Nghe An farmers find ways to cool down their livestock
(Baonghean.vn) - Nghe An is experiencing intense heat, high temperatures, sometimes reaching 40-43 degrees Celsius. To ensure the health of livestock, farmers have to find ways to...
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With nearly 80 hectares of shrimp farming, during the hottest days, households in Quynh Bang (Quynh Luu) have to stay in their ponds to take care of the shrimp's health. Many households have invested in a covering system to reduce the direct impact of high outdoor temperatures on the ponds. Photo: Thanh Phuc |
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Mr. Hoang Quang Dung - land and agricultural officer of Quynh Bang commune said: "We recommend that people operate the aeration system to limit temperature stratification in the pond. At the same time, add vitamins, minerals... to increase the resistance of shrimp; ponds with high density will be "snipped" and sold first, to reduce pond density". Photo: Thanh Phuc |
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| On an area of 1,000m2In a barn raising 12,000 black-feathered chickens for eggs, on hot days, Mr. Nguyen Huu Thang (Nghi Van commune, Nghi Loc district) has to operate the cooling system all day to maintain the temperature of the barn at 25-30 degrees Celsius. At the same time, he arranges additional high-capacity electric fans at the end of the chicken coop to dissipate heat. Photo: Thanh Phuc |
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In small-scale farms, barns are designed in a traditional style. On hot sunny days, people have to use canvas as a mobile roof, and stretch the canvas to cover wherever the sun shines. Photo: Thanh Phuc |
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| At the same time, supplement green food and add mineral salts to food and drinking water for livestock and poultry. Photo: Thanh Phuc |
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| People in Tam Thai commune (Tuong Duong) install cooling fans for pigs. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| During hot days, people also bathe their pets 3-4 times to cool down. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| Watering the roof of the barn is also a method applied by many people. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| In hot weather, many fish farmers install additional pipes to regularly bring water into the pond to cool it down. Photo: Dinh Tuan |