Due to heavy investment in buildings in the South West, John Chambers presented to the Cornish Pig Club on his specialism “Ventilation”:
- How it affects performance
- How it can cause health issues
- How it contributes to behavioural changes
Ventilation systems are scrutinised when a new building is put up and then expected to work for the life of the building without any maintenance! Frequently a building will be erected in close proximity to an existing building thus affecting the original buildings ventilation!
The group
discussed the following questions about their own buildings:
Are
building temperatures and outside temperatures monitored?
Are LCT’s
& HCT’s known?
Is the air
movement pattern within the building known?
If using
natural ventilation how often due you alter the vents?
Did you
know that modern ACNV systems alter the inlets/outlets every 3 seconds, old
systems only did it every 10 minutes?
Should fans
have louvers over them?
Does the
ventilation system installed dictate where the pen furniture is situated (IE
feeders, drinkers lying area)?
Will the
ventilation values of the building materials have an
effect?
If
you would like more information on ventilation or would like to attend future
pig clubs please call Helen Thoday on 07973 701202. You can also download
Action for
Productivity No. 21 - Ventilation.