| Imagine living in the hot southern states. It would | | | | science. |
| be extremely difficult to physically combat the | | | | There is yet another problem that you encounter |
| heat and humidity of summer. The worst | | | | while handling a livestock. At some point or other |
| suffering would be in agriculture sector as it | | | | you would need to transport your animals. During |
| becomes tough to fight the heat in a safe and | | | | such situations there are portable livestock cooling |
| cost effective manner. The most awful part is | | | | fans are available in the market. Such portable |
| managing the health conditions of the livestock as | | | | evaporative misting fans are generally used by |
| you would be concerned about the comfort and | | | | the cattle ranchers and horse breeders. This is |
| well being of your animals. Being a responsible | | | | because such business people would require |
| farmer, it is important to realize that the animals | | | | transporting the animals daily as part of their |
| have a very low tolerance for heat stress. Here | | | | business. The success of such business depends |
| the importance of livestock cooling fans can be | | | | on the ability to transport the animals to the |
| seen. The misting fans would provide relief to the | | | | market place. During transit, the animals would be |
| animals. | | | | more subjected to the oppressive heat. By using |
| If you are a dedicated farmer, you would know | | | | the portable livestock cooling fans, you can make |
| that livestock cooling is essentially important in any | | | | sure that the animals are protected from the |
| animal husbandry operation. It has been proved | | | | extreme heat and sun stroke. It has to be noted |
| that the cattle are more prone to heat stroke | | | | that the animals would be encountering unbearable |
| than humans. 80 degrees of heat would be | | | | conditions with the combined effect of high |
| unbearable for humans but the cattle cannot | | | | humidity and ambient temperatures. |
| handle such condition at any cost. They would | | | | The livestock mist cooling fans make use of the |
| probably die in such a situation. Hence it is | | | | process called as evaporative cooling to reduce |
| important to keep a look at your animals for signs | | | | the temperature up to even twenty degrees. The |
| of heat exhaustion. In cattle, heat stress can be | | | | misting system would have ceramic spray nozzles |
| noticed through symptoms like open mouth and | | | | at the end which disperses a pressurized mist of |
| heavy panting. They are more sensitive to sudden | | | | water into the atmosphere. This water mist |
| changes in relative humidity than chickens or pigs. | | | | evaporates into the atmosphere instantly thereby |
| If you have installed a livestock misting system, it | | | | reducing the temperature in both indoors and |
| would provide the animals would necessary | | | | outdoors. For farmers would want to transport |
| cooling. Such mist cooling systems would help you | | | | their animals in a safe and efficient manner, the |
| meet the recommendation made by the | | | | portable cooling fans would be the best choice. |
| Agricultural and Bio systems Engineering | | | | Moreover it would be of great relief to the |
| Department at Iowa State University; one of | | | | animals too. |
| America's leading research centers in animal | | | | |