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Fencing Materials For Livestock Systems |
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Author: Gay, Heidel |
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State: VA Year: 2002 |
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Excerpt: This publication discusses the types of fencing & materials that are available for livestock systems & provides some guidelines on fencing material selection for various livestock types.
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Freeze Protection for Solar-Powered Livestock Watering Systems |
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Author: Lynne, Morris |
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State: US Year: 2002 |
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Excerpt: Winter use of a solar pumping system is problematic but possible. Even in areas with mild climates, owners of these systems must cope with shorter daylight hours & extended periods of overcast skies that can drastically reduce power output.
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Geotextile Feeding/Traffic Surfaces & Costs |
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Author: Turner |
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State: KY Year: 1997 |
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Excerpt: Although concrete is probably the most desirable surface for durability & low maintenance, an all-weather surface can be constructed of geotextile fabric, rock & fine surface cover for less than 1/3 of the cost of concrete.
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Interim Standard Livestock Shade Structure |
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Author: NRCS |
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State: AL Year: 2001 |
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Excerpt: This practice may be applied as part of a resource management system to provide shade areas for livestock, helping protect surface waters from pollution & the livestock from excessive heat.
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Introduction to Paddock Design & Fencing-Water Systems for Controlled Grazing |
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Author: Morrow |
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State: AR Year: 1999 |
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Excerpt: Paddock design needs to be based on number & types of animals in the system, landscape, land productivity & water availability. Water systems are more complex & expensive than fencing systems.
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Milking Parlors for Dairy Graziers |
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Author: none specified |
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State: US Year: 2005 |
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Excerpt: US Dairy graziers have come up with a number of simple, reletively low-cost parlor solutions that can milk a large number of animals in a relatively short time period. Most utilize a "swing" parlor design… Pictures of parlors, holding areas, retrofits…
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Mistakes (21) to Avoid With Electric Fencing |
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Author: Burleson |
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State: MT Year: 2002 |
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Excerpt: High-tensile, smooth wire, electric fencing; its technology has drastically improved over the past 15 years. Mistakes that you should avoid: 1) Poor Earth grounding, 2) Using different types of metals, 3) Inadequate animal training, …
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Planning Fencing Systems for Controlled Grazing |
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Author: Gay, Smith, Groover |
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State: VA Year: 2003 |
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Excerpt: The goal of a fencing system is to efficiently utilize available forage resources while providing the desired rest period for each paddock. The fence should create paddocks as homogenous as possible. For example, a paddock should …
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Planning Fencing Systems for Intensive Grazing Management |
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Author: Turner, Absher, Evans |
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State: KY Year: 1997 |
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Excerpt: Paddocks should be created from soil that is as uniform in slope/aspect & forage characteristics as possible. Fences should follow contours to accomplish that. Lanes of up to 1/4 mile should be considered for water supply.
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Pumping Water from Remote Locations for Livestock Watering |
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Author: Marsh |
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State: VA Year: 2001 |
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Excerpt: A rule of thumb is that alternative energy sources may be economically justified if the distance to commercial power exceeds one-third of a mile. The best alternative power option is generally site specific.
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