Cattle Barns | barn climate
Cooling
Low-pressure cooling – effective protection against heat stress in dairy barns
High temperatures affect cows much sooner than many realize. Heat stress leads to reduced feed intake, decreased rumination, and lower milk yield. With a low-pressure cooling system, you can create a pleasant barn climate even on hot summer days, supporting the health, well-being, and productivity of your animals.
The system operates on the principle of evaporative cooling: water is finely misted over the animals' walking areas via specially positioned nozzles. As the water evaporates, it extracts heat energy from the ambient air, resulting in a noticeable cooling effect within the barn. The resting areas remain dry, allowing the animals to decide for themselves when to use the cooling zones.
Thanks to customized planning, every system is precisely tailored to the barn size, ventilation conditions, and stocking density. An automatic control system activates cooling based on demand via temperature sensors, ensuring energy-efficient operation.
Your advantages at a glance:
- Effective reduction of heat stress in dairy cows
- Noticeable reduction of peak temperatures in the barn
- Promotion of feed intake, rumination activity, and milk yield
- Evaporative cooling without continuously wetting the animals
- Targeted cooling over walking areas while keeping resting areas dry
- Automatic control via temperature sensors
- Low operating pressure (starting at approx. 3.5 bar) is sufficient
- Customized design for any barn size and layout
- Easy retrofitting in existing barns
- Economical and energy-efficient cooling solution
The result:
A significantly more pleasant barn climate during the summer months. The animals remain more vigorous, eat better, and exhibit calmer behavior. At the same time, performance losses due to heat stress are reduced, and the conditions for stable milk production are improved. Low-pressure cooling thus enhances animal welfare and sustainably supports the profitability of your operation.
Good to know:
A well-designed barn climate is the foundation for healthy, high-performing animals – and thus for the economic success of your farm. Modern barn climate technology combines effective ventilation, targeted cooling, and intelligent control systems into a comprehensive solution. This allows you to specifically reduce heat stress, create consistent conditions, and noticeably improve animal welfare.
With Bräuer's planning expertise, you benefit from years of experience in barn construction and the implementation of customized climate concepts. Every solution is precisely tailored to your farm, your barn structure, and your requirements – practical, efficient, and future-proof.
We offer you:
- Individual planning by experienced specialists with comprehensive expertise in barn climate control
- Effective cooling systems to reduce heat stress and ensure milk production
- Demand-based ventilation and recirculation technology for uniform, draft-free air distribution
- Intelligent controls with temperature, humidity, and optional wind measurement for automatic adjustment
- Energy-efficient solutions to reduce operating costs
- Robust, durable technology for reliable continuous operation in the barn
- Flexible integration into new and existing buildings
Your advantage:
Holistically planned barn climate control technology that optimally combines cooling, air distribution, and control – for healthy animals, consistent performance, and a partner like Bräuer who understands your requirements and implements them reliably.