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Cooling for Cattle

High-pressure Cooling for Cattle

The first symptom of heat stress in cattle is that the cow remains passive and does not consume the correct amount of food or water. The direct consequence of this is lower productivity and yield and at the same time the fat contents in the milk drops.

The first signs of heat stress is visible at as low temperatures as 22 degrees.

The direct consequence of heat stress for your facilities is lower milk production and lower profits.

h3. Problems which comes from heat stress

Benefits with HydroFlex

Chilled areas – punctual milking
By cooling the milking parlour and the waiting areas during the summer, the cooling creates an attractive resort for the cows – which they will seek out for them selves.

Cooling the feeding alleys
By cooling the feeding alleys you attract the cows to the food even when it’s hot, and at the same time by cooling the animals you keep the production of milk and fat contents intact even on the hot days.

Flies and stress
Sprinkling from the cooling system helps keeping the flies away and at the same time this create a calm milking process that reduces the chance for incidence of cluster kick-offs.