Pig Housing Development
Ventilation
Ventilation systems are intended to provide optimum living conditions for pigs. A well-managed, functioning, efficient ventilation system effectively draws fresh air into a building and removes stale air containing a proportion of microbes, dust harmful gases and water vapour. Inefficient ventilation is detrimental to pig and health performance (particularly on hot days) and costs more to run.
‘The following report from the PHIP Ventilation Project, funded by Defra, gives some practical examples of how improving ventilation systems can improve production. This project has implemented a unique combination of knowledge generation and business support, which has led to increased interest in ventilation from producers, veterinary surgeons and allied industries, with corresponding impacts for individual producers.’ Click here to download the report.
Action for Productivity
Download the Ventilation Action for Productivity factsheet here
Latest Research
A recent presentation at the XVIIth World Congress of the International Commission of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (CIGR) – Canada June 2010
For more publications from the above event please follow the link below.
http://bioeng.ca/publications/meetings-papers?catid=10
Ventilation DVD
A DVD has been produced by BPEX to help pig producers identify ventilation-related problems and, more importantly, provide practical solutions. It is presented by John Chambers of J C Consulting, who has been trouble-shooting problems caused by poor ventilation for many years. To request a copy (free of charge to English levy payers) contact BPEX: 0247 647 8793 or [email protected].
Ventilation Guide – Providing pigs with good ventilation in straw-bedded general purpose buildings
Pilot Ventilation Project as part of the Pig Health Improvement Project (PHIP) – provides a summary of the ventilation project.
