Mitigating heat stress of dairy cows bred in a free-stall barn by sprinkler systems coupled with forced ventilation

This paper presents the results of a research study which had the objective of investigating the effect of a sprinkler system coupled with forced ventilation on the heat stress of dairy cows bred in a free stall barn without paddock. To this aim, an experiment was carried out inside a free-stall dai...

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Main Authors: Alessandro D'Emilio, Simona M.C. Porto, Giovanni Cascone, Marco Bella, Marco Gulino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2017-09-01
Series:Journal of Agricultural Engineering
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Online Access:http://www.agroengineering.org/index.php/jae/article/view/691