Recently, the "Xiangyang Sannong" column of Xiangyang Rong Media Center reported on Nanzhang: "Cows are over three dogs" waterbed "to keep cool".
The original text is as follows:
In the past few days, Nanzhang County, Xiangyang City, Hubei Province has ushered in continuous high temperature weather, with the temperature above 30 degrees Celsius every day, but in the Cloud Muge (Xiangyang) 10,000-cow Smart Industrial Park, rows of cows are lying leisurely on the waterbed, enjoying the coolness of summer. Each of the more than 3,000 cows has its own waterbed, which is made of special rubber and filled with the right amount of water, which is both soft and supportive. "When the cow lies down, under the action of pressure, the water will come up from below, and the weight of the body will be evenly distributed on the waterbed, so that the cow will always enjoy the feeling of floating, thus helping the cow relieve the pressure, and the heat of the body will also be absorbed by the waterbed. In addition, the waterbed increases the amount of time the cows spend resting in bed, creating an environment that is most comfortable for the cows. Chen Wen, executive director of Cloud Pastoral (Xiangyang) International Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd., said.
It is understood that at present, more than 11,000 waterbeds have been installed in the Cloud Muge (Xiangyang) 10,000 Cow Smart Industrial Park, which has provided facilities for the arrival of dairy cows. In addition to the waterbeds, the dairy has also introduced an advanced intelligent sprinkler system. The system quickly spreads the water mist to the entire cowhouse through the intelligent linkage ventilation system, takes away the heat from the cows through the evaporation of water, and dynamically adjusts the spray intensity and cycle according to the temperature and humidity in the cowhouse. Chen Wen, executive director of Cloud Pastoral (Xiangyang) International Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd., said: "The 'visual spray' combines the real-time temperature and humidity in the barn, and identifies and locates the specific location of the cow through intelligent video analysis technology, which can accurately control the start and stop time of each solenoid valve, and achieve the effect of 'spraying when the cow comes and the cow stops when it goes'." Precise spraying in real time during cow feeding, thereby reducing the cow's body surface temperature and increasing the cow's comfort. At the same time, the automatic regulating fan system of our farm is one of the indispensable cooling equipment for modern farms. Not only does it reduce the temperature and humidity in the barn, but it also keeps the air clear, which is good for the health of the cows. ”
In addition, in order to fully cope with the impact of hot weather on dairy cows, the dairy farm increased the proportion of green and juicy feed to replenish the water and energy lost by dairy cows due to high temperatures, and at the same time, strengthened the frequency of health monitoring and disease prevention and control of dairy cows. "We will continue to explore more scientific cooling methods, strive to create a cool and healthy living environment for dairy cows, and bring more high-quality and healthy milk products to consumers." Chen Wen, executive director of Cloud Pastoral (Xiangyang) International Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd., said.
In order to provide abundant electricity to the dairy farm, the local power department also built the "Nanzhang Birch Oak 110 thousand volt substation" outside the dairy farm, specially reserved the interval of the cloud pastoral line (the substation interval refers to a complete combination of electrical equipment in the substation that can operate independently), and began to transmit power in June this year. Wang Yue, head of Jiuji Power Supply Station of State Grid Nanzhang County Power Supply Company, said: "In 2023, at the beginning of the establishment of this 110 thousand volt birch oak substation, we took into account the electricity demand of the cloud pastoral dairy factory, and we set up a 10 thousand volt special line for the cloud pastoral plant, which can provide a full load power demand of 2,300 thousand volt amperes, providing a solid power guarantee for the production of electricity on the cloud pastoral." ”
Source: Xiangyang News