Ventilation rate measurements at a mechanically-ventilated pig finishing quad barn

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 121, Issue , 2014, Pages 96-104

  Chen, Lide ^a   Lim, Teng Teeh ^b   Jin, Yaomin ^c   Heber, Albert J ^c   Ni, Ji Qin ^c   Cortus, Erin L ^d   Kilic, Ilker ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d South Dakota State University   (United States)

^e ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Fan model; Livestock housing; Pig; Swine; Uncertainty; Ventilation rate

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; FARM BUILDINGS; MAMMALS; VENTILATION;

FAN MODELS; LIVESTOCK HOUSING; SWINE; UNCERTAINTY; VENTILATION RATE;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84896521287     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2014.02.015     Document Type: Article

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