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Clean Beef Cattle for slaughter: A guide for producers

Appendix 4: Suggested space allowances for housed beef cattle

Details on the suggested space allowances for housed beef cattle.

Last updated: 6 January 2023
Last updated: 6 January 2023

Table 1: Space allowances on fully slatted floors and trough space requirements

Trough Space (mm/head)

Live weight of animal (kg) Area (excluding troughs) (m2/head) Restricted feeding Ad lib feeding
200 1.1 400  100
300 1.5  500  125
400   1.8  600 150
500  2.1  600   150
600 2.3 600 150

Table 2: Space allowances in bedded yards

Live weight of animal (kg) Bedded area (m2/head) Loafing/feeding area (m2/head) Total area
200  2.0 400 100
300  2.4 500 125
400 2.6 600 150
500 3.0 600 150
600 3.4 600 150


Sources:        
1. Farm and Rural Buildings Pocketbook (1991)