Field Experiences with Air Filtration: Results and Costs
Air filtration systems have been in place for over three years, in a wide variety of farms, and are valuable in reducing the risks of PRRS, according to Darwin L. Reicks, DVM, of the Swine Vet Center in St Peter, Minnesota. His article was in the January...

Ventilation
Managing fully controlled and automatically controlled natural ventilation (ACNV) systems is the focus this publication - number 21 in the series Action for Productivity from BPEX.

Evidence of Airborne Transmission of PRRSV and Mycoplasma
This is the first evidence of long-distance airborne transmission of porcine reproductive respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) and Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae, writes Janet Alsop of the veterinary disease prevention department at the Ontario Ministry...

Influence of Hot-Humid Environment on Growth Performance and Reproduction of Swine
Professors Robert Myer and Ray Bucklin reviewed this topic for the University of Florida, IFAS Extension, published in 2001.

Who's Your Biggest Fan?
The importance of keeping ventilation fans clean and properly maintained is highlighted.

Solving Tail-Biting Problems
From Pork Information Gateway. Todd See gives an overview of the environmental, management and nutritional causes of tail-biting.

Take Precautions Against Dust
A timely warning is given by Jaydee Smith (Swine Production Systems Program Lead, Ontario Minsitry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, OMAFRA) about dust build-up in pig houses when ventilation is reduced to conserve heat in the cooler months. Workers...

Ventilation Efficiency to Cut Costs
With oil prices hitting $130 a barrel and in the US electricity prices $0.09 per kW and propane $2.25 a gallon, energy costs are increasingly becoming a major cost and a major area for saving in agriculture, writes ThePigSite Senior Editor, Chris Har...

Minimising Heat Stress in Outdoor Sows
It is important to provide for the sows' needs in the summer - and luckily it costs very little to do so, according to farm manager Tom Leddra, in BPEX KT Farm Case Study 3.

Ventilating through the door is not very helpful
By Nick Bird, FarmEx - One interesting point to emerge from our energy monitoring project on British pig farms is the effect of leaving the door open.

Ventilation Basics For Swines
By Mark Storlie, ISU Extension Swine Field Specialist, Iowa State University - Over the years, several people have requested information or specific suggestions on the temperature they should maintain their building for a certain pig weight or age.

Heat Stress Reduces Performance
By Kayt Johnson, BPEX Knowledge Transfer Manager - This report is part of a series of articles offering top tips for hot weather from BPEX's Knowledge Transfer.

Preparing Your Barn for Spring and Winter
By Brian Andries and published by the Prairie Swine Center - The variation in temperature changes starting late fall and progressing into the winter months requires strategies dealing with ventilating pig barns in our cold climate regions. Ventilation...

Humidity Control Strategies for Winter Conditions
By Marina Lambert, Stéphane P. Lemay, Liliane Chénard, Ernest M. Barber, Trever Crowe and published by the Prairie Swine Center - Most control systems used in swine facilities are temperature controlled, relying on a constant minimum ventilation rate...

Maintaining Boar Productivity in Hot Weather
By Murray Tong, Ontario Pork - Pork producers and breeders need to ensure they keep boars cool during the hot summer months, according to a new University of Guelph study, that found that the high temperatures of summer lower boar semen quality, sometimes...

Summer Swine Management
By M. Todd See, NCSU Swine Extension - Summer is here, and for pork producers in the Southeast that means hot, humid weather. It is ime to start making plans and evaluating swine facilities for helping pigs cope with summertime weather.

Is My Controller Adjusted for Summer Ventilation?
By S.P. Lemay, L. Chénard and K. Engele, and published by the Prairie Swine Center - It is always exciting to see summer coming after winter and spring conditions. After cold months, nobody complains when the outside thermometer is claiming up each day...

Preparing for Spring and Winter
By Brian Andries and published by the Prairie Swine Center - The variation in temperature changes starting late fall and progressing into the winter months requires strategies dealing with ventilating pig barns in our cold climate regions. Ventilation...

Measuring pig metabolism by water consumption and ventilation rate
By Nick Bird for FarmEx - The aim of pig production is to convert a low value product (pig feed) into a high value product (pig meat) as efficiently and cost effectively as possible. This is achieved by pig metabolism, but unlike other production processes...

Optimizing Heating Costs in Grower-Finisher
By S.P. Lemay and L. Chénard and published by the Prairie Swine Center - Livestock production under cold climate requires control systems that provide a healthy environment for animals and workers without wasting energy. Most of the control systems that...

Save Energy in the Farrowing Room With Piglet Hovers / Kennels
By Larry D. Jacobson and Lee J. Johnston, University of Minnesota Extension Service - Piglet Hovers (or kennels) are simple, solid partition enclosures located in the farrowing crate or pen to which piglets have free access. A few commercial companies...

Ventilation - Cost of Treatment?
By Nick Bird for FarmEx - Nowadays, it seems that producers are often advised to give "plenty of fresh air" to prevent ill health due to respiratory problems and contaminated air, which is interpreted as increasing the minimum ventilation rates. As with...

Ventilation and Heating Costs - Weather in the last month
By Nick Bird for FarmEx - Running costs of heating and ventilation systems depend on the weather. In warmer weather, more ventilation is needed to remove pig heat. In colder weather, more heating is needed. When considering heating running costs, you...