Chick Transportation Solutions
Special solutions
Day-old chick transportation is a major challenge for poultry farms since producers need to meet a range of complex requirements: Animal welfare, sustainability, chick quality and ROI.
Spheros Transfrig provides customised chick truck transport solutions: 4 innovative climate control systems to establish reliable temperature control and a supply of fresh air inside the load body.
The major objective is to keep the biosecurity risks as low as possible and to reduce DOA (death on arrival) and 5 to 7 day mortalities to 0.05% with correct equipment.
Highlights
Customer benefits
12 years experience in chick truck construction
First line run with driver and vehicle
Incorporated high capacity climate units manage the boxes’ internal temperatures.
Intake air is controlled to provide the correct oxygen levels.
Equipment inside the chick transportation load body is quickly and easily cleaned and disinfected.
Specifically designed to meet the stringent hygienic requirements of the modern hatchery.
Live telematic system to be installed in trucks as an option
1. Return air climate control system
Most technically advanced automated system with air filtration and full temperature control
Complete Transfrig diesel refrigeration unit installed
Specially designed filtration system to clean the air before returning back into the load body
Specific air cycle system to provide best temperature and air flow control within the load body - independent of vehicle movement
Recommended use for the transportation of smaller quantities of parent and grandparent stock
2. Dump air climate control system
Advanced automated system with full temperature control
Complete Transfrig diesel refrigeration unit installed
A climate control system ensures to set ideal temperature using a specific refrigeration unit for cooling and diesel heaters for heating
Specifically placed and tailormade ducting ensures supply of even air flow throughout the truck body
Stale, heated air is extracted via roof mounted fans and “dumped” back into the atmosphere
Easy to clean and disinfect
Recommended to carry normal broiler and layer chicks
3. Force air control system
Semi-automated, low-cost system with low running cost
Front opening with specially designed air intake louvre
Floor fans disperse the air throughout the load space by means of specifically placed ducting
Easy flow of air reduces the stress of the chicks in transit
Roof mounted fans pull stale, heated air back into the environment.
Installed heaters for warming and water chillers for cooling ensure relatively controlled climate conditions
4. Force air system
Most cost-effective system with no on the road running costs
A front louvre allows air to be drawn into a self pressurised chamber while the vehicle is moving and then throughout the load body
System relies entirely on ducting, extractor fans and air pressure from the moving vehicle
Recommended to transport less stock as body heat and temperature within the load body can’t be controlled as effectively
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