This bulletin discusses the structural requirements and space needs for swine housing in the United States. It may be desirable to modify the general recommendations given here, to provide for special local conditions or personal preferences of operators.

Of design data -- Site selection for swine facilities -- Scheduling -- Farrowing facilities -- Nursery facilities -- Growing and finishing facilities -- Gestation and breeding facilities -- Combining buildings -- Pasture production -- Insulation -- Mechanical ventilation -- Manure pit ventilation -- Cooling systems -- Natural ventilation -- Manure management -- Slotted floors -- Utilities -- Swine handling -- Existing buildings -- Grain-fed centers -- Equipment -- Building and equipment materials.