Improving the Technology of Dust Deposition from the Air of Livestock Premises Using an Electrostatic Precipitator

Abstract

This paper provides recommendations based on calculations of the consistent placement of dust separating devices for treating air of livestock premises. This study is relevant due to the fact the atmospheric air and, specifically, the air of livestock premises, always contains a certain amount of dust. Dust accumulation in the air of livestock premises is associated with foddering, premise cleaning, animal cleaning, and animal bedding laying. Dust content in the air livestock premises fluctuates during the day depending on the livestock and poultry foddering and feeding system, ventilation, as well as the manure removal method. From a hygienic standpoint, dust affects the animal organism directly and indirectly. The indirect effect of dusty air is associated with moisture droplets depositing on dust particles and creating fogs. Dust and fog absorb a significant part of solar radiation and worsen the photoclimate, while a layer of dust and soot settling on the windows of livestock premises reduces the natural illumination of the latter. The atmospheric air and the air of livestock premises contain various microorganisms along with dust and smoke. There is a direct relationship between dust content and the number of microorganisms since they usually settle on dust particles.