A way to keep dairy cows cool without hurting the environment is to use water beds.
The goal of the solution is to improve the cows’ health and milk production, as well as to get back the calories they burn when they lie down. By increasing milk production by 3%, the solution makes it possible to cut the dairy herd by 3% and still get the same amount of milk. So, the amount of ammonia and CO2 that livestock put into the air is cut by 3%. The solution also finds a way to get back the calories that the cow in the barn burns (kwh). AQUACLIM is a cooling water bed for dairy cows. It has a climate-controlled water pouch that can cool the cow and collect energy from the cow’s body heat.
Positive facts about AQUACLIM
770 kwh / cow / year recovered
55% of raw material coming from recycled components
For a same amount of milk production, 3% less animal needed
Consequence: 3% less NH3, CH4,… (46% of NH3 emissions in France comes from bovine)
Return on investment for the farmer: 3 years for a certified usage of 15 years, 110€/year/cow
2 years ROI with zoothermal energy option= 110 +77 = 187 €/year/cow
Video about AQUACLIM
https://www.youtube.com/embed/2nsDxbuTO8A
AQUACLIM website : https://bioret-agri.com/fr/couchage/aquaclim-r
