It is very important to increase the income levels of livestock enterprises and engaged in animal production in our country by producing barns with modern and economic methods. In this study, prefabricated barn types which are built as opposed to traditionally built barns of the cold regions like Erzurum was revealed. Concerning tie-stall type barn, as for the number of animals 10, 20, and 30 headstocks discussed in the study. Moreover, the tie-stall prefabricated barn project is designed by using 50 tunnel type lightweight concrete materials to illustrate an example for commercial enterprises. At the end of the study, it was determined that prefabricated lightweight concrete barns were more economical than produced traditionally classical-type barns. As the number of cattle increased, the cost of barn decreased per cattle for cold climate conditions. The cost reduction percentage for 10-head barns was determined as 38.0% and 38.9% for lightweight concrete cylindrical roof and light concrete tunnel roofed barn types, respectively. These values were calculated as 60.5%-61.4% for 20 head barns, and 59.9%-60.4% for the 30 head barns. Among the studied barn types, it was found that the most economically suitable barn combination was a prefabricated barn with tunnel roof and lightweight concrete.

In this study, planning, design and cost analysis of prefabricated beef cattle barns carried out. Steel mesh was used to strengthen the foundation of the structure. Galvanized-sheet material was used as the carrier and cover material, and shaped like a trapezoid cross-section. The barns, which are planned in the form of tunnel cross-section and tie-stalls type, are designed for 10, 20 and 30-cattle to be particularly suitable for family enterprises. Polyurethane (PU) foam and extruded polystyrene sandwich panel (XSP) were used to provide heat and sound insulation. Cost analysis of the galvanized-sheet barns was compared with the barns constructed by the traditional production method. After analyses, we found that as the number of animals increased, barn cost per animal decreased. The cost reduction rates in the PU foam insulated galvanized-sheet barn were 30.1%, 32.7% and 30.6% for the 10, 20 and 30-cattle respectively. These values were 24.9%, 27.8% and 25.5% for the sandwich panel insulated galvanized-sheet barn. The most economical combination was the polyurethane foam insulation of galvanized sheets. Galvanized-sheet barns are technically sufficient, and economically advantageous than the conventional ones, so it can be recommended to both newly established enterprises and enterprises that want to improve their old barns.