Description
They are designed and constructed to:
- Ensure initial capital savings
- Meet the needs of the animals concerning the environment, hygiene, feeding and their wellbeing.
- Maximize their housing density.
- Have comparatively lower costs than any other properly designed and implemented construction implemented in our country.
- Their form is such that it favors the placement of mangers with lateral feeding.
Factors important to the facilities
VENTILATION
Proper ventilation is very important, since proper ventilation achieves:
- Humidity Adjustment
- Temperature Adjustment
- Renewing the Chemical Composition of the air
- Odor Removal
In order to have proper ventilation we need to have:
- Great internal surface
- Easy air renewal. This is achieved by using a roof window and this is mandatory pursuant to a ministerial decision.
TEMPERATURE
Temperature is a very important factor, since it causes the growth of pathogenic microorganisms and parasites and directly affects the productive and reproductive properties of animals.
Temperature theoretical zone:
- 8-25ο C Sheep
- 10-20ο C Goats