Dr. Robert Stwalley: Cooling Pads in Swine Barns | Ep. 110

As summer temperatures heat up, it's crucial to find ways to manage the rising warmth in swine barns. In this special episode of The Swine it Podcast Show Canada, Dr. Robert Stwalley from Purdue University discusses how cooling floor pads can alleviate thermal stress in swine barns. He explores the impact of heat on sows, boar productivity, and piglet welfare and explains how microclimate engineering supports animal performance and barn efficiency. Learn practical solutions for barn design and temperature management. Listen now on all major platforms!

"Thermal stress drastically affects sows, and barns are just compromising between overheating the sow and underheating the piglets."

Meet the guest: Dr. Robert Stwalley is an Associate Clinical Professor of Agricultural & Biological Engineering at Purdue University. He holds degrees in Power and Machinery (B.S.), and Combustion and Computational Fluids (M.S. and Ph.D.) from Purdue. His research focuses on microclimate technologies, renewable energy, and agricultural machinery design.

What you will learn:

• (00:00) Highlight
• (01:12) Introduction
• (01:47) Managing thermal stress
• (06:57) Cooling pad design
• (08:07) Performance and behavior impact
• (16:17) Cost considerations
• (21:35) Microclimate control methods
• (25:05) Final questions

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