ReviewAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2020
Use of Different Cooling Methods in Pig Facilities to Alleviate the Effects of Heat Stress-A Review.
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- Natural and artificial abiotic factors: impacts on the seminal quality of Dorper rams in a semiarid region.International journal of biometeorology · 2026Article
- Impact of automated thermal control on finishing pigs in semi-arid regions.International journal of biometeorology · 2026Article
- Material consequences: an initial assessment of the influence of flooring type on lactating sow thermoregulation in summer heat.Translational animal science · 2026Article
- Field events, clinical findings, and biosecurity breaches in the African swine fever outbreak in Southwest Nigeria (2019-2021).Open veterinary journal · 2025Article
- One health agriculture: Heat stress mitigation dilemma in agriculture.One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2025Review
- Effect of heat stress on pig production and its mitigation strategies: a review.Tropical animal health and production · 2025Review
- Phenotypic assessment of F0 generation lactating sows genomically selected for heat stress tolerance.Journal of animal science · 2025Article
- Characterizing the effects of gestational heat stress on reproductive efficiency and thermoregulation in replacement gilts divergently selected for thermotolerance in the F1 generation.Journal of animal science · 2025Article
- Heat stress matters: insights from United States swine producers.Translational animal science · 2025Article
- Fecal microbiome of pigs fed diets differing in protein and amino acid content raised in thermoneutral or cyclical heat stress conditions.Frontiers in microbiology · 2025Article
- Heat Stress Induces Alterations in Gene Expression of Actin Cytoskeleton and Filament of Cellular Components Causing Gut Disruption in Growing-Finishing Pigs.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- Effects of evaporative cooling systems on the performance of lactating sows in a tropical climate.Tropical animal health and production · 2024Article
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- Hotspots and bottlenecks for the enhancement of the environmental sustainability of pig systems, with emphasis on European pig systems.Porcine health management · 2023Review
- Reducing Stocking Densities and Using Cooling Systems for More Adapted Pigs to High Temperatures When Reared in Intensive Conditions.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- Effects of lowering dietary protein content without or with increased protein-bound and feed-grade amino acids supply on growth performance, body composition, metabolism, and acute-phase protein of finishing pigs under daily cyclic heat stress.Journal of animal science · 2023Article
- Evaluation of the effect of the indoor environment on the physiological responses of early-gestation sows in a commercial house in China.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2023Article
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Abstract
An increase in the frequency of hot periods, which has been observed over the past decades, determines the novel approach to livestock facilities improvement. The effects of heat stress are revealed in disorders in physiological processes, impaired immunity, changes in behaviour and decreases in animal production, thus implementation of cooling technologies is a key factor for alleviating these negative consequences. In pig facilities, various cooling methods have been implemented. Air temperature may be decreased by using adiabatic cooling technology such as a high-pressure fogging system or evaporative pads. In modern-type buildings large-surface evaporative pads may support a tunnel ventilation system. Currently a lot of attention has also been paid to developing energy- and water-saving cooling methods, using for example an earth-air or earth-to-water heat exchanger. The pigs' skin surface may be cooled by using sprinkling nozzles, high-velocity air stream or conductive cooling pads. The effectiveness of these technologies is discussed in this article, taking into consideration the indicators of animal welfare such as respiratory rate, skin surface and body core temperature, performance parameters and behavioural changes.
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