Climate conditions in bedded confinement buildings

Livestock Environment VIII - Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 395-402

  Mader, T L ^a   Johnson, L J ^a   Brown Brandl, T M ^b   Gaughan, J B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Beef Cattle; Building; Feedlot; Season

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECTS; AIR FLOWS; AIR MOVEMENTS; ANIMAL WASTES; BEEF CATTLE; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; COLD CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL DATUM; FEEDLOT; HEAT STRESS; LONG AXIS; LOW WIND SPEED; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; SEASON; SOLAR HEATS; SUMMER SEASONS; TEMPERATURE-HUMIDITY INDICES;

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; AGRICULTURE; AIR; ANIMALS; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; FARM BUILDINGS; MOISTURE;

BUILDINGS;

EID: 63149119686     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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