Raising Cattle/Space

Floor space requirements for different livestock :

Type of animal	Floor space requirement (m2)		Maximum number of animals/pen	Height of the shed (cm)
	Covered area	Open area
Cattle and Buffaloes
Bulls	12.0	24.0	1	175 cm in medium and heavy rain fall and 220 in dry areas.
Cows	3.5	7.0	50
Buffaloes	4.0	8.0	50
Down – calver	12.0	12.0	1
Young – calves	1.0	2.0	30
Old – calves	2.0	4.0	30
Sheep and Goat
Ewe/Nanny	1.0	-	60	300 cms in dry areas and 220 in heavy rain fall areas
Lamb/kid	0.4	-	75
Ram/buck	3.4	-	-
Milch doe	1.4mx1.2m	-	Single stall
Pigs
Boar	6.0 – 7.0	8.8 –12.0	-	200 – 250cm
Farrowing sow	7.0-9.0	8.8 – 12.0	-
Weaner/fattening pig	0.9 – 1.8	0.9 – 1.8	30
Dry sow/gilt	1.8 – 2.7	1.4 – 1.8	3 – 10

Feeding and watering space :

Type of animal	Space/animal (cm)	Total manger length in a pen for 100 animals(cm)	Total water tank length in a pen for 100 animals (cm)
Adult cattle and buffaloes	60 – 75	6000 – 7500	600 – 750
Calves	40 – 50	4000 – 5000	400 – 500
Adult sheep and goat	40 – 50	4000 – 5000	400 – 500
Lambs and kids	30 – 35	3000 – 3500	300 – 500
Adult pigs	60 – 75	6000 – 7500	600 – 750
Growing pigs	25 – 35	2500 – 3500	250 – 350