Vol. 9, Issue 3, Part A (2024)

Animal housing is required to protect the animals from inclement weather, provide clean, comfortable stay for good health of animals and for efficient management. Inadequate and improper planning results in additional labour charges and increased costs in maintenance of shed. Housing facilities such as type of feed manger, drainage standard, dung channels, flooring material, height of roof and roofing material plays an important role to maintain the micro-climate. Cost effective and comfortable housing is essential for maintaining optimum production and health of animal. Defective flooring system leads to unhygienic conditions which also lead to health problems. Mastitis is one of them amongst many health anomalies which can be controlled simply by hygienic microclimate in dairy houses. Besides, providing proper housing to dairy animals it is also equally important in order to achieve maximum return from the animals.