Ensuring optimal conditions for poultry requires diligent management of water and air quality, alongside essential practices such as steam cleaning poultry house walls.
Efficiently managing air and water quality helps minimize the chances of pathogen contamination, lowers the vulnerability to diseases, and cultivates a safer and more productive farming environment.
Importance of Clean Walls for Poultry
Steam cleaning the walls of a poultry house is crucial due to its effectiveness in removing dust, a carrier of disease-causing pathogens. Dust accumulation in poultry houses harbors pathogens and leads to equipment corrosion. High-temperature steam not only dislodges and removes dust but also serves as a potent antimicrobial agent, effectively killing microbes on surfaces. This thorough cleaning process helps maintain a hygienic environment, reducing the risk of disease outbreaks and promoting overall poultry welfare.
Importance of Clean Water for Poultry
Clean water is crucial for poultry health because it prevents disease from spreading through waterborne pathogens. Ultraviolet (UV) light significantly enhances water filtration by providing a chemical-free method to eliminate pathogens and contaminants such as heavy metals. UV light deactivates harmful microorganisms by damaging their DNA, ensuring they cannot reproduce.
When filtration is supported with optional probiotics, UV-treated water ensures these beneficial microbes thrive without interference from harmful organisms.
Importance of Clean Air for Poultry
Maintaining low ammonia levels in poultry houses is vital for the birds’ health and growth. High ammonia can damage their respiratory systems, increase disease susceptibility, and affect farm workers’ well-being. Managing air quality with effective air scrubbers not only promotes healthier, more productive poultry but also ensures a safer farming environment.
Ventilation Based on Real-Time Ammonia
Ammonia is outstanding at absorbing heat energy, which is why it is used as a refrigerant gas. By cost-effectively removing ammonia, you can also lower the cost of heating the poultry house. Further, ventilating poultry houses based on real-time ammonia levels rather than temperature allows for more targeted and efficient management of air quality. Successful ammonia management lowers exhaust fan operation times by allowing operators to accurately ventilate just enough to lower ammonia levels – measured at bird level.
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We customize TOMIGUNN farm equipment solutions based on your needs. Consult with one of our poultry consultants to tailor a system that enhances efficiency, maximizes productivity, and ensures the health of your flock.
BLACK BOX
Photoacoustic IR Ammonia Gas Detection
BLACK BOX by TOMIGUNN is an ammonia gas detection sensor that uses photoacoustic infrared technology to measure ammonia down to 1 ppm.
HYDRA
Water Filtration System
HYDRA by TOMIGUNN is an organic material filtration system designed to deliver the highest quality chemical- and biology-free water possible.
RAPTOR
360-Degree Air Scrubber
RAPTOR by TOMIGUNN is a 360-degree cylindrical air scrubber designed to remove ammonia and other harmful indoor air contaminants.
VAPOR
Poultry House Steam Cleaner
VAPOR by TOMIGUNN portable, propane-fired steam cleaner is expertly crafted for deep cleaning within poultry houses.