Environmental Aspects of Housing for Animal Production

Content: 
Proceedings of Previous Easter Schools in Agricultural Science, published by Butterworths, London, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
PREFACE, Pages v-vi
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Page vii
SYMBOLS AND UNITS, Pages viii-xii
1 - THE ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY OF ANIMAL PRODUCTION, Pages 3-17
2 - CLIMATE AND THE NEED FOR HOUSING, Pages 19-35
3 - THERMAL INSULATION AND HEAT LOSS FROM ANIMALS, Pages 37-60
4 - THE ENVIRONMENT AND REPRODUCTION, Pages 63-84
5 - THE INFLUENCE OF PHOTOPERIOD ON REPRODUCTION IN FARM ANIMALS, Pages 85-101
6 - THE INCUBATION OF EGGS, Pages 103-106
7 - THE ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY OF JUVENILE ANIMALS, Pages 109-130
8 - THERMAL INFLUENCES ON POULTRY, Pages 131-147
9 - THE CLIMATIC REQUIREMENTS OF THE PIG, Pages 149-166
10 - THERMAL INFLUENCES ON RUMINANTS, Pages 167-180
11 - PRACTICAL VENTILATION AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR POULTRY, Pages 183-195
12 - VENTILATION AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL CRITERIA FOR PIGS, Pages 197-216
13 - OPTIMAL HOUSING CRITERIA FOR RUMINANTS, Pages 217-232
14 - POULTRY HOUSING PROBLEMS IN THE TROPICS AND SUBTROPICS, Pages 235-258
15 - THE HOUSING OF LARGE MAMMALS IN HOT ENVIRONMENTS, Pages 259-284
16 - EXTREME HEAT STRESS IN DAIRY CATTLE AND ITS ALLEVIATION: A CASE REPORT, Pages 285-306
17 - MONITORING THE HOUSE ENVIRONMENT, Pages 309-330
18 - VENTILATION SYSTEMS, Pages 331-350
19 - VENTILATION SYSTEM DESIGN, Pages 351-369
20 - CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR ANIMAL HOUSES—THE WAY AHEAD, Pages 371-376
21 - INSULATION OF ANIMAL HOUSES, Pages 379-412
22 - ASPECTS OF HEATING ANIMAL HOUSES, Pages 413-421
23 - HOUSING SYSTEMS AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON THE ENVIRONMENT, Pages 423-436
24 - HEALTH PROBLEMS IN INTENSIVE ANIMAL PRODUCTION, Pages 439-454
25 - ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR AND WELFARE, Pages 455-470
26 - THE EFFECT OF THE WELFARE CODE PROVISIONS ON ANIMAL HOUSING, Pages 471-480
AN ANALYSIS OF THE MECHANICAL PROBLEMS OF FEATHER WEAR IN BATTERY HENS, Page 483
AN INTERACTION BETWEEN FEATHERING AND EGG PRODUCTION IN LAYING HENS, Page 485
TEMPERATURE EXPERIMENTS WITH EARLY-WEANED PIGS, Page 487
EGGSHELL POROSITY AND WATER LOSSES DURING INCUBATION AND STORAGE, Page 489
ENVIRONMENT AND CALF BEHAVIOUR, Pages 491-492
THE HEAT AND WATER BALANCE OF GOATS AT HIGH ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURES, Pages 493-494
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS, Pages 495-502
INDEX, Pages 503-511