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Journal of Dairy Science Vol. 69 No. 12 3140-3147
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Cooling Dairy Cattle by a Combination of Sprinkling and Forced Ventilation and Its Implementation in the Shelter System

I. Flamenbaum1, D. Wolfenson2, M. Mamen2 and A. Berman2,3

Extension Service, Ministry of Agriculture, Rehovot and Department of Animal Sciences Faculty of Agriculture, Hebrew University, Rehovot, 76100 Israel

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ABSTRACT

A method for cooling dairy cattle based on repeated wetting to attain maximal water trapping in the coat, followed by its rapid evaporation by using forced ventilation has been examined. Effects examined include duration of wetting, duration of cooling, and density of the animals in the holding area. The coat was wetted by inverted static sprinklers. Also examined was the extent to which the diurnal increase in rectal temperature can be prevented. The maximal decrement of temperature was attained at 30 min after cessation of cooling in all trials. Wetting the coat for 10 s was less effective than for 20 or 30 s; the latter did not differ in their effects. Cooling animals for 15, 30, and 45 min produced decrements in temperature of .6, .7, and 1.0°C, respectively. Maintaining animals at a density of 1.9 m2/ cow in the holding area reduced to about half the decrement as compared with a density of 3.5 m2/cow. When cows were cooled 5 times per day for 30 min, temperatures were maintained within 38.2 to 38.9°C during the day, which were significantly lower than for those not cooled.

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1 Extension Service, Ministry of Agriculture.

2 Department of Animal Sciences, Hebrew University.




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