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SPRINKLER AND FAN COOLING SYSTEM FOR DAIRY COWS IN HOT, HUMID CLIMATES.

Author(s) : STRICKLAND J. T.

Type of article: Article

Summary

COMPARISONS WERE MADE BETWEEN PERFORMANCES OF COOLED AND UNCOOLED COWS LOOSE HOUSED IN AN OPEN SIDED BARN IN A HOT, HUMID ENVIRONMENT. AVERAGE DAILY MILK PRODUCTION FOR THE COWS COOLED IN THE BARN WAS 20.2 VS 18.1 KG FOR UNCOOLED COWS. FEED CONSUMPTION INCREASED FROM 17.8 TO 19.1 KG/D WHEN COWS WERE COOLED IN THE BARN AND FROM 18.3 TO 18.6 KG/D WHEN COWS WERE COOLED IN THE HOLDING AREA. MILK PROTEIN CONTENT WAS INCREASED FROM 3.39 TO 3.51% BY COOLING IN THE BARN. AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS INDICATED THAT SPRINKLER AND FAN COOLING SYSTEMS OFFER ADVANTAGES. (DAIRY SCI. ABSTR., GB. , 52, N 1, 1990/01, 122.

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  • Original title: SPRINKLER AND FAN COOLING SYSTEM FOR DAIRY COWS IN HOT, HUMID CLIMATES.
  • Record ID : 1990-2081
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Appl. Eng. Agric. - vol. 5 - n. 2
  • Publication date: 1989
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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