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Animal Housing, Movement and Working Facilities . Module 10. Animal Housing/Shelter . Barns Sheds Natural shelter Ground Insulation . Barns. Enclosed barns used stable horses, protect and facilitate treatment of sick or weak livestock, milking small herds of milk cows.
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Animal Housing/Shelter • Barns • Sheds • Natural shelter • Ground Insulation
Barns • Enclosed barns used • stable horses, • protect and facilitate treatment of sick or weak livestock, • milking small herds of milk cows. • Most barns built prior to 1950’s. • Current cost of materials prohibitive
Livestock Movement • Large stock trucks for long-distance movement. • Stock Trailers for short-distance movement of small numbers of livestock. • Horses for movement of large numbers of livestock short distances and movement in pastures
Stock Trailer with Coriente Cattle Unloading on Winter Range
Animal Working Facilities • Cattle Squeeze Chute • Corral and Sorting Alley • Cattle Loading Chute • Livestock Feed Bunks • Hay Storage Shed • Animal Scale • Road Cattle guard • Summer Range Corrals • Water Tank and Trailer • Electric “Hot Wire” Fence