8 Strategies to fight heat stress in pig houses

At the start of a 4-year long research initiative to design a practically and economically viable long term heat plan for the swine industry, Belgian researchers have drawn up 8 strategies that can help pig producers fight heat stress related problems. The number of extremely warm summers is likely to increase and so is the amount of days classified as “hot”. Pigs are extra sensitive to heat as sweating is difficult for them and they have a limited lung and heart functioning. A large amount