DS-Lancaster Fanning Saturday, July 19,1986
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BX iM By John E. Brockett
V Farm Management Agent
Lewistown Extension Office
Keeping Livestock Cool
Weather is a very useful thing.
Without it what would we have as
openers for casual conversation?
It is unpredictable. Just as the
.experts think they have everything
(figured out, the weather patterns
change and it rains when all
predictions are for sunshine or vice
versa. A philosopher would intone
“You may as well learn to live with
it because we will always have
weather with us.” Right now, it is
hot and sticky. But what else would
we expect for the month of July?
We do have to leam to live with
whatever weather pattern we get.
As much as I would like to change
it sometimes, I do not believe I
would like to have 365 days of the
same kind of weather. However,
that does not mean that I would not
do something to modify it at times.
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Just as we try to block the wind in
the winter because moving air
makes it seem colder (some call it
vyind chill factor), we try to in
crease air movement in the hot
days of the summer. It is in
teresting that many people who do
their best to plug up all air holes in
the winter so their stock won’t get
cold, never think about increasing
air movement in the summer to
keep their animals cooler. Most
people do not think about the fact
that animals usually do not have as
many sweat glands as people do.
The evaporation of perspiration is
one of the ways our body uses to
cool itself. Air moving over the
body helps evaporate the moisture
called perspiration. Animals such
as cattle and hogs need this air
movement even more than people
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to stay as cool as possible.
Farmers with any type of
livestock should consider these
animals as a bunch of furnaces
producing a lot of heat. These
fn’-"2ccs can not be put out or
reduced in efficiency without
losing production and ultimately
profits. Therefore, we must do the
next best thing, which is to
dissipate the heat by way of air
movement. One of the cheapest
ways to cause air movement in
most farm buildings is to open as
many openings as possible, block
off as much direct sun as possible,
and set up interior fans blowing
across the animals. The number of
fans to do the job will depend on a
number of factors, such as amount
of livestock, ceiling height, natural
air movement, ceiling insulation,
location of the barn in relation to
the sun and natural air movement,
and location and size of exhaust
openings.
Good air movement will have
some extra benefits in addition to
its cooling effect. Flies will be less
of a problem if there is good air
movement. Workers will feel more
comfortable with good air
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movement. There will be less
“sweating of metal pipes” and
thus less moisture collecting on
equipment. There will be less
moisture collecting on and in feed.
The end result is more animal
comfort, better feed efficiency,
less loss of production from heat
and humidity, more comfortable
employees, and more profits.
Feed More Often
Despite our best efforts during
hot muggy weather, you will not be
able to eliminate spoiled feed
unless yon feed more frequently.
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Soybean Farmers
SALISBURY, Md. - Soybean
farmers in Delaware, Maryland,
Pennsylvania and New Jersey are
invited to participate in the annual
summer meeting of the Mid-
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meeting will be held at Poplar Hill
Research Farm in Salisbury,
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The four-hour program gets
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Many farmers get into the habit of
feeding once or twice per day
during the winter. If they continue
to do this during the summer, feed
consumption will drop. When feed
consumption drops, meat or milk
production will also drop. A
solution is to feed smaller
amounts, clean out unused feed,
and feed more often. Palatability
is the key to good feed utilization.
Sour or stale feed reduces the
palatability of all feed, even good
clean feed, if they come into
contact with each other.
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farmers at a short business
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