Archive: Plans

Important: Warranty Disclaimer for Plans

For the convenience of our clientele, this website makes available conceptual plans that can be helpful in planning buildings, facilities, or other structures. They were developed over many years by engineers at Land Grant universities through the former USDA Cooperative Farm Buildings Plan Exchange. Regardless of the original intent, these are older plans that provide conceptual information only, and are not to be considered or used as construction plans.

These plans do not claim to represent the most current technology or the most recent construction techniques, standards, or codes. For example, over the years there have been changes in the National Design Specifications for Wood Construction, changes in the strengths and types of building materials, and changes in fasteners, among other things. Those changes, along with variations in climate, building codes, and other factors, make it imperative that professional services be utilized for your specific project. Suggested services include, but are not limited to, structural design, assurance of compliance with codes and regulations, site selection, construction supervision, and provision for utilities, waste management, and access. These plans do not replace the need for competent design assistance in developing safe, legal, and well-functioning agricultural buildings and systems.

Neither the University of Kentucky, the Midwest Plan Service, the United States Department of Agriculture, nor any of the cooperating Land Grant universities, warranty these plans. They are for conceptual use only and are not for use as construction plans.

Beef

Feeding Barns
6156 - Confinement Beef Barn
6160 - Confinement Beef Barn - Rear Driveway
6297 - Beef Feeding Pens - Counter-Sloped

Corral Layouts
5796 - Two-Pen Corral
6049 - Corral with Curved Chute
6229 - Expansible Corrals
6230 - Corrals with working Facilities
881-1 - Cattle Working Chute

Loading Chutes
5681 - Moveable Chute for Loating Cattle
5960 - Loading Ramp and Six-Way Sorting Trap

Stocks and Equipment
5959 - Cutting Gate Tower and Chute
5961 - Gates and Fences for Stock Corrals
6051 - Cattle Guards
6103 - Breeding Chute for Beef Cattle
6141 - Trailer for Cattle - Gooseneck Type
6153 - Cattle Chute - Adjustable Type

Calf Handling
5768 - Calf Creep Feeder
5962 - Tilting Calf Table
5969 - Tilting Calf Table - Pipe Frame
6266 - Pasture Creep Gate
772-32 - Calf Creep

Dairy

Milkrooms and Parlors
6203 - Milking Parlor, Double 6 & 8 Herringbone

Freestall Barns
723-30 - Freestall Dairy Unit - Side Entering Pole Barn
6111 - Freestall Barn - Drive-Thru Type
6126 - Ventilation System for Cold Freestall Barns

Calf Barns
6065 - Movable Calf Shelter
6146 - Maternity Barn for Dairy Cows
6190 - Fan Ventilation Systems for Animal Facilities
6301 - Calf Hutch with Movable Paddock
8839-4 - Cold Calf Barn

Manure Storage
723-34 - Dairy Manure Storage Facility
6282 - Manure Storage and Settling Basin

Miscellaneous Structures
AEU-91 - Shade Options for Grazing Cattle