Importance of Efficient Livestock Ventilation Systems
2023-12-12
Importance of Efficient Livestock Ventilation Systems
All these factors directly affect livestock health. Managing livestock ventilation systems properly ensures animals are kept comfortable, which allows for optimal growth or production. Properly regulating indoor environments also helps keep animals from exhibiting behaviors related to stress, which can also negatively affect production.
Additionally, livestock ventilation systems help ensure the safety of those who work with animals in barns and other enclosed structures. Several types of toxic gases result from the accumlation of animal waste, especially in enclosed spaces.Though eventually moved to lagoons or containers outside the building, animal waste is first stored in liquid form under the facility or over slatted flooring.
The sudden release of a large amount of hydrogen sulfide gas has been implicated in the deaths of both farm workers and animals after agitating or emptying manure pits. Oftentimes the accumulation of animal waste can lead to a build up of this gas,leading to serious illness or death, especially during winter when ventilation rates are at their lowest. Other fatal cases can occur when workers enter such pits to repair, inspect or retrieve an object dropped into it. Extra precaution must be taken and only experienced individuals should enter pits.
