CATDOLL : CATDOLL: Cooling tips for farrowing rooms: Creating a comfortable farrowing room environment for sows

Understanding the importance of cooling the farrowing room

Sows need a relatively cool environment when they are pregnant, especially before and after giving birth. High temperatures can cause sows to have anorexia, diarrhea and other problems, which will have a negative impact on the health and production efficiency of sows. Therefore, it is very important to ensure the appropriate temperature in the sow farrowing room.

Several methods to cool down the sow farrowing room

1. Control the indoor ambient temperature

The room temperature of the sow farrowing room should be maintained at 20-25 degrees Celsius, and the relative humidity should be between 60-70%. It can be regulated by air conditioning, fans, ventilation equipment, etc. Try to avoid too high or too low temperature to create a comfortable farrowing room environment for the sow.

2. Provide appropriate drinking water and feed

High temperatures can cause sows to lose their appetite and affect litter quality. Therefore, it is necessary to ensure adequate water and feed supply in the sow farrowing house, clean drinking water facilities in time, and keep feed fresh. You can consider using feed with specific enzyme preparations to improve feed utilization and production performance of sows.

3. Use cooling equipment

In addition to regulating the room temperature, cooling equipment can also be used to help sows lower their body temperature. For example, a sprinkler system can be set up in the farrowing room to spray cool water mist to achieve a cooling effect. In addition, ice cubes or coolants can be placed on the floor of the farrowing room to lower the floor temperature and provide a cool resting place for the sows.

How to ensure the cooling effect of sow farrowing room

In addition to taking the above methods to cool down, you can also do the following:

• Clean the delivery room regularly and make sure there are no blocked vents and drains to ensure good air circulation.
• Arrange the breeding plan reasonably to avoid excessive and concentrated farrowing of sows during the hot season.
• Moderately increase the lighting time, control the light intensity, avoid the delivery room being too dark, and create a comfortable delivery environment.
• Pay attention to the physical condition of the sow, and promptly detect and deal with problems that may cause fever, such as infectious diseases.

In short, cooling the sow farrowing room is crucial to the health and production efficiency of sows. By controlling the room temperature, providing appropriate diet, using cooling equipment and other methods, a comfortable production environment can be created to improve the production performance and production efficiency of sows.

Thank you for reading this article. I hope this article can help you better understand the importance of cooling the sow farrowing room and effective cooling methods.