15 Practical tips to prevent heat stress!

Publicatiedatum: 30-06-2020

Some tips & tricks originating from a veterinarian to avoid heat stress.

General advice

Limit the population density if possible.
Keep the drinking water cool (10°C is ideal).
Unlimited access to water – Check the water pressure.
Avoid direct sunlight on the animals by blocking or whitening the windows.
Install cooling systems and check their functioning regularly
Don’t disturb the animals during the hottest period of the day. No ultrasound, vaccination, transferring,
Maximize ventilation. Create extra flow of air, check the inlets, …
Administer vitamin C, vitamin E, electrolytes to the water. *
Avoid feeding during the hottest period of the day.
Reduce the feeding curve by 5-10%.
Give extra support to your sows with Lianol® Ferti. Ferti stimulates the conservation of the body condition and the fertility when the sow suffers from higher temperatures.

* There is proof of vitamin C having a roll in the modulation of stress. Clear evidence is missing due to the lack of research.

Consider the synchronization of farrowing by means of prostaglandin.
Farrowing can be delayed due to the heat. Stimulate it by giving long action oxytocin.
Shut down heat lamps of floor heating ASAP.