Field evaluation of a sprinkling system for cooling commercial laying hens in Iowa

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 217-221

  Ikeguchi, A ^a   Xin, H ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air quality; Autocorrelation analysis; Egg production; Heat stress; Partial surface wetting

Indexed keywords

COOLING; CORRELATION METHODS; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMAL STRESS; WETTING;

COMMERCIAL LAYING HENS;

SPRINKLER SYSTEMS (IRRIGATION);

EID: 0035263958     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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1. Cooling broiler chickens by surface wetting
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4. Simulation analysis of a new temperature control method for poultry housing
5. Partitional heat losses in heat stressed poultry as affected by wind speed
6. Methods of cooling laying hens with water
7. Estimating egg production declines at high environmental temperatures and humidities