Using thermal imaging as a method of investigating thermal thresholds in finishing pigs

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 327-333

  Brown Brandl, Tami M ^a   Eigenberg, Roger A ^a   Purswell, Joseph L ^b  

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

^b USDA ARS PRU   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAKPOINT ANALYSIS; HEAT PRODUCTION; HEAT TOLERANCE; LOW TEMPERATURES; NEUTRAL ZONE; RESPONSE EQUATIONS; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; TEMPERATURE RANGE; THERMAL IMAGES;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; INFRARED IMAGING; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

MAMMALS;

SUIDAE;

EID: 84873587084     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2012.11.015     Document Type: Article

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