Field evaluation of temperature and velocity uniformity in tunnel and conventional ventilation broiler houses

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 367-377

  Wheeler, E F ^a   Zajaczkowski, J L ^a   Sabeh, N C ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Air speed; Cooling; Poultry; Temperature; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

COOLING; PRODUCTIVITY; TEMPERATURE; VENTILATION;

BROILER HOUSES; POULTRY; TUNNEL VENTILATION;

FARM BUILDINGS;

AVES;

EID: 0041693758     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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