How to cool pigs down in summer? Practical methods for heat prevention in pig farming

SummaryBathing: During hot summer weather, pigs can be bathed at noon each day to cool them down. Ventilation: Use blowers and the like to blow into the pig pen to release the hot air inside, but it should not be too long, as it will make the pigs feel uncomfortable. Pig pen: Rinse the pig pen with cold water to lower the overall temperature of the pig pen. Drip water: Drip watering equipment can be installed above the pig pen so that water drips down slowly onto the pigs, which can carry away the heat from the pigs' body surface and thereby achieve a cooling effect.

Summer is the time of year with the highest temperatures, and people feel uncomfortable, and in fact animals are the same. In summer, pigs also need some cooling measures. The most common method is bathing to cool them down; in addition, natural ventilation cooling can also be used.

1. Bathing to cool down. This is mainly a cooling measure taken for adult pigs. If the pigs are not yet adults, it is best not to try it. The best time for bathing is noon each day, when the temperature is highest, which is also relatively beneficial for their health.

2. Ventilation cooling. This means using some relatively large blowers and similar things to blow into the pig pen so that the hot air inside is released, but the effect is not very obvious, because this will also make the pigs feel uncomfortable.

3. Evaporative cooling or cold water cooling. However, for these two cooling methods, evaporative cooling is more recommended; the effect will be more obvious, and for the pigs, the comfort will be better.

4. Drip water cooling. This cooling method is actually the same principle as bathing, only the duration is longer. Some drip watering equipment can be installed above the pig pen so that water drips down slowly onto the pigs. In this way, when the water evaporates, it can carry away the heat from the body surface and achieve a cooling effect.