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Barn ventilation challenges studied
Jun 28, 2017, 15:45 PM
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A University of Wisconsin expert says adequate barn ventilation is important to cow comfort and production.
Dr. Nigel Cook tells Brownfield natural ventilation does not work in every situation. “We’ve really tried to understand the limitations in natural ventilation, and that’s really emerged as a problem with larger farms where barns are built close together creating wind shadows, and so we’ve really looked at the different alternatives for mechanical ventilation in those instances.”
Cook says wind shadows or the obstacles that prevent the free flow of air to and through a barn can be caused by trees, other buildings, or geography.
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