Microenvironments in swine farrowing rooms: the thermal, lighting, and acoustic environments of sows and piglets
ABSTRACT: The present research hypothesized that the thermal, lighting and acoustic environments in commercial swine farrowing rooms vary over time and from crate to crate. This study was conducted on 27 replicates in two commercial farrowing rooms in North Central Indiana, each equipped with 60 far...
Main Authors: | Gabriela Munhoz Morello, Donald C. Lay Jr., Luiz Henrique Antunes Rodrigues, Brian T. Richert, Jeremy Neville Marchant-Forde |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
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Series: | Scientia Agricola |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-90162018000100001&lng=en&tlng=en |
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