Methods for evaluation of the thermal environment in the animal-occupied zone for weaned piglets

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 2323-2332

  Van Wagenberg, A V ^a   Metz, J H M ^a   Den Hartog, L A ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Animal occupied zone; Door ventilated pig room; Kata value; Temperature; Thermo neutral zone; Weaned piglet

Indexed keywords

TEMPERATURE; VELOCITY;

ANIMAL OCCUPIED ZONES; DOOR-VENTILATED PIG ROOM; KATA-VALUE; THERMO-NEUTRAL ZONE; WEANED PIGLET;

AGRICULTURE;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 32244436998     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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