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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
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.
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
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:
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
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
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
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
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
Rural living and development, rural roads, their construction cost and repair and maintenance.
PDF:Farm Fencing
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
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.
PDF: Sewage System
Youtube link: Sewage Treatment
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 […]
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