Evaluation of litter material and ventilation systems on poultry production: II. thermal comfort Avaliação de materiais de cama e sistemas de ventilação na criação de aves: II. conforto térmico

The objective of this study was to evaluate environmental thermal conditions in broiler houses with two different ventilation systems and two different litter materials. The experiment was carried out in four 12 m × 10 m broiler houses, internally divided in 4 boxes/poultry house, with 200 birds/pen...

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Main Authors: Paulo Giovanni de Abreu, Valéria Maria Nascimento Abreu, Arlei Coldebella, Fátima Regina Ferreira Jaenisch, Doralice Pedroso de Paiva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia 2011-06-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982011000600026