Quantification of the heat exchange of chicken eggs

Poultry Science

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 353-361

  Van Brecht, A ^a   Hens, H ^a   Lemaire, J L ^a   Aerts, J M ^a   Degraeve, P ^b   Berckmans, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Petersime NV   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Airflow pattern; Convection coefficient; Humidity; Temperature; Velocity

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLIFORMES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 14844337915     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/84.3.353     Document Type: Article

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