Airborne Microbial Burden Reduction
Designed to help reduce environmental microbial load in enclosed air space by distributing active droplets throughout the full volume of the building, not just reachable surfaces.
Solution | Air Quality
Airborne Pathogen Mitigation & Air Quality Programs
Misting and electrostatic fogging protocols designed to reduce the airborne microbial burden that contributes to respiratory challenges in animal housing and care facilities.
Overview
Respiratory Air Space Hygiene for Enclosed Animal Environments
In enclosed poultry houses, piggeries, calf rearing units, kennels, animal shelters, and equine stables, high stocking densities combined with the summer and winter temperature-humidity index create environments where airborne particles, dander, dust, ammonia, and microbial aerosols accumulate rapidly. Poor air quality is a constant respiratory challenge for both the animals living inside and the staff working every shift.
Misting with HOCl at the correct droplet size — typically 10 to 50 micron — can reduce airborne microbial burden by distributing active solution throughout the entire air space rather than only on flat surfaces. The droplets stay suspended long enough to contact particles while settling slowly enough to avoid soaking bedding or feed.
Critical context: Airborne misting protocols are always a complement to, never a replacement for, proper ventilation design, stocking density management, temperature control, and dust-reduction practices. The most effective programs combine all these layers together, calibrated to your building's specific airflow patterns.
Key Benefits
Air-space hygiene that works with your existing ventilation and animal management program.
Works With Existing Ventilation
Complement, never replacement, for air-exchange, temperature management, inlet design, and minimum winter ventilation — the first four pillars of good air quality.
Electrostatic Fog Compatible
Works with backpack and three-point hitch electrostatic sprayers, trolley units, and permanent HVAC-integrated misting lines — whichever fits your facility size and layout.
Animal-Safe When Applied Directed
Formulations are non-irritating when applied at recommended droplet sizes, concentrations, and species-specific application frequencies per the official product guide.
Application
How to Apply: Airborne Misting & Fogging Protocols
Five structured steps that turn a generic sprayer into a calibrated air-hygiene program.
- Audit airflow, dead zones, and droplet-size requirement for your building volume, ceiling height, and ventilation stage.
- Select the correct sprayer type — electrostatic charged sprayers deliver the most uniform coverage for under-roof and beam-level application.
- Apply Agent Herb solution on a schedule aligned to your ventilation cycle and stocking density peaks.
- Keep animals in the space during application unless species-specific product guidance directs otherwise for a particular use case.
- Monitor air quality indicators — ammonia readings, relative humidity, and temperature — and adjust frequency seasonally.
Operations Served
Facility types where air-space hygiene is a daily operational priority for both animals and staff.
Poultry Broiler / Layer Houses
Mpumalanga, Limpopo, and North West enclosed houses where ammonia build-up and dust during grow-out directly affect both bird respiratory outcomes and staff shift working conditions.
Piggeries & Weaner Units
Free State and Gauteng post-weaning facilities where respiratory challenge peaks during mixing and temperature fluctuations, with dense groups housed in mechanically ventilated rooms.
Animal Shelters & Boarding Kennels
All metropolitan areas — high-turnover air space with constant new admissions, shared communal rooms, and daily cleaning cycles that benefit from between-kennel fogging routines.
Veterinary Waiting & Boarding Areas
All provinces — multi-patient air hygiene where incoming animals with unknown status sit adjacent to recovering in-patients and shared staff circulate constantly between zones.
Recommended Products
An airborne-grade misting formulation plus sprayer and protocol consultation for correct setup.
Misting Grade
Agent Herb
Airborne misting and fogging compatible formulation for enclosed animal housing, shelter, and clinic air-space hygiene programs.
- Airborne-grade HOCl formulation for misting and fogging
- Electrostatic sprayer compatible at correct micron sizes
- Non-irritating profile when applied per product guide
Fogging Compatible
Sprayer Recommendations
Back-pack, trolley-mounted, three-point hitch, or permanent HVAC-integrated misting setup. Our team will recommend the correct sprayer hardware and droplet-size nozzles for your building.
- Backpack, trolley, and 3-point hitch options
- HVAC integrated misting line setup guidance
- Droplet-size calibration and audit support
Impact
Typically Observed Outcomes
Measured alongside proper ventilation, stocking density, and temperature management.
- Helps reduce ambient microbial load distributed throughout the enclosed air space, not limited to flat reachable surfaces.
- May support reduction in ammonia-related odour as a welcome secondary effect of general air-space hygiene improvement.
- Supports improved staff working air quality during daily and night-shift routines inside enclosed housing and care facilities.
- When combined with correct ventilation typically associated with improved animal comfort metrics such as rest behaviour and movement patterns.
- Typically reduces reliance on harsh chemically-based air treatments and synthetic fragranced aerosol products.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions from facility managers and animal attendants planning their first airborne misting program.
Can I fog directly onto animals?
At correct concentrations and droplet sizes, yes — follow the species-specific guidelines in each product's official application documentation. Your consultation will cover the exact concentration, frequency, and duration for your specific species and housing type.
What droplet size should I use?
Typically 10 to 50 micron for airborne air-space applications. Below 10 micron droplets may exit the building with ventilation; above 50 micron droplets settle too quickly and act like a surface spray. Consult the product application guide and calibrate your nozzles accordingly.
Do I need to stop feeding during application?
Generally no. Most programs are designed to run during normal daily activity without stopping feeding, bedding, or handling routines. Check the individual product directions for specific use-case notes and any species-specific exceptions that apply to your operation.