Fabio Palmieri, of Palmieri F.C. Farm, welcomed us to his barn to gather his testimony regarding the use ofEcofarm Breezair coolers during thesummer period.
What immediately strikes you when you enter the barn is the order, cleanliness and beauty of the cows: you breathe the air of an environment cared for with passion and devotion.
The farm has been engaged in dairy cow and milk production for Parmigiano Reggiano for 3 generations now. Fabio Palmieri in particular specializes in reproduction and insemination, and the topic of animal welfare involves him greatly.
Since installing Breezair last year, he testifies that he has immediately experienced excellent benefits:
- in addition to milk production unchanged in quantity and quality during the summer period, he says the animals are physically better off.
- Ingestion is good even during hot weather and constant rumination, it is evident that animals in the cooled barn are well and therefore make what they eat “yield” in terms of production
- The cows continued to “cycle” even in the summer, so it was possible to proceed with inseminations and not have to interrupt them during the summer period.
- Operators moving around the barn in the summer also benefited from the cooling produced by Breezair (up to 7°C difference from the outside temperature): working in the cooler weather is more pleasant!
- In somewhat smaller and older barns, the Breezair system has proven to be the best because it is the least invasive in terms of structure and space, plus it is the most suitable for cows in fixed housing.
The Breezair system installed at the Palmieri company is Controllable via personal computer thanks to the 4.0 kit provided on request by Ecofarm: The user has real-time weather conditions of the barn regarding temperature and humidity and can check them on the THI table to measure the welfare of cows in the barn.
Below is an interview with Fabio Palmieri, who is preparing to face the heat of summer 2023 with more serenity than in years past.
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