The effect of air temperature, velocity and humidity on respiration rate and rectal temperature as an expression of heat stress in gestating sows
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The effect of air temperature, velocity and humidity on respiration rate and rectal temperature as an expression of heat stress in gestating sows. / Brandt, Pia; Bjerg, Bjarne Schmidt; Pedersen, P. ; sørensen, K. B.; Rong, L.; Huang, T.; Zhang, G. .
I: Journal of Thermal Biology, Bind 104, 103142, 2022.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - The effect of air temperature, velocity and humidity on respiration rate and rectal temperature as an expression of heat stress in gestating sows
AU - Brandt, Pia
AU - Bjerg, Bjarne Schmidt
AU - Pedersen, P.
AU - sørensen, K. B.
AU - Rong, L.
AU - Huang, T.
AU - Zhang, G.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Global warming combined with increased production (i.e. more piglets, more milk and consequently more heat) means that sows are more often challenged by heat stress. The objective was to develop an effective temperature (ET) equation to predict how air temperature, velocity and humidity affect the respiration rate (RR), rectal temperature (RT) and skin temperature (ST) as an expression of heat stress in gestating sows in order to elucidate the relationship between the thermal parameters and the sows’ perception of the environment.The experimental room was equipped with a negative pressure ventilation system with diffuse air inlet through the ceiling, electrical heaters, steam generators and dehumidifiers. An air distribution unit was constructed to generate vertical air velocity. A total of 16 gestating sows were exposed to three temperatures (25°C, 29°C and 33°C), two levels of relative humidity (30% and 70%) and three levels of air velocity (0.2 ms−1, 1 ms−1 and 2.5 ms−1). The RR, RT and ST were recorded every 30 min throughout the three 2-h test periods.The estimated effects of humidity and velocity in relation to effect of temperature was nearly independent of whether it was determined from RR or RT, whereas the effect of humidity was much smaller when determined from ST. High coefficients of determination (>0.97) were found for the second order relationship between the estimated ET and RR, RT and ST. An increase in relative humidity from 50 to 70% corresponded to an increase in ET of 0.9°C, while an increase in air velocity from 0.2 to 1.0 ms−1 corresponded to a decrease in ET of 1.2°C. The applied ET equation was useful for expressing the combined effect of temperature, humidity and velocity on animals exposed to heat stress. However, multiplying the effect of velocity by the temperature gradient between the animal and the surrounding air did not improve the estimation.
AB - Global warming combined with increased production (i.e. more piglets, more milk and consequently more heat) means that sows are more often challenged by heat stress. The objective was to develop an effective temperature (ET) equation to predict how air temperature, velocity and humidity affect the respiration rate (RR), rectal temperature (RT) and skin temperature (ST) as an expression of heat stress in gestating sows in order to elucidate the relationship between the thermal parameters and the sows’ perception of the environment.The experimental room was equipped with a negative pressure ventilation system with diffuse air inlet through the ceiling, electrical heaters, steam generators and dehumidifiers. An air distribution unit was constructed to generate vertical air velocity. A total of 16 gestating sows were exposed to three temperatures (25°C, 29°C and 33°C), two levels of relative humidity (30% and 70%) and three levels of air velocity (0.2 ms−1, 1 ms−1 and 2.5 ms−1). The RR, RT and ST were recorded every 30 min throughout the three 2-h test periods.The estimated effects of humidity and velocity in relation to effect of temperature was nearly independent of whether it was determined from RR or RT, whereas the effect of humidity was much smaller when determined from ST. High coefficients of determination (>0.97) were found for the second order relationship between the estimated ET and RR, RT and ST. An increase in relative humidity from 50 to 70% corresponded to an increase in ET of 0.9°C, while an increase in air velocity from 0.2 to 1.0 ms−1 corresponded to a decrease in ET of 1.2°C. The applied ET equation was useful for expressing the combined effect of temperature, humidity and velocity on animals exposed to heat stress. However, multiplying the effect of velocity by the temperature gradient between the animal and the surrounding air did not improve the estimation.
U2 - 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2021.103142
DO - 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2021.103142
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 35180953
VL - 104
JO - Journal of Thermal Biology
JF - Journal of Thermal Biology
SN - 0306-4565
M1 - 103142
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ID: 288922643