One of the most concerning challenges faced by poultry producers is high mortality rates, which not only affect profits but also indicate underlying issues in management, disease control, and environmental conditions. However, with proper planning, management, and proactive measures, it’s possible to mitigate mortality rates and sustain a healthy poultry operation.

Adequate Ventilation

Create a comfortable and stress-free environment for your poultry by providing well-ventilated housing that protects them from extreme weather conditions. Proper ventilation helps remove excess moisture, CO2, and ammonia from the air, reducing the risk of respiratory diseases.

Exposure to excessive heat or cold stress can weaken the immune system, making birds more susceptible to diseases and increasing mortality rates. Thus, adequate ventilation is vital to ensure the right temperature in the poultry house.

Climate sensors provide your ventilation system with data on humidity, CO2, and ammonia levels ad well as the temperature in different reas of the house.

Feed supply refers to the process of providing raw materials, ingredients or compound feed to a production facility, such as a factory, plant, or livestock production. Ensuring a consistent and reliable feed supply is crucial for the smooth operation of any production facility and for the animal welfare in livestock production.

The Use of Capacitive Sensors In Feed Supply

One way to improve the efficiency of the feed supply process is through the use of capacitive sensors. Capacitive sensors are electronic devices that measure the capacity or amount of electrical charge stored in a material. They work by detecting changes in capacitance, which is the ability of a material to store an electrical charge.

There are many potential applications for capacitive sensors in the feed supply process. For example, they can be used to measure the level of raw materials in storage bins, silos or tanks. This can help to prevent shortages and ensure that production is not disrupted due to a lack of raw materials or compound feed.

5 Benefits of Environmental Sensors in Livestock Houses

An environmental sensor is a device that measures the environment around us. It can be used to monitor air quality, temperature, humidity, etc. In livestock houses environmental sensors or climate sensors are used to ensure an optimum environment.

Get Better Animal Welfare With a High Air Quality

There are several ways to use environmental sensors in livestock farming. One way is to use them to measure air quality by using a carbon dioxide sensor and an ammonia sensor. Connected to a controller and your farm management system these sensors will provide data for alarms or for starting the ventilation in the house.

CO2 and ammonia are both to blame for the animals not thriving optimally. To high levels of CO2 and ammonia causes problems with breathing, corrosion damage on feed and skin, as well as irritation of the mucous membranes in the eyes and mouth. The high levels reduce the air quality thus increasing mortality and reducing production.

You can measure the level of ammonia with the award-winning DOL 53 Ammonia Sensor and keep track of the CO2 level with the robust DOL 119 CO2 Sensor or the 3-in-1 sensor DOL 139 that measures humidity, temperature and CO2.