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EFFECT OF AN EVAPORATIVE COOLING AND DUST CONTROL SYSTEM ON REARING ENVIRONMENT AND PERFORMANCE OF MALE BROILER CHICKENS.

Author(s) : WILLIS W. L., OUART M. D., QUARLES C. L.

Type of article: Article

Summary

AIR OF REARING CHAMBERS WITH THE COOLING AND DUST CONTROL SYSTEM HAD SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER DUST CONCENTRATIONS THAN THAT OF CHAMBERS WITHOUT THE SYSTEM. BIRDS REARED WITH THE COOLING AND DUST CONTROL SYSTEM WERE 45 AND 165 G HEAVIER AT 4 AND 7 WEEKS OF AGE, RESPECTIVELY, AND HAD SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER 7-WK BURSA WEIGHTS THAN THOSE REARED WITHOUT THE SYSTEM. PRESENCE OF THE COOLING AND DUST CONTROL SYSTEM HAD NO EFFECT ON MORTALITY OR LUNG WEIGHTS.

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  • Original title: EFFECT OF AN EVAPORATIVE COOLING AND DUST CONTROL SYSTEM ON REARING ENVIRONMENT AND PERFORMANCE OF MALE BROILER CHICKENS.
  • Record ID : 1988-1193
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Br. Poult. Sci. - vol. 66 - n. 10
  • Publication date: 1987
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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