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LINKS OF INTEREST

Animal Housing and Livestock Systems (University of Minnesota) HTML

Agricultural and Alternative Energy (University of Minnesota) HTML

Midwest Plan Service Publications (Iowa State University) HTML


GENERAL INFORMATION

Agricultural Building and Equipment Plan List (University of Tennessee) HTML

Human Health Concerns in Livestock and Poultry Housing (Iowa State University) HTML

Pride in the Poultry Farm (Oklahoma State University) PDF

Renovating or Retrofitting Older Broiler Houses (Auburn University) PDF

Planning for Commercial Layer Expansion or Renovation (Auburn University) PDF

Wind and Snow Control for the Farmstead (Purdue University) HTML

Wind and Snow Control Around the Farm (Purdue University) HTML

Dutch Notes on BAT (Best Available Techniques) for Pig- and Poultry Intensive Livestock Farming (Information Centre for Environmental Licensing, The Netherlands) PDF

Welfare of Hens on Free Range Systems (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, UK) PDF

Handy Farm Devices and How to Make Them - Poultry and Bees (Journey to Forever on-line library) HTML


SITE SELECTION

Site Selection for Animal Housing and Waste Storage Facilities (University of Minnesota) HTML

Site Selection Factors for New Poultry Facilities (University of Tennessee) PDF

Factors Involved in Site Selection for New and Modified Poultry Facilities (Oklahoma State University) PDF


DESIGNS

Poultry Management Specifications (University of Florida) PDF / HTML

Poultry Housing - Imperical (Canada Plan Service) PDF

Leaflet: General Purpose Single Story Poultry House (Canada Plan Service) PDF

Plans: General Purpose Single Story Poultry House (Canada Plan Service) PDF

Layer Housing (Canada Plan Service) PDF

Leaflet: 300 Hen Laying House (Canada Plan Service) PDF

Plans: 300 Hen Laying House (Canada Plan Service) PDF

Broiler Housing (Canada Plan Service) PDF

Pullet Housing (Canada Plan Service) PDF

Poultry Plans (North Dakota State University) HTML

Stopping Lightning and Other Electrical Problems that can Kill Birds (Auburn University) PDF


ENERGY

Solar Heating for Home, Farm and Small Business: Basic Facts About Collection, Storage and Utilization (Purdue University) HTML

Solar Energy Heat Storage for Home, Farm and Small Business: Suggestions on Selecting and Using Thermal Storage Materials and Facilities (Purdue University) HTML

Solar Heating Systems for Confinement Livestock Buildings (Purdue University) HTML

Reducing Energy Costs in Poultry Houses (Mississippi State University) HTML

Standby Electric Power Systems for Agriculture (University of Georgia) PDF / HTML


INSULATION

Insulating Livestock and Other Farm Buildings (Purdue University) HTML


VENTILATION

Factors to Consider in Breeder House Ventilation Design (Auburn University) PDF

Worksheet for Sizing Livestock Housing Environmental Control Systems (Purdue University) HTML

Hot Weather Management in the Poultry House (Oklahoma State University) PDF

Keys to Getting Good Performance from Your Evaporative Cooling System (Auburn University) PDF


LIGHTING

Poultry Farm and Processing Plant Lighting (University of Missouri) HTML

Controlling Light in Broiler Production (Auburn University) PDF

Dark-out Pullet Housing Design Considerations (Auburn University) PDF

Lighting for Poultry Housing (Canada Plan Service) PDF

Light-restricting Fan Houses and Air Inlets (Canada Plan Service) PDF


MANURE MANAGEMENT

Poultry Layer Production Facility Manure Management: High Rise, Deep Pit (North Carolina State University) HTML

Poultry Layer Production Facility Manure Management: Undercage Flush - Lagoon Management (North Carolina State University) HTML


NESTS

Nests (Canada Plan Service) PDF / HTML


COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS

Site Selection Factors for New Poultry Facilities (University of Tennessee) PDF

Managing the Nipple Drinker Line (Canadian Poultry Consultants Ltd.) HTML


SMALL FLOCK

Portable Poultry House (University of California-Davis) PDF

Small Scale Poultry Housing (Virginia Tech) HTML

Designs for Small Scale Poultry Housing (Virginia Tech) HTML

Poultry Keeping on a Small Scale (NSW Agriculture, Australia) PDF

Plans for a Portable Brooder House, March 1944 (Manitoba Department of Agriculture and Immigration, Winnipeg) PDF / HTML

Hen Spa: The Ultimate Backyard Coop (Egganic Industries, Ringgold, Virginia) HTML

Range Poultry Housing (ATTRA) PDF

Homemade Comfort Cages for Small Poultry Flocks (University of Maryland) HTML

Housing for Small Numbers of Poultry and for Show Birds (Dept of Primary Industries & Fisheries, Queensland Government) HTML


GAMEBIRDS

Bobwhite Quail Brooder House Plans (Mississippi State University) HTML

Bobwhite Quail Grower House Plans (Mississippi State University) HTML

Bobwhite Quail Flight Pen Plans (Mississippi State University) HTML

Construction, Insulation and Ventilation of Game Bird Facilities (University of Florida) PDF / HTML



 
 
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