So far, heat stress continues to affect production even in the coldest months. It should be noted that high-yielding dairy cows remain the most sensitive to heat stress. As a result, it quickly impacts on operating budgets.

Indeed, the degree of heat stress suffered by the cow depends on the combination of environmental conditions. These include air temperature, relative humidity, air circulation and sunlight.

Although some producers use fans and large amounts of cool water to combat the heat, this is often not enough.

However, intermittent misting in barns, in combination with forced ventilation, is a very effective method. Moreover, it ensures optimal comfort for dairy cows during heat peaks.

The high-pressure misting system also reduces the temperature in the barn by several degrees and maintains it ideally. Thus, the dairy cows benefit from a serene environment that is favourable to the expected production.

The operating principle of our misting system is to spray water through micron nozzles under the 70 bar pressure of a high-pressure piston pump.

In this respect, the heat exchange (cold steam/hot air) operates almost instantaneously, which implies a consequent drop in ambient temperature and without wetting.

Finally, it is also possible to disinfect livestock buildings by injecting disinfectants into the misting station. A programmer and a dosing pump are integrated into the fogging station for controlled air treatment.