Semi-Circular Crowding Alley and Working Chute

S-188

By-Pass Curved Chute

S-189

Compact Curved Working Chute

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DAIRY CATTLE

2000

Dairy Cattle Housing and Equipment

2002

Free Stall Partitions (leaflet)

2101

Free Stall Dairy System - 60 Cows

2102

Free Stall Dairy System - Slotted Floors

2104

Free Stall Dairy System, 100 to 200 Cows

2106

Free Stall Dairy System - 200 Stalls

2220

Single Story Tie Stall Barn

2342

Cold Calf Nursery

2343

Warm Calf Nursery - Individual Pens

2402

Open-front Heifer Barn

2403

Bedded Pack Heifer Barn

2404

Free Stall Dairy Calf and Heifer Barn

2501

Herringbone Milking Centre (Single Return Alley) (leaflet) - Imperial Units

Herringbone Milking Centre (Single Return Alley) (Plan) - Imperial Units

Herringbone Milking Centre (Single Return Alley) (leaflet) - Metric Units

Herringbone Milking Centre (Single Return Alley) (Plan) - Metric Units

2502

Herringbone Milking Centre (Two Return Alleys) (leaflet) - Imperial Units

Herringbone Milking Centre (Two Return Alleys) (Plan) - Imperial Units

Herringbone Milking Centre (Two Return Alleys) (leaflet) - Metric Units

Herringbone Milking Centre (Two Return Alleys) (Plan) - Metric Units

2503

Milking Parlour Bonding to Prevent Tingle Voltage

2512

Milkhouse, Outside Vestibule

2513

Milkhouse, Office and Washroom

2514

Milkhouse with Equipment Room

2623

Feed Cart

2658

Tombstone Feed Fence for Young and Adult Cattle

2663

Mineral Feeding Box

2806

Bullyard

2821

Single Headrail Tie Stall

2822

Low Arch Chain Tie Stall

2823

Stanchion Tie Stall

2831

Portable Tie Stall Unit for Calves

2832

Calf Hutch

2834

Individual Calf Pen

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SWINE

3000

Swine Housing and Equipment

3002

Site and Facilities Planning for Swine

3003

Swine Barn Construction and Services

3112

Hog Barn - Farrow-to-Finish Pens

3236

Breeding-Gestation Unit, Pen Stalls and Group Pens

3241

Two-room Breeding and Gestation Unit

3303

Three-room Farrowing, Three-room Weanling Unit

3304

Five-room Farrowing, Five-room Weanling Unit

3428

Grower-finisher Unit

3433

Naturally Ventilated Grower-finisher Barn

3434

Grower-finisher, Natural Ventilation, Truss Roof

3435

Modified Open-front Grower-finisher

3550 3550 Alternative Low-cost Swine Housing

3700

Swine Manure Systems

3701

Cast-in-place Concrete Slotted Floors for Swine

3800

Farrowing Pens

3803

Farrowing Crate with Side Creeps (Plan)

3812

Welded Steel Farrowing Stall (leaflet) - Imperial Units

Welded Steel Farrowing Stall (leaflet) - Metric Units

3843

Gestation Pen Stalls

3952 Swine Barn Lighting Worksheet

 

 

S-301

Outdoor Sow Housing

S-304

Low Cost Feeder Pig Housing

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SHEEP

4000

Sheep Housing

4111

Pole Frame Sheep Shed

4121

Semi-Confinement Sheep Facilities for 1000 Ewes (Plan)

4122

Sheep Drylot Unit (Plan)

4123

Sheep Drylot Unit

4151

Open-end Pole Sheep Barn, Drive-thru Feeding

4152

Open-end Pole Sheep Barn, Mechanical Feeding

4154

Slotted Floor Sheep Barn

4311

Lambing Unit (leaflet)

Lambing Unit (Plan)

4312

Expandable Lambing Unit

4551

Shearing Table

4552

Shearing Floor and Fleece-sorting Table

4553

Fleece Packing Frame

4611

6-sided Sheep Feeder

4612

Adjustable Feed Bunk Adapted for Sheep

4613

Fixed Mineral Box

4614

Portable Mineral Box

4615

Grain Feeders for Lambs

4616

Sheep Fenceline Feeder, Steel Posts (leaflet) - Imperial Units

Sheep Fenceline Feeder, Steel Posts (leaflet) - Metric Units

4617

Sheep Fenceline Feeder, Wood Posts

4621

Hay and Grain Feeder for Sheep

4622

Walk Through Sheep Feeder

4623

Lamb Creep with Feeder

4624

Portable Hay Feeding Fence for Sheep

4625

Sheep Feed Rack

4628

Chopped Hay Feeder for Sheep

4629

Large Round Bale Sheep Feeder

4632

Sheep Salt and Mineral Feeder

4633

Walk Through Hay and Grain Feeder

4811

Sheep Corral Unit  

4812

Working Chute

4813

Sheep Corral Fencing and Gates

4831

Portable Claiming Pen

4832

Portable Fence Sections

4841

Sheep Loading Chute for Double Decker Truck

 

 

S-420

Sheep Handling Facilities - 100 Head

S-431

Semi-Confinement Sheep Facilities (40 Ewes, 75 Feeder Lambs)

S-432

Semi-Confinement Sheep Facilities (80 Ewes, 150 Feeder Lambs)

S-433

Semi-Confinement Sheep Facilities (160 Ewes, 300 Feeder Lambs)

S-434

Semi-Confinement Sheep Facilities (240 Ewes, 450 Feeder Lambs)

S-461

Hay and Grain Feeder for Sheep

S-482

Electric Wire Fencing for Sheep Pastures

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POULTRY

5000

Poultry Housing

5015

Nests

5101

General Purpose Single Story Poultry House

5210

Layer Housing

5255

300 Hen Laying House (Minimum Facilities)

5310

Broiler Housing

5320

Pullet Housing

5602

Lighting for Poultry Housing (leaflet)

5603

Water Requirements for Poultry (leaflet)

5702

Proper Disposal of Dead Poultry (leaflet)

5911

Light-Restricting Fan Houses and Air Inlets

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FRUITS, VEGETABLES AND GREENHOUSES

6000

Fruit and Vegetable Storage

6002

Onion Storage Building (Plan)

6110

Bulk Vegetable Storage Wall (Not Refrigerated)

6111

Refrigerated Bulk Vegetable Storage Wall

6112

Refrigerated Pallet Fruit and Vegetable Storage Wall

6113

Controlled Atmosphere Pallet Storage Walls (Plan) - Imperial Units

Controlled Atmosphere Pallet Storage Walls (Plan) - Metric Units

6115

Bulk Vegetable Storage Interior Wall

6116

Controlled Atmosphere (CA) Storage

6119

Hotbed and Coldframe

6121

Insulated Storage Doors

6122

Potato Bin Bulkhead

6131

Steel Ceiling Diaphragm for Bulk Vegetable Storage (leaflet) - Metric Units

Steel Ceiling Diaphragm for Bulk Vegetable Storage (Plan) - Imperial Units

  Steel Ceiling Diaphragm for Bulk Vegetable Storage (Plan) - Metric Units

6311

Braced Rafter Bulk Vegetable Storage (Plan)

Braced Rafter Bulk Vegetable Storage (Plan) - Metric Units

6312

Bulk Potato Storage with Side Air Plenum

6313

Bulk Potato Storage, 2500 tonnes, 2 Bins

6314

Bulk Potato Storage, 1725 tonnes (1900 tons), 3 bins

6315

Bulk Potato Storage, 590 tonnes (650 tons), 2 bins

6319

Walk-In Cooler 

6321

Small Rootcellar

6330

Fruit and Vegetable Storage Insulation

6666

Tunnel Forced-Air Coolers 

6701

Greenhouse Heating Requirements

6704

Greenhouse Ventilation

6720

Two Layer Polyethylene Greenhouse

 

 

S-601

Basement Vegetable Storage

S-691

Pea Sheller

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GRAIN, FORAGE AND FEED

7000

Grain, Forage and Feed Structures

7111

Foundation for Circular Steel Grain Bins

7114

Concrete Footings for Steel Hopper Bottom Bins

7123

Portable Granary – 1300 Bushels (12’ x 16’) (Plan) - Imperial Units

Portable Granary – 1300 Bushels (12’ x 16’) (Plan) - Metric Units

7128

Tall Portable Self-supporting Grain Wall

7129

Short Portable Self-supporting Grain Wall

7134

Grain Bin Arrangements

7212

Corn Crib (leaflet)

Corn Crib (Plan)

7231

Dump Pit and Leg Boot 

7410

Silo Gas

7432

Pole-Type Horizontal Silo (leaflet) - Metric Units

7435

Above-ground Horizontal Silo

7436

Roofed Horizontal Silo

7601

Hay Storage for Round or Rectangular Bales

7602

Hay Storage with Trusses Spaced 8 ft.

7651

Heap Silos

7821

Grain and Feed Processing Centre

7824

Multiple Feed Bins

 

 

S-711

Natural Air Grain Drying Foundation for Circular Steel Grain Bins

S-720

In-Line Grain Bin Arrangements

S-791

Concrete Footings for Steel Hopper Bottom Bins

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SPECIAL STRUCTURES

8161

Open-end Pole Barn – Gable End Roof

8162

Open-front Pole Shed – Single Slope Roof – Side to Side Rafters

8163

Open-front, Clear-span Pole Barn – Gable End Roof

8164

Pole Frame Cattle Shed - Single Slope Roof – Front to Back Rafters

8201

Barn for Riding Horse

8202

Barn for Riding Horses - 6 or 10 Box Stalls

8203

Two-story Horse Barn

8211

100 Goat Milking Barn & Feed Area

8242

Rabbitry (leaflet)

8246

Rabbit Hutches (leaflet)

8248

240 Doe Rabbitry

8311

Pole Framed Machinery Storage (End Opening Doors – Knee Braced)

8312

Pole Framed Machinery Storage (Side Opening Doors – Diaphragm Roof Braced)

8313

Stud Wall Machinery Storage (Diaphragm Roof Braced)

8314

Stud Wall Machinery Storage (Knee Braced)

8315

Gambrel Roof Barn

8342

One Car Garage (14' x 26') (leaflet)

One Car Garage (14' x 26') (Plan)

8343

Two Car Garage (22' x 26') (leaflet)

Two Car Garage (22' x 26') (Plan)

8362

Texas Gate (Vehicle Pass)

8364

Farm Gate

8365

Page Wire Fencing

8366

Barbed Wire Field Fencing

8367

Barbed Wire Suspension Fencing

8368

Windbreak Fences (see S-104)

8421

Circular Portable Fertilizer Bin - 8' High (Plan)

8422

Circular Portable Fertilizer Bin - 4' High (Plan)

8440

Cistern (Plan)

 

 

S-806

Farm Workshop  (44’X32’) (Plan)

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BUILDING ENGINEERING

9010

Building in Metric

9011

Metric Fact Sheet

9012

Specifying Concrete for Agricultural Applications

9100 Roof Trusses
9101 Building Your Own Roof Trusses

9102

Truss Erecting and Bracing

9250

Gambrel Roof Braced Rafters

9301

Roof Purlins and Rafters

9307

Knee-brace Systems for Windbracing Farm Buildings

9308

Buttresses for Windbracing Farm Buildings

9309

Concrete Retaining Walls

9310

Steel Roof Diaphragm Wind Bracing with Stud Walls

9311

Sawn and Round Pole Selection Charts

9312

Plate Beams and Lintels

9314

Insulated Pole Frame Walls

9324

Insulated Stud Frame Walls

9341

Sliding Doors

9342

Insulated Bi-fold Shop Door

9351

Plastic Curtain Wall Ventilation

9355

Tilt-in-wall Panel Ventilation

9371

Steel Ceiling Diaphragm

9374

Plywood Ceiling Diaphragm

9401

Wood Preservatives

9451

Rodent and Bird Control in Farm Buildings

9611

Stray Voltage

9700

Fan Ventilation Principles and Rates

9702

Troubleshooting Livestock and Poultry Ventilation Problems

9703

Ventilation Instruments

9705

Selecting Fans for Livestock Buildings

9706

Temporary Winter Back-draft Damper

9707

Protecting Workers in Livestock Barns From Dust and Gases

9708

Farm Workers Health Problems Related to Air Quality Inside Livestock Barns

9710

Fresh Air Inlets

9715

Self-adjusting Slot Air Inlets

9731

Passive Solar Shop Heating

9732

Solar Ventilation Wall with Heat Storage

9735

Hot Water Floor and Space Heating

9750

Ventilating and Heating Small Livestock Rooms

9760

Natural Ventilation

9765

Sizing Openings for Naturally Ventilated Barns

 

 

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ENVIRONMENT

10702

Manure Handling From Barn to Storage for Beef and Dairy Cattle

10703

Manure Handling From Barn to Storage for Poultry Facilities

10704

Odour Control for Livestock Facilities

10706

Clay-lined Manure Storage Pond with Pumping Dock

10707

Curbed Storage Slabs for Stacked Manure

10708

Rectangular Roofed Storage for Semi-solid Manure

10710

Manure Gas

10712

Concrete Covered Rectangular Manure Tanks

10713

Open Rectangular Manure Storage

10730

Open Circular Manure Storage Tanks

10731

Open Rectangular Manure Storage Tanks with Cantilever Walls

10732

Open Rectangular Manure Storage Tanks with Buttressed Walls

10733

Covered Circular Manure Storage Tanks

10734

Covered Rectangular Manure Storage Tanks

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