Hostname: page-component-78c5997874-ndw9j Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-11-06T10:41:53.674Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false
  • English
  • Français

The effects of duration of sprinkling and temperature of the drinking water on the feed intake and growth of pigs at high ambient temperature

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

C. Vajrabukka ,
C. J. Thwaites  and
D. J. Farrellf
C. Vajrabukka
Affiliation:
Department Of Animal Science
C. J. Thwaites
Affiliation:
Department Of Animal Science
D. J. Farrellf
Affiliation:
Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Nutrition, University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, 2351, Australia
Get access Rights & Permissions [Opens in a new window]

Extract

Morrison et al. (1972), Hsia, Fuller & Koh (1974), and Ho & Khoo (1977) showed that sprinkling can alleviate the adverse effects (Straub et al. 1976) of high ambient temperature on feed intake and growth of pigs. Vajrabukka, Thwaites & Farrell (1986) demonstrated that pigs need to be thoroughly wet by sprinkling at least once every 60 min if high evaporative rates are to be maintained, but little is known of the relative benefits of different sprinkling regimes for pigs growing at high temperatures.

Type
Short Notes
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 109 , Issue 2 , October 1987 , pp. 409 - 410
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1987

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

References

Ho, Y. K. & Khoo, T. H. (1977). The effects of cooling by foggers on the growth rate and feed conversion of growing pigs. Singapore Veterinary Journal 1, 11–12.Google Scholar
Hsia, L. C, Fuller, M. F. & Koh, F. K. (1974). The effect of water sprinkling on the performance of growing and finishing pigs during hot weather. Tropical Animal Health and Production 6, 183–187.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Morrison, S. R., Heitman, H., Givens, R. L. & Bond, T. E. (1972). Sprinkler use for swine cooling. Tropical Agriculture, Trinidad 49, 31–35.Google Scholar
Straub, G., Weniger, J. H., Tawfik, E. S. & Steinhauf, D. (1976). The effect of high environmental temperature on fattening performance and growth of boars. Livestock Production Science 33, 65–74.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Vajrabukka, C., Thwaites, C. J. & Farrell, D. J. (1986). The effect of duration of sprinkling on total moisture losses from pigs. International Journal of Biometeorology 30, 185–188.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed