Livestock Cooling

 

Chickens, Ducks, Turkeys, and Pigs can all be cooled using High Pressure Fogging. Excessive heat can be very detrimental to these animals growth, health, even their ability to procreate.   Sickness and disease has been shown to be more prevalent in animals who have suffered from excess heat.

Livestock achieve their best growth rate when are at ideal temperatures. For optimal results keep extreme temperatures under control with automatic – controlled, high pressure fogging, or high pressure misting.  

Fogging systems and misting systems are a cost effective, versatile way of controlling temperature for your livestock.


Fogging systems and misting systems are often confused with each other as they basically perform the same function except for the size of the water droplets they produce. Misting systems typically operate between 100psi and 250psi, using low-pressure lines and nozzles.

Misting typically produces droplets about 200 microns in size. These droplets (because of their size) will drop to the floor relatively quickly causing wetness. High-pressure fogging produces  droplet so fine (around 10 microns) that they are able to remain suspended in the air until they completely evaporate.

Cooling 

With high-pressure fogging – temperatures can be lowered by up to 10 Degrees Celsius (unshaded) to 15 Degrees Celsius (shaded) By producing droplets as fine as 10 microns,  the fog “flash evaporates” so that cooling is achieved, without wetness accumulating. This is why this method is sometimes referred to as “dry fog.”

 The MistaFog system is based on achieving maximum atomisation of the water and hence evaporation, using a minimum of water flow. When evaporation occurs, there is a heat exchange from the air, this is how the cooling system works.

Even tunnel-ventilated sheds can benefit from having high pressure fogging installed. High Pressure fogging can deliver an extra burst of cooling in extreme conditions when the tunnel ventilation is unable to produce adequate cooling. It can also provide cost savings by reducing the number of fans needed when in tunnel ventilation.