APDN6 ANIMAL HOUSING DESIGN

INTRODUCTION TO
ANIMAL
HOUSING
Good Animal Husbandry Practices

CECILLA ROSA L. PATIAM

ANIMAL
HOUSING
The animal housing farm is one of the
important issues for the safety of animals, as
the farm environment is a potential reservoir
for all kinds of pathogens (Singh and Bennett,
2005).
ANIMAL
HOUSING
DESIGN
Animal housing design is mainly concerned
with the physical environment, in particular
climatic and mechanical factors. Still, all
other factors should also be considered in
order to create a good layout, where healthy,
high-yielding animals can be provided with
correct feeding, and can be easily handled
and can produce without stress or suffering
physical harm.
ENRIRONMENT, HOUSING, & MANAGEMENT

Proper housing and management of animal facilities are

essential to animal well-being, to the quality of research
data and teaching or testing programs in which animals
are used, and to the health and safety of personnel.

A good management program provides the environment,

housing, and care that permit animals to grow, mature,
reproduce, and maintain good health; provides for their
well-being; and minimizes variations that can affect
research results.

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 1996. Guide for the
Care and Use of Laboratory Animals. Washington, DC: The National Academies
Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/5140.
Many factors should be considered in planning for adequate and
appropriate physical and social environment, housing, space, and
management. These include:

1
The species, strain, and breed of the animal and
individual characteristics, such as sex, age, size,
behavior, experiences, and health.

2 The ability of the animals to form social groups with

conspecifics through sight, smell, and possibly
contact, whether the animals are maintained singly or
in groups.
3 The design and construction of housing.

4 The availability or suitability of enrichments.

5 The project goals and experimental design (e.g.,

production, breeding, research, testing, and teaching).
6 The intensity of animal manipulation and invasiveness
of the procedures conducted.

7 The presence of hazardous or disease-causing

materials.

8 The duration of the holding period.

 PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
The microenvironment of an animal is the physical
environment immediately surrounding it—the primary
enclosure with its own temperature, humidity, and
gaseous and particulate composition of air.

The physical environment of the secondary enclosure—

such as a room, a barn, or an outdoor habitat—
constitutes the macroenvironment.
Although the microenvironment and the macro-
environment are linked by ventilation between
the primary and secondary enclosures, the
environment in the primary enclosure can be
quite different from the environment in the
secondary enclosure and is affected by the
design of both enclosures.
Consideration should be given to an animal's
social needs. The social environment usually
involves physical contact and communication
among members of the same species
(conspecifics), although it can include
noncontact communication among
individuals through visual, auditory, and
olfactory signals. When it is appropriate and
compatible with the protocol, social animals
should be housed in physical contact with
conspecifics.
Appropriate social interactions among
conspecifics are essential for normal
development in many species. A social
companion might buffer the effects of a
stressful situation (Gust and others 1994),
reduce behavioral abnormality (Reinhardt and
others 1988, 1989), increase opportunities for
exercise (Whary and others 1993), and expand
species-typical behavior and cognitive
stimulation.
 GOOD ANIMAL HUSBANDRY PRACTICES

It is a set of principles of good practices and minimum requirements for the

commercial/backyard rearing/farming of animals for food use. The purpose of
the code is to ensure that the farming practices of the establishment provide
greater confidence in consumers' expectations that the final products are safe
and fit for human consumption while ensuring health safety and comfort to both
the farm workers and the animals, without any degradation to the environment.
WHY SHOULD I FOLLOW THE CODE OF GOOD ANIMAL
HUSBANDRY PRACTICES?
WHY SHOULD I FOLLOW THE CODE OF GOOD ANIMAL
HUSBANDRY PRACTICES?
 REASONS TO FOLLOW CODE OF
GOOD ANIMAL HUSBANDRY PRACTICES
 REASONS TO FOLLOW CODE OF
GOOD ANIMAL HUSBANDRY PRACTICES
 REASONS TO FOLLOW CODE OF
GOOD ANIMAL HUSBANDRY PRACTICES
 REASONS TO FOLLOW CODE OF
GOOD ANIMAL HUSBANDRY PRACTICES
 REASONS TO FOLLOW CODE OF
GOOD ANIMAL HUSBANDRY PRACTICES
 REASONS TO FOLLOW CODE OF
GOOD ANIMAL HUSBANDRY PRACTICES
 MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF GAHP

A. Promotion of a Safe and Healthy Working Condition for the Farm Operators
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B. Consideration/Observance of Animal Welfare

Farm operators should take into consideration
the five (5) basic freedoms for animals
conforming to Republic Act 8485:
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C. Choosing Site Location

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D. Building Consideration for Animals

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D. Building Consideration for Animals

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E. Proper Storage of Feed Materials

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F. Animal Identification for Traceability

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F. Animal Identification for Traceability

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F. Animal Identification for Traceability

 MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF GAHP

F. Animal Identification for Traceability

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G. Proper Administration of Veterinary Drugs

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G. Proper Administration of Veterinary Drugs