Field performance evaluation of a ventilation system: A swine case study

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 251-257

  Harmon, Jay D ^a   Brumm, Michael C ^b,c   Jacobson, Larry D ^d   Pohl, Stephen H ^e   Stender, David R ^f   Stowell, Richard R ^b  

^a Iowa State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c Brumm Swine Consultancy Inc   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e South Dakota State University   (United States)

^f IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Controlled environment; On farm assessments; Swine; Ventilation fans; Ventilation system

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT; ON-FARM ASSESSMENTS; SWINE; VENTILATION FANS; VENTILATION SYSTEMS;

ANIMALS; COOLING SYSTEMS; MANURES; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; VENTILATION EXHAUSTS;

VENTILATION;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 84860321057     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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