Optimize Your Profit With Sensors

The demand for a more sustainable food production increases every year. To live up to this, food producers must keep enhancing their production and make sure that the animals have the best living conditions possible in order to avoid mortality, enhanced FCR, and poor meat quality. This calls for accurate real-time data.

Accurate Real-time Data

Constantly monitoring the climate in livestock houses is essential to create optimal animal welfare and the most efficient production. It is no longer enought to measure the temperature, humidity, CO2, and ammonia once in a while. Climate sensors of the future provide accurate real-time data allowing for more timely and effective decision-making, when it comes to managing the production, since the farmer or farm manager get an up-to-date picture of the production.

The Importance of Accurate Data

One of the key benefits of using climate sensors in poultry houses is that they can help prevent the spread of disease. Poultry are particularly susceptible to respiratory infections, which can be exacerbated by poor air quality. By monitoring the levels of carbon dioxide, ammonia, and humidity, you can make sure that the air inside the poultry house is fresh and free from harmful gases.

In a poultry production, the temperature and humidity play an important role during the entire life of the chicken from hatchery and hatching until they are sent to slaughter. Chickens are very sensitive to temperature changes. If it is too cold, the chickens might eat more and stick together to keep warm, meaning they produce more fat than meat due to the combination of high feed consumption and low movement. A low temperature might also cause egg laying problems.

Whether the data from the climate sensors is accurate or not has a huge impact on the production. As mentioned, temperature and humidity have a great effect on the production and animal welfare which makes it vital that the measurements are accurate. Accurate data can lead to less stress on birds and thus greater productivity.

Improving bird welfare doesn’t always require major changes - often, the biggest gains come from understanding how the barn environment shapes behavior, health, and performance. With better climate control, smarter monitoring, and thoughtful management, producers can create conditions where birds stay healthier, more active, and more uniform.

1. Keep Airflow Consistent from Day One

Young birds depend on fresh air just as much as warmth. When ventilation is too limited, CO₂ rises quickly, oxygen drops, and chicks become inactive, eat less, and grow unevenly. Opening inlets early and ensuring steady airflow helps distribute heat, reduce moisture, and maintain a healthier environment. Even in winter, controlled ventilation supports stronger starts and better long‑term performance.

2. Use Enrichment Strategically - and rotate it

Birds are naturally curious and motivated to forage, scratch, and peck. Enrichment items like straw bales, pecking blocks, or ramps help direct this behavior in positive ways. But enrichment only works when it stays interesting. Rotating items, adjusting placement, and choosing tools that match the flock’s needs - such as promoting activity in heavier birds - helps maintain engagement and reduce unwanted behaviors like feather pecking.

3. Support Gut Health from the Beginning

A healthy digestive system is the foundation for growth, immunity, and feed efficiency. Early-life challenges - humidity, litter moisture, coccidiosis pressure - can disrupt gut function and lead to long-term performance losses. Working with nutrition and veterinary teams to support gut health from placement onward helps birds absorb nutrients better, maintain stronger immunity, and stay on track throughout the cycle.

Modern pig farms generate enormous amounts of data - but data alone doesn't create value. The real impact comes from integrating climate, feed, water, and weight data into one unified system.

What Integration Enables

Cross-parameter Insights

Correlating multiple data streams highlights trends that would remain hidden if viewed separately. For example, rising temperatures with declining feed intake can reveal early signs of heat stress before it comes visible in animal behavior.

Automated Reporting

Integrated data flows simplify documentation for audits, sustainability reporting, and compliance requirements - saving hours of manual work.

Predictive Analytics

Historical patterns support forecasting, allowing the system to alert before a potential issue escalates. This enables early interventions that protect both animal health and performance.

Benchmarking and Comparison

With all data in one place, farm managers can easily compare barns, batches, production cycles, or even farm locations. This visibility highlights improvement opportunities and supports more consistent results across operations.

Practical Examples

• Detecting ventilation malfunction before pigs show symptoms of stress
• Identifying feed system irregulates through water-feed correlation
• Improving batch uniformity by adjusting climate based on growth data
• Reducing labor time spent on manual checks
• Identify issues in the barn online without being in the house