Effects of animal and climate parameters on gas emissions from a barn for fattening pigs

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1027-1037

  Ngwabie, Ngwa Martin ^a   Jeppsson, K H ^a   Nimmermark, S ^a   Gustafsson, G ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Animal activity; Animal weight; Daily variations; Diurnal emissions; Fattening pigs; Methane

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; AMMONIA EMISSIONS; CLIMATE PARAMETERS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DAILY VARIATIONS; DIURNAL VARIATION; EMISSION MODEL; FATTENING PIGS; GROWING PERIOD; INDOOR AIR TEMPERATURE; METHANE EMISSIONS; MITIGATION METHODS; VENTILATION RATE;

AGRICULTURE; AMMONIA; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE MODELS; FARM BUILDINGS; MAMMALS; MANURES; METHANE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THERMAL COMFORT;

GAS EMISSIONS;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 84555208279     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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