Evaporative heat loss from group-housed growing pigs at high ambient temperatures

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 293-299

  Huynh, T T T ^a   Aarnink, A J A ^b   Heetkamp, M J W ^b   Verstegen, M W A ^b   Kemp, B ^b  

^a Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development   (Viet Nam)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Evaporation; Heat stress; Pig; Relative humidity; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EVAPORATION; HEAT LOSS; HUMIDITY; NONHUMAN; SKIN TEMPERATURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SWINE; THERMOGENESIS;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 34249030302     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2007.03.001     Document Type: Article

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