Agricultural Structures And Environment Control

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Dr. Gitanjali Behera

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Course Name : Agricultural Structures And Environment Control

Code(Credit) :BTAP3105 (1-0-1)

Course Objectives

1. To make students familiar with different farm structures with environmental control parameters
2. To Understand the importance of planning and lay out of a farmstead
3. Know about various standards for various dairy, piggery, poultry and other farm structures.
4. Know about rural electrification, concepts of ecosystem, bio-diversity, environmental pollution and control, solid waste, plant waste management

Learning Outcomes

  • 1. To prepare estimate for different farm buildings, structures, roads, fencing and construction, repair and maintenance of farm structures
    2. Design and layout of farm buildings, poultry houses, goat houses, bio-gas plant, farm roads, fencing etc.
    3. Measure different environmental parameters and indicators, ventilation, air temperature,cooling load of farm buildings

Course Syllabus

MODULE 1:
Planning and layout of farmstead. Scope, importance and need for environmental control,
physiological reaction of livestock environmental factors, environmental control systems and their design, control of temperature, humidity and other air constituents by ventilation and other methods.
PROJECT (1.5 hr):
Prepare a Seminar on different parameters and controls affecting Livestock reaction.
MODULE 2:
Design, construction and cost estimation of farm structures, animal shelters: compost pit, fodder silo, fencing and implement sheds, barn for cows, buffalo, poultry.
PROJECT (3 hr):
1.Design and layout of a dairy farm
2.Design and layout of a poultry house
3.Design and layout of a goat house/sheep house
MODULE 3:
Storage of grains, Causes of spoilage, Water activity for low and high moisture food and its limits for storage, Moisture and temperature changes in grain bins;
Traditional storage structures and their improvements, Improved storage structures, Design consideration for grain storage godowns, Bag storage structures, Shallow and Deep bin, Calculation of pressure in bins, Storage of seeds.
PROJECT (5 hr):
1.Design of a feed/fodder storage structures
2.Design of grain storage structures
3.Design and layout of commercial bag and bulk storage facilities
4.Study of different domestic storage structure
MODULE 4:
Rural living and development, rural roads, their construction cost and repair and maintenance. Sources of water supply, norms of water supply for human being and animals, drinking water standards and water treatment suitable to rural community. Site and orientation of building in regard to sanitation, community sanitation system;
sewage system and its design, cost and maintenance, design of septic tank for small family. Estimation of domestic power requirement, source of power supply and electrification of rural housing.
PROJECT (3 hr):
1.Estimation of a Farm building
2.Measurements for environmental parameters and cooling load of a farm building
References:
1.Pandey, P.H. Principles and practices of Agricultural Structures and Environmental Control, Kalyani Publishers, Ludhiana.
2.Sahay, K.M. and Singh, K.K. Unit Operations of Agricultural Processing, Vikas publishing pvt. Ltd, Noida.

Session Plan

Session 1

Planning and layout of the farmstead. Scope, importance, and need for environmental control
PDF: Planning and layout of farmstead

Youtube link: "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALYioUR_HgQ" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Farmstead Planing

Session 2

Physiological reaction of livestock environmental factors, environmental control systems and their design, control of temperature, humidity and other air constituents by ventilation and other method.
PDF: Physiological reactions of animals

You tube link:

Heat Stress

Session 3

Compost pit, fodder silo, fencing and implement sheds, etc
PDF: Dairy Barns
Youtube Link: Fodder silo
Youtube Link: Dairy farm
Project:
Design and layout of a dairy farm

Session 4

Barn for cows, buffalo, poultry.
PDF:BIS Standards for dairy, piggery, poultry and other farm structures.
Youtube link: Cow Shed Design 3D
Project:
1.Design and layout of a poultry house
2.Design and layout of a goat house/sheep house

Session 5

Storage of grains, Causes of spoilage, Water activity for low and high moisture food and its limits for storage, Moisture and temperature changes in grain bins
PDF:8-Grain Storage
Youtube link:
Grain storage
Project:
1.Design of a feed/fodder storage structures
2.Design of grain storage structures

Session 6

Storage of grains, Causes of spoilage, Water activity for low and high moisture food and its limits for storage, Moisture and temperature changes in grain bins
PDF: 8-Grain Storage.
Youtube link:
Controls for grain storage
Project:
1.Design and layout of the commercial bag and bulk storage facilities
2.Study of different domestic storage structure

Session 7

Traditional storage structures and their improvements, Improved storage structures (CAP, hermetic storage, Pusa bin, RCC ring bins), Design consideration for grain storage godowns, Bag storage structures, Shallow and Deep bin, Calculation of pressure in bins, Storage of seeds.
PDF:5-Poultry,Piggery & Sheep housing

6-Other Farm Structures such as Silo

Youtube link: Bag Storage

Session 8

Rural living and development, rural roads, their construction cost and repair and maintenance.
PDF:Farm Fencing

Session 9

Sources of water supply, norms of water supply for human being and animals, drinking water standards and water treatment suitable to rural community. Site and orientation of building in regard to sanitation, community sanitation system;

10-Sources of water supply

Project:

Estimation of a Farm building

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    Completed B. Tech (2008-2012) in Agricultural Engineering from CAET, OUAT. Qualified M. Tech (2012-2014) from the same university with specialization in Food Process Engineering. I completed my Ph.D. Degree from the National Institute of Technology in Food Process Engineering. My aim is to pursue a challenging career and contemplate working in an academic institution with […]