Effects of floor cooling during high ambient temperatures on the lying behavior and productivity of growing finishing pigs

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1773-1782

  Huynh, T T T ^a   Aarnink, A J A ^a   Spoolder, H A M ^a   Verstegen, M W A ^a   Kemp, B ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Floor cooling; Heat stress; Lying behavior; Pen fouling; Thermal comfort

Indexed keywords

COOLING; FINISHING; THERMAL EFFECTS;

FLOOR COOLING; HEAT STRESSES; THERMAL COMFORT;

FARMS;

ANIMAL WELFARE; PIG; PRODUCTIVITY; TEMPERATURE;

COOLING; FINISHING; HEAT TREATMENT; SWINE; WATER;

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 11144294739     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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