Animal welfare
...als. Temperature regulation in poultry and pigs is limited, so these animals suffer more often from heat stress. ILVO is working on a heat plan for the Flemish pig farming sector together with vari...
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First-aid for heat stressed cow
This project will address five important actions to prevent or remediate heat stress in cattle
Heat plan for Flemish pig farming
...um temperatures and the increasing number of days with elevated temperatures in Belgium can lead to heat stress in several animal species but pigs are particularly sensitive to this. In recent year...
Internet-of-animals: design and development of an integrated health and welfare monitoring system for dairy cows
... detection and monitoring for multiple animal states and anomalies (calving, oestrus, lameness, and heat stress).
To provide the Flemish poultry sector a heat action plan to maintain optimal health and the welfare of their poultry
...ll aim of this project is to provide the poultry sector a farm-specific heat action plan. To reduce heat stress, various measures are advised, from the adaptation of management and feed techniques ...
Congress - Where Engineering Meets Veterinary Medicine
...Day 1 - Lectures Feeding and managing the dairy cow through transition - Alex BachPrevention of heat stress in dairy cows - Thomas AmonThe financial impact of lameness in dairy cattle - John Re...
Livestock housing with renewable energy and combi cooling systems?
...gs and techniques for energy generation and storage and for cooling systems were presented. Heat stress in pigs and poultry - and energy Both pigs and poultry are sensitive to heat, du...
Internet-of-Cows: sensors for detection of heat and calving in dairy cattle
...ers detect (sometimes subtle) changes in behavior and physiology caused by disease, lameness or heat stress far more accurately. The earlier and more accurate the detection, the quicker the farmer ...
Zinc source for broilers affects performance, intestinal health and meat quality
...and at the end of the growth phase. In a second study broilers were subjected to chronic cyclic heat stress during the finishing phase. In this study the same zinc sources were used again, i.e....
Renewable energy tech for livestock production
Heat plan for poultry
...poultry sector with a farm-specific heat action plan. Several measures are recommended for reducing heat stress, ranging from adapting feed and water management to applying climatization and housin...
Dairy farm losses from heat waves quantified
...hich heat point dairy farmers can manage or reduce the risk of negative effects with current anti-heat stress techniques.' Flemish dairy farming as a case study High temperatures and h...
Discover these live demos during the ILVO Agritech Day
...e temperature by as much as 2.5°C during periods of extreme heat. This lowers respiratory rate and heat stress in the pigs, significantly improving their comfort and welfare. (Animal species: cattl...
Broiler platform shows promising results
...ring four broiler rounds in the ILVO poultry facilities, whether or not in combination with induced heat stress.Project partner Roxell developed the prototypes, which include a dark and scr...