Environmental characteristics and bacterial counts in bedding and milk bulk tank of low profile cross-ventilated, naturally ventilated, and compost bedded pack dairy barns

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 117-128

  Lobeck, K M ^a   Endres, M I ^a   Janni, K A ^a   Godden, S M ^b   Fetrow, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Air velocity; Ammonia; Compost barn; Cross ventilated; Hydrogen sulfide; Light intensity

Indexed keywords

AIR VELOCITIES; AMMONIA CONCENTRATIONS; BACTERIAL COUNT; BEDDED PACKS; COHORT STUDIES; COMPOST BARNS; CROSS-VENTILATED; DAIRY BARNS; DAIRY FARMS; DRY WOOD; ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTIC; EVAPORATIVE COOLING; FREESTALL BARN; HEAT ABATEMENT; HOUSING TYPES; HUMAN HEALTH; LIGHT INTENSITY; LOW PROFILE; MECHANICAL VENTILATION; MINNESOTA; SAMPLING TIME; SOUTH DAKOTAS; SULFIDE CONCENTRATION;

AIR; AIR QUALITY; AMMONIA; ANIMALS; COMPOSTING; DAIRIES; EVAPORATIVE COOLING SYSTEMS; HOUSING; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; SULFUR DETERMINATION; TANKS (CONTAINERS); VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; VENTILATION;

FARM BUILDINGS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84859708476     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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