Housing management

HOUSING MANAGEMENT

  • Housing management is getting prime importance in keeping the bulls in good health.

Loafing area is the space in which bulls are allowed free access to stand and move about.

  • The individual pen for bulls with attached loafing area is always preferred
  • It is better to have two row system of housing with a centre railing area. Here the animals are tied head to head arrangement.
  • This arrangement will help for easy feeding and cleaning of sheds.
  • The paddocks should be in a north-west to south-east direction in order to protect the bulls from sunlight and cold winds.
  • The bull should have an area of 16’x6’ with an open yard measuring 16’x20’.
  • Paddocks should have a strong wall at least 6’ height to avoid undue excitement from neighbouring bulls and also the height should help in preventing jumping from one pen to another.
  • The floor should be non-slippery.

Bull House
  • The floor of the pen should have sufficient slope and drainage to avoid stagnation of water
  • All the corners of the house should be rounded for better cleaning and disinfection
  • The feeding troughs should have semicircular shape so that the feed may fall back in the feeding trough and spoilage of the feed is minimized.
  • The door should be wide and strong enough. The gate at the open pen should also be strong and at sufficient height.
  • To provide cooling during summer the foggers and fans should be fixed at the ceiling. This is having more advantage in maintaining buffalo bulls.
  • This open yard/loafing area will help for natural exercise and exposure to sun. The ceiling should be 10-12’ height.
  • The rooms should have enough light and ventilation.
  • There should be a gap of 3-4’ between roof and ventilator.
  • The roofs should be in such a way for easy cleaning

The fogger makes the water in to fog/mist like particles and sprays over the bull. It reduces the environment temperature around the bull pen.

  • Shade trees must be maintained along the sides of the paddocks to keep the surrounding cool and pleasant.

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