A research facility for studying poultry responses to heat stress and its relief

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 255-260

  Yanagi Jr , Tadayuki ^a   Xin, Hongwei ^a   Gates, Richard S ^a  

^a Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Environment control; Laying hens; Telemetric sensing; Thermograph

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; BOUNDARY LAYERS; INFRARED IMAGING; PLASTIC FILMS; SPECIFIC HEAT; TRANSDUCERS;

TELEMETRIC SENSING;

AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING;

AGRICULTURE; BOUNDARIES; HUMIDITY; PLASTIC FILMS; SPECIFIC HEAT; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 0036508023     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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