Heat Stress

With warmer and more extreme temperatures, the topic of heat stress has been receiving greater focus. A large body of evidence suggests that heat is associated with lower milk yields, depressed feed intakes, reduced fertility and increased risk of mastitis – all of which affect profitability and animal welfare.

Our knowledgeable sales team and network of dealers will be able to advise you on the best solution for your livestock building. Did you know that Galebreaker mesh allows substantially more natural air and light into a building than traditional wooden or metal cladding options?

Building ventilation can be increased by replacing side walls, with clip on Bayscreens or a Variable Ventilation System, which can be automatically controlled to provide ventilation and weather protection depending on the weather conditions.

Building on the success of VentTube Fresh, Galebreaker has designed a positive pressure tube ventilation system, VentTube Cool, for cooling cows. Tubes can be placed over cubicles to increase lying times, or over parlours or waiting areas to provide cooling and increase cow comfort.

Dr. Bertjan Westerlaan at Vetvice, said: “VentTube Cool is an efficient way to cool cows and to provide clean and fresh air for every cow in the barn. It will help your cows fight heat stress during the summer.”