. A manual of veterinary hygiene. Veterinary hygiene. 332 VETEEINAEY HYGIENE The cubic space allowed to a cow occupying a byre of this kind is 446-6 feet. We are told the Ayrshire County Council fixes the minimum cubic space for a cow at 375 feet, and considers a fair size for a byre is one that affords 450 cubic feet to the occupants ! Fig. 133 is described by Henderson as the more common form of shed ; the cows face the outer walls with a passage down the centre. The space afforded per head is 429 cubic Fig. 133.—Double byre (Henderson). Fig. 134 is regarded by Henderson as the best a
. A manual of veterinary hygiene. Veterinary hygiene. 332 VETEEINAEY HYGIENE The cubic space allowed to a cow occupying a byre of this kind is 446-6 feet. We are told the Ayrshire County Council fixes the minimum cubic space for a cow at 375 feet, and considers a fair size for a byre is one that affords 450 cubic feet to the occupants ! Fig. 133 is described by Henderson as the more common form of shed ; the cows face the outer walls with a passage down the centre. The space afforded per head is 429 cubic Fig. 133.—Double byre (Henderson). Fig. 134 is regarded by Henderson as the best and is also the most expensive; it affords 578 cubic feet per head. The ventilation in all these buildings is whatever may find its way through such windows and doors as exist, while the outlet is an opening in the ridge of the roof, which is common to this part of Scotland. Henderson proposes to light his cow-house from the roof and not from windows ; for the purpose of inlet venti- lation he introduces pipes 6 inches in diameter in the wall close to the level of the wall head, and controls the amount of air these admit by means of a piece of wood so arranged Digitized by Microsoft®. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smith, Frederick 1857-1929. New York : W. R. Jenkins
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