Ventilation for Calves and Youngstock

Abstract

High humidities are especially detrimental to animal health. And it is the animals themselves that produce the moisture that may cause high humidities if adequate ventilation is not provided. Thus, in the winter, ventilation is required to remove the moisture generated by the animals. This may be mechanical ventilation (fans) or natural ventilation. In the summer, ventilation is required to remove both heat and moisture produced by the animals. Again, either mechanical or natural ventilation may be used. But the design and construction of the housing facility very much depends on whether ventilation is to be accomplished by mechanical or natural means.