The main uses of energy in poultry production are in heating, ventilation for all housed birds and lighting.
Potential areas for energy savings
- Insulation and building sealing, this is important for controlling heating costs during the winter
- Accurate controls
- Clean fans, air ducts and guards
- When fans fail, choose high efficiency replacements
- Consider the use of low energy lighting
- Cold weather ventilation – good control equipment and ventilation systems which are capable of delivering low level and accurate amounts of ventilation are essential
- Record and monitor energy usage
- Air duct and inlet / outlet construction
- Office / staff room heating, lighting and ventilation
- Variable speed drives for electric motors
Source: Managing Energy and Carbon The farmer’s guide to energy audits, ADAS