Prevent heatstroke for livestock

During the summer, the hot weather with high temperatures will greatly affect the agricultural production sector, especially livestock farming. In order to cope with the heat and protect livestock, livestock farmers in the province have proactively implemented many solutions to combat the heat, limit economic losses and the risk of disease outbreaks.

People in Da Trach commune (Khoai Chau) cool down dairy cows to reduce the heat.

Mr. Hoang The Thanh's family in Xuan Truc commune (An Thi) is raising over 300 pigs of various types. Entering the hot season this year, Mr. Thanh proactively checked the barn to prepare measures to combat the heat and ensure adequate food and water for his family's pigs. Mr. Thanh said: During hot weather, the ventilation fan system and the steam cooling system in the barn must operate at full capacity to blow hot air and toxic gases generated from animal waste outside, ensuring that the barn is always cool. I regularly bathe the pigs 2-3 times a day to reduce heat and prevent skin diseases; increase hygiene of barns and livestock equipment, periodically spray disinfectants and disinfectants to prevent infectious agents. In addition, I also regularly monitor the daily weather forecast to proactively balance the diet for the pigs to grow healthily.

With many years of experience in raising buffaloes, Mr. Hoang Trong Van, Trung Hoa commune (Yen My) always prepares the necessary conditions to protect the buffalo herd in the hot and sunny season. Mr. Van said: Entering the hot and sunny season this year, I have proactively stocked up on green food, protein and vitamin C; used cold-rolled corrugated iron roofing sheets instead of fiber cement roofing sheets, and covered the barn with black mesh to keep it cool and limit heat absorption in the summer. In addition, I have completed the vaccination of the buffalo herd in the spring and summer to enhance their immunity.

Poultry farmers pay attention to proactive measures to prevent heat for livestock, especially chickens because they are not heat-resistant. If the weather is above 390C and not cooled in time, the chickens can get heatstroke and die en masse. To protect the safety of his family's chickens, from the first days of summer, Mr. Giang Le Han, Dong Tao commune (Khoai Chau) proactively reduced the stocking density to suit each type of laying hen, broiler chicken and chicks. In addition, he installed cooling fans in the coop, rain racks on the roof of the coop to reduce the temperature on days when the temperature is high. Mr. Han said: On long hot days, I feed the chickens in the early morning and cool afternoon, limit feeding at noon and provide enough clean water, supplement electrolytes for the chickens to drink to increase resistance and cool down. In addition, I regularly change the bedding to reduce the temperature of the coop; spray disinfectants and disinfect the breeding area to limit pathogens.

Currently, the province has over 9.7 million livestock and poultry. To protect livestock to grow healthily in harsh weather conditions, the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has issued many propaganda documents, guiding livestock farmers on measures to prevent and combat heat, sun and diseases that often occur in the summer for each type of livestock. The Department of Animal Health organizes vaccinations for livestock and poultry according to plan to increase resistance and limit the risk of disease. For livestock showing signs of illness or infection, people need to separate the livestock from the herd for monitoring and reporting to the veterinary force for handling measures. Along with that, livestock households in the province proactively take measures to protect their family's property by arranging livestock density suitable to the barn area; installing cooling systems, cleaning barns; paying attention to livestock waste treatment to limit heat generation and environmental pollution; Stock up on vitamins and electrolytes to cool your livestock on hot days...

People in Tan Tien commune (Van Giang) stock up on food for their livestock on hot days.

According to the forecast of the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, the heat wave will continue to appear widely in the Northern region in the coming days. Therefore, implementing synchronous solutions to prevent heat and sun to protect livestock will help the province's livestock activities develop stably, limit diseases and economic losses in the production process.

Hoa Phuong

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