Agricultural

Cubicle shed lighting designed and installed by the Daw Refrigeration team. The lighting seen here fills a 55m by 25 cubicle house. The lighting is designed to give an average light level of 200 lux. This is done using the latest in LED technology. The Led lighting gives a brilliant white light and uses less than half the energy of conventional lighting system. This particular system has a built in light level sensor and timer with optional override. Check out the latest report from AHDB dairy on how to improve your lighting and the benefits its brings. "Evidence shows that milk output and feed intake of lactating cows is highest with light periods of 16-18 hours per day and with a lighting level of at least 160-200 lux. Long day length would appear to alter the secretion of a number of hormones. Such hormonal shifts are not unique to cows and drive the commonly observed changes in reproductive activity in other species, too. Long days reduce the duration of elevated melatonin and produce higher secretion of the hormone insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I). Higher IGF-I is thought to increase milk yield. On average, it is expected that cows on long days will produce an average of two litres more than control animals on natural photoperiod. It is important to balance extended daylight with periods of darkness. However, light levels should be maintained around 30 lux to provide the cows with sufficient light to move around the building and exhibit normal behaviour with confidence.".....