IHT Group to manufacture, sell hog-cooling technology in North America

Sep 11, 2023

IHT Group, based in Winnipeg, Canada, is bringing patented cooling pad technology for hogs to the North American market in spring 2024, according to a recent press release. The technology was designed by researchers in Purdue University's Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering and Department of Animal Sciences.

The pads are 2-foot-by-4-foot aluminum tread plates on top of copper pipes that circulate water. Sensors in the pads determine if the hog is too hot and circulate new water to keep the pad cool.

Heat harms hogs

Record heat across North America impacts not just people but also animals, including farmers' livestock. Francisco Cabezon, research president at Pipestone Research, which specialises in swine health research and recommendations, said overheating can cause problems for hogs.

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