Contents tagged with ventilation

Ventilation maintenance in pig buildings

24 August 2020

Ventilation maintenance in pig buildings

Consider these common faults and inefficiencies so you can keep your ventilation systems in good condition.
Control systems in pig buildings

14 February 2025

Control systems in pig buildings

Guidance on control systems which can be used to achieve the optimum environmental conditions in pig buildings.
Natural ventilation in pig buildings

24 August 2020

Natural ventilation in pig buildings

Understand how natural ventilation works for housed pigs, the problems and the solutions.
Fan ventilation in pig buildings (pressurisation)

24 August 2020

Fan ventilation in pig buildings (pressurisation)

Understand how different air pressurisation systems provide ventilation for indoor pigs.
Fan ventilation in pig buildings (extraction)

24 August 2020

Fan ventilation in pig buildings (extraction)

Different fan extraction systems to consider when choosing how to ventilate pig buildings.
Ventilating pig buildings

13 November 2023

Ventilating pig buildings

Information and guidance on different types of ventilation used in pig buildings.
Improve Beef Housing for Better Returns

6 January 2020

Improve Beef Housing for Better Returns

Improving existing buildings or designing new builds to the best standards has a lasting and positive impact on animal health and productivity. This manual covers a wide range of aspects to improve buildings for your cattle.

Better cattle housing design

7 November 2025

Better cattle housing design

Improving existing cattle buildings, or designing new builds to best standards, has a lasting and positive impact on animal health and productivity. This publication looks at the factors to bear in mind when farmers are considering cattle housing design
Ventilation

13 August 2018

Ventilation

Ventilation systems can improve living conditions. An efficient ventilation system draws fresh air in and removes stale air along with microbes, dust, harmful gases and water vapour. Inefficient ventilation is detrimental to pig and staff performance (particularly on hot days) and costs more to run

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