Need:

Shed environment (humidity, temperature) control is difficult

Aim:

It controls the environmental condition of the shed

Description:

It allows to check the microclimate of the farm and helps the animals to overcome unscathed the periods characterized by high temperature. It allows to move uniformly a higher air flow rate. The ventilation system can be managed in automatic mode to regulate the functioning of the entire system based on air temperature and humidity index (THI index) detected by appropriate probes.

How to implement:

Air ventilation is set up to start when air humidity and temperature conditions overcome certain limits.

Expected benefits:

  • It improves the environmental condition of the barn
  • The system enables to ameliorate animal welfare conditions and prevent heat stress.
  • It prevents performance losses during lactation and reproduction phases

Prerequisites and/or limits:

 

Humidity and temperature control unit system

Cost / Benefit Analysis

 

Social, environmental and welfare assessments

Country:

Italy

Production system (Dairy or/and meat sheep/goat):

Dairy sheep/goat, Meat sheep

Category of Animal (ewe, goat, replacement, lamb, kid):

ewe/goat

Source of information:
Attachment/links:

ADOPTION PREDICTION:

What is the expected uptake of this technology and when might peak uptake happen?

ESTONIA – ADOPT Results Environmental Station (Cooler)

 

PDF SUMMARY

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NIBIO Tjøtta – Digifarm Norway
UNISS, Universty of Sassari Department of Agriculture
Le CHIIRPO - Sm@RT Platform
CIIRPO Le Mourier – Digifarm France
Italian Innovative Farm: Dairy Sheep
Italian Innovative Farm: Dairy Goat 2
Italian Innovative Farm: Dairy Goat 1
Hungarian Innovative Farm: Nagy’s Farm