Title: Describe livestock facilities and equipment.
Course: Operating the Farm Business (18301-III) > Section: Practicing Safety in Agricultural Production Enterprises

Description should include the design and uses of facilities and equipment for the humane treatment of livestock, as well as facilities' and equipment's roles in aiding production. Facilities and equipment may include

- farrowing, growing, and finishing facilities
- fencing
- handling equipment
- gestation crates
- chutes and headgates
- tilting table
- dipping vat
- cattle guard
- feedlots
- feed storage and processing
- feed bunks
- corrals
- confinement barns/houses (warm and cold)
- milking equipment
- feeding equipment
- docking and castration equipment
- tack.

Process/Skill Questions:

- How have livestock facilities and equipment evolved over the past 30 years?
- What issues have been raised concerning the humane conditions of livestock facilities and equipment?
- What are the best chutes and headgates for different livestock?
- What is the importance of castrating livestock?
- What basic maintenance is necessary for facilities and equipment?