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Effects of air movement on swine at high temperature

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Sixty pigs were used to study the effects of air movement (0.05, 0.5, and 1.0 m/s) at constant air temperatures of either 5.6 or 11.1°C above optimum, and at 3 different weight ranges (36–50kg, 54–68 kg, and 73–86 kg) during the growing-finishing stages. An air velocity of 0.5 m/s produced significantly greater weight gain and feed conversion than did 0.05 m/s. An air velocity of 1.0 m/s produced intermediate results.

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  1. Agricultural Engineering Department, USDA-ARS, USA

    H. Heitman Jr.

  2. Animal Science Department respectively, University of California, 95616, Davis, California, USA

    H. Heitman Jr.

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  1. S. R. Morrison
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  2. R. L. Givens
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Morrison, S.R., Givens, R.L. & Heitman, H. Effects of air movement on swine at high temperature. Int J Biometeorol 20, 337–343 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01553592

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