IS 2732 : 1985 Code of Practice for Poultry Housing

UDC 636.5.083.312/.313 : 006.76 FAD 5
Reaffirmed 2017

1 Scope

1.1 This standard lays down the guidelines for location, spacerequirement and the methods of construction of different classesand types of poultry houses including the necessary fixtures andequipment.

1.2 This standard does not cover the details of houses meant forkeeping ducks, geese, turkeys and guinea fowls.

2 References

IS 2 :1960 Rules for rounding offnumerical values

IS 258 : 1967Specification for potash alum

IS 277 : 1977Specification for galvanized steel sheets

IS 280 : 1978Specification for mild steel wire for general engineeringpurposes

IS 289 : 1963Specification for aluminium paste for paints

IS 412 : 1975Specification for expanded metal steel sheets for generalpurposes

IS 459 : 1970Specification for unreinforced corrugated andsemi-corrugated asbestos cement sheets

IS 712 : 1984Specification for building limes

IS 737 : 1974Specification for wrought aluminium and aluminium alloys,sheet and strip (for general engineering purposes)

IS 797 : 1982Specification for common salt for chemical industries

IS 1077 : 1976Specification for common burnt clay building bricks

IS 1443 : 1972 Codeof practice for laying and finishing of cementconcrete flooring tiles

IS 3150 : 1982Specification for hexagonal wire netting for generalpurposes

IS 5255 : 1969Specification for portable poultry feeders

IS 5283 : 1969Specification for poultry waterers, portable