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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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Heat plan for Flemish pig farming

...roject has produced practice-ready recommendations that enable pig farmers to develop a sustainable heat stress plan that reduces economic losses and improves animal welfare. Due to the changing cl...

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Pig farming

ILVO conducts research into the effect of different types of feed, weather conditions (heat stress), management, and barn environment and layout on the welfare, behavior, physiology, and morphology of...

Sectors

Poultry and rabbit farming

...earch into the effect of different feed compositions and additives/supplements, weather conditions (heat stress), management, housing system, housing environment and design on health, welfare, beha...

News | 07/06/2021

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...

News | 26/09/2023

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...

News | 25/04/2024

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...

News | 05/06/2024

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...

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