PIGS COPING IN COLD – part 3

As mentioned in previous topics, the temperature that pigs feel is seldom the same as what we read on a thermometer or that we as humans feel in the same environment. The temperature that the pig feels is called Effective Temperature.

First of all, it is critical that we measure temperature at pig level since that may differ several degrees from a reading made at eye level on the wall several feet away from the pigs. For nursery pigs, this would be at a height of about 8-12 inches inside the animals’ pen. Even if measured properly, the reading on the thermometer is probably not the temperature that the pigs feel because there are several factors in addition to age and size that influence Effective Temperature. Therefore, the animal may not be comfortable and productive even if the temperature on the thermometer is within its Comfort Zone.

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