Climate Controlled Research
The RVC's Contract Research Unit has a climate-controlled farm animal research facility.
Completed in 2006 as a facility for research on environmental perception, cognition, interaction and management of farm animals, this state-of-the-art, climate-controlled farm animal research facility is unique in its ability to control and monitor an animal’s environment.
The unit comprises ten small rooms and two large rooms, each equipped with a commercial climate controller to maintain and monitor its own individual environment and a fully automatic dry feed mixing and dosing system.
This enables automatic monitoring of:
- Air temperature
- Ventilation rate
- Airflow pattern and air speed
- Light intensity, light spectrum, photo-period
- Humidity, misting system
Automatic systems are also in place for:
- Pig and bird weighing
- Feeding and feed mixing
Contact us
For further information, or to request a quote, please contact:
- email: business@rvc.ac.uk