Impact of heat stress in livestock and dairy farming, compare misting system vs water sprinkler system and understand how dairy misting systems work.
Impact of Heat Stress In Livestock and Dairy Farming
Heat-stress is the biggest concern for a livestock owner during the summer season. The animals are unable to cool their body due to excessive heat. Dairy cows are particularly vulnerable to heat stress, because higher the metabolic rate, higher is the body heat production. Similar losses are observed in beef cattle and small ruminants, making heat stress a universal concern for livestock farmers.
Dairy animals start feeling heat-stress when the temperature-humidity-index (THI) exceeds 72, resulting in:
1) Drop in feed intake
2) Reduced milk production by 10-20%
3) Lower reproductive performance
4) Increased susceptibility to diseases
5) Higher mortality rates
Since the summer temperature rises up to 50C in Pakistan, our livestock and dairy industry pays a heavy price in the form of low productivity. Especially the imported dairy breeds feel great difficulty to cope with scorching heat.
Progressive farmers put a lot of efforts to minimize the negative impact of heat-stress by trying different methods of cooling. The most common application, is the use of showering, in which water is sprinkled over the animals. Showering is helpful to some extent but it has some limitations as well.
Recently, high-pressure-misting-system is gaining rapid popularity, since it is reported to be the most effective method to cool farm animals. It is capable of reducing heat up to 7-10 °C, which means you can drop the temperature from 42 °C to 32 °C.
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COMPARING MISTING SYSTEM VS WATER SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN DAIRY
While both methods aim to cool animals, their mechanisms and outcomes differ significantly.
| PARAMETERS | SHOWERING | MISTING |
| Water Consumption | High | Low |
| Cooling Efficiency | Moderate | High |
| Cleanliness | Poor | High |
| Odour | high | Low |
| Flying Insects | high | Very Low |
| Animal Comfort | Low | High |
| Energy Consumption | High | Low |
| Maintenance | Frequent | Moderate |
| Disease Infestations | High | Very Low |
Water-sprinkling leads to higher water consumption and wet flooring, odor and flying insects become a big problem and the risk of infections like mastitis and FMD increase.
Misting systems produce fine mist that evaporates quickly, ensuring optimal cooling without wetting the animals and their barn.
HOW DAIRY MISTING SYSTEM WORKS?
As soon as the temperature rises up to high set point i.e. 35 C, the controller starts high-pressure pump, which pumps prefiltered water into the delivery pipes. Misting nozzles convert water into very fine non-wetting fog. which evaporates quickly into the surrounding air, to decrease the air temperature. Fog emission continues intermittently until the temperature falls to low set point; at this moment controller turns off the pump. The process keeps repeating to maintain the required temperature and humidity.
WHY YOU SHOULD PREFER AVES FOG
We are a professional misting system provider in Pakistan. Top quality misting pumps and accessories are imported from top manufacturers in Italy, Taiwan and China. Durability is utmost priority; our trained technicians understand the subtleties of livestock cooling much better.
- Aves misting systems are available in variety of models to cool any farm, whether big or small.
- High-pressure pumps and top-quality accessories ensure non-wetting mist.
- We use high accuracy temperature & RH controller to operate the system automatically.
- Use of high efficiency motors & energy efficient pumps provide unmatched power conservation.
- Quality is utmost priority which helps our products last longer.
We have successfully completed more than 400 projects across Pakistan, in variety of fields with our trustworthy Aves misting systems. No one can beat us in quality to price ratio, skills & experience and after sale services. By virtue of large inventory, we can cope up with short lead time projects. We offer one year warranty for our products and after sale services remain available 24/7.
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