Farms.com Home   News

Animals at Kismet Creek stay cool with extra shade and wading pools

As southern Manitoba continues to experience hot weather, the owner at Kismet Creek Farm Animal Sanctuary is working to provide the animals with extra shade and watering holes. 

The last two months have produced record-breaking heat in Steinbach and Karl Schoenrock is busy helping the farm animals stay cool. 

“Like with the big pigs that I’m staring at now, it's about digging down their little mud hole a lot deeper so they can actually really sink themselves in the water to keep cool that way because without that, they would just overheat,” he says. “I do have a sheltered area for them but that's not as cool, it is better for them to be in cold mud or cold water that helps keep them cool.”

Click here to see more...

Trending Video

Breeding Millions of Modern Pigs - Automatic Pig Farm Management System

Video: Breeding Millions of Modern Pigs - Automatic Pig Farm Management System

Pigs are raised in a hygienic and safe barn environment to ensure a healthy living environment for pigs and reduce the risk of diseases. A healthy growing environment will contribute to increasing the amount of pork production that the farm can supply annually to the market.

When sows reach the stage of calving, they will be moved to another breeding area to ensure reproductive safety for sows and piglets. The farrowing area is designed separately, with conditions to ensure safety and hygiene for the mother and piglets during farrowing and rearing.

It is very important to keep piglets with sows in the early stages to ensure healthy growth and strengthen the resistance of piglets. In the early stages, piglets need to be provided with breast milk to ensure their digestive and immune systems develop well. Being with the mother pig also helps the piglets learn and develop natural behaviors, helping them better adapt to their environment and increasing their survival.