Nghe An people work hard to protect their pets from the heat
In the hot weather, Nghe An people have to work hard to protect their livestock from the heat. Especially in farms and high-density livestock farms, there is always a fear of power outages.
These days, the weather in Nghe An is extremely hot, with temperatures reaching nearly 40 degrees Celsius. In addition to heat-protection solutions for people, farmers also have to work hard to protect their livestock from the heat.
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Mrs. Dau Thi Thu's family in Dong Du hamlet, Nghia Hanh commune, Tan Ky district invested in raising 2 duck farms in closed houses, with a scale of over 10,000 ducks/batch. With high density, in the hot summer, if there is no effective heat-resistant solution, it will fail.
Therefore, in addition to installing a cooling system using industrial fans to extract steam in the farmhouse, her family also invested in a sprinkler irrigation system on the roof.
Observation shows that, 2m away, a sprinkler is placed. When operating, the sprinkler rotates, so the entire roof is sprayed with rain, creating cool air in the barn space. Therefore, even though the summer temperature is up to 40 degrees Celsius, when using 2 cooling systems at the same time, the temperature in the barn drops to only 25 - 27 degrees Celsius.
“Applying these heat-resistant solutions for livestock, although the investment cost and monthly electricity bill are quite high, in return, the livestock are safe and the economic efficiency is higher. Otherwise, if the temperature in the barn is high, the ducks will die or not grow,” Ms. Dau Thi Thu shared.
Dien Trung Commune (Dien Chau) is the locality with the largest number of poultry farms in the province, with over 140 farms, with a scale of thousands of birds/batch. Mr. Dau Ngoc Hoa - Director of VietGAP Dien Trung Livestock Cooperative said that Nghe An's weather is harsh, with severe cold in the winter and intense heat in the summer, with temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius.
Therefore, every livestock farmer must consider solutions to protect livestock from cold and heat, in which heat is the most likely to kill livestock, due to high stocking density. Reality has shown that in previous summers, many chicken farms died en masse, due to sudden power outages, thousands of chickens could not survive in the hot and stuffy barns.
Heat-resistant solutions for poultry farms, not only this summer but also in the past, in addition to creating cool barns and using industrial fans, farmers also have to invest in installing sprinkler irrigation systems on the roof. Households also invest in purchasing generators to prepare for sudden power outages.
“The biggest fear of poultry farming is sudden power outages on hot summer days, due to the high density of grazing. Although families proactively buy generators, things do not always go smoothly. There are cases where when there is a power outage, the generator breaks down, or the man is not at home… just a few minutes without electricity and the entire chicken farm dies en masse, because the temperature in the coop is too high,” Mr. Dau Ngoc Hoa worried.
Livestock farming is one of the developing industries in Nghe An, almost every locality has farms and livestock farms. Therefore, on these extremely hot days, most livestock farms apply heat-resistant solutions for livestock, in which the most effective solution is still using fans and cooling systems with rain nozzles on the roof; households with economic conditions can invest in additional cooling systems with industrial fans to extract water vapor./.
