Poultry transport microclimate analysis through enthalpy comfort index (ECI): A seasonal assessment

Livestock Environment VIII - Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 639-643

  Barbosa Filho, J A D ^a   Vieira, F M C ^a   Fonseca, B H F ^b   Silva, L J O ^a   Garcia, D B ^b   Hildebrand, A ^b  

^a Ambience Research Nucleus   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Enthalpy; Poultry; Thermal stress; Transport

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; AUTOMOBILES; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; THERMAL STRESS; THERMOELASTICITY; TRUCK TRANSPORTATION;

A THERMALS; COMFORT INDICES; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA LOGGERS; DRY AIRS; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURES; GEO-STATISTICS; ORDINARY KRIGING; POULTRY; SAO PAULO , BRAZILS; SEASONAL EFFECTS; THERMAL CONDITIONS; TRANSPORT;

ENTHALPY;

EID: 63149167983     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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