Air quality problems impact not only on pigs but also on the environment around pig buildings besides the people inside and beyond them. Many pigs spend their lifetime either thriving or struggling within the confined environment imposed upon th...

Building manufacturers have very little to do with genetics, nutrition or management, but certainly they can impact the health and well-being of the animals. When building a pig house, emphasis is need on ventilation and insulation.

It started as a provider of fans and control boxes for pig and poultry houses. Today, Fancom is a market leader in climate control technology in those sectors. This year at VIV it will make a major move by changing from box seller to solution pr...

At Eurotier 2004 in Hanover, Germany, the Big Dutchman group will be presenting two new developments for air cleaning.

Health problems, dirty pens, poor technical performance and high energy and veterinary costs. These can all be due to incorrect climate control. Often it is related to the wrong installation and/or programming.

Working with a ventilation engineer

There is a considerable challenge involved in housing pigs in a hot climate and achieving a competitive level of production. Experience of intensive production systems, however, has revealed some specific design preferences.

The artificial environments we create have a great impact on production performance and the health status for both the pig and workers. Control systems have to assess the thermal environment beyond air temperature while more research is necessary ...

Providing an optimal thermal environment for pigs is important for their welfare and production performance. A major Australian study funded by the Pig Research and Development Corporation (PRDC) has indicated that piggery building air temper...