Cow Cooling the Agpro Way: |
The standard 3 minutes of cow soaking then 12 minutes drying time when dairy cow cooling is inefficient and wasteful. Cow cooling is required when temperatures reach about 74 degrees. At these temperatures, a little soaker water is helpful to keep cows comfortable. As temperatures increase, soak times should also increase. Humidity also affects the effectiveness of cow cooling and should be considered when determining soak and dry times.
The Agpro® FanSoaker Cow Cooling System monitors both temperature and humidity. Based upon a preset user defined profile, cow wetting and drying times are calculated to provide optimum water usage. This eliminates wasted water and reduces heat stress potential for cows. The bottom line is more milk andless water and power usage.
In addition to providing water usage optimization the cooling system provides automatic starting and stopping of 2 banks of fans for each cow group. Normally, the first bank of fans start at 70 degrees and the second bank at 72 degrees. Fans turn off when temperatures drop below the set points.
The controller has one other unique feature. An external push button is available to temporarily shut down all fans and cow soakers. This allows the milkers to shut the cow cooling system off while cows are being milked or herdsmen can shut off the system when soakers and fans may annoy men performing herd health tasks. After a predetermined time the system returns to normal operation. This feature can save thousands of dollars per year in reduced electrical consumption, less water usage and less wear on fans. The Agpro® FanSoakerTM system also reduces cow heat stress, a proven inhibitor of milk production. The FanSoakerTM system is used exclusively by Agpro® , the leader in dairy technology for over 40 years.
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