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Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports

1979

1979; Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution; no. 80-136-S; Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service); 371; Swine; Evaporative cooling systems

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Evaporative Cooling Systems For Swine (1979), David A. Nichols, D R. Ames, Robert H. Hines Jan 1979

Evaporative Cooling Systems For Swine (1979), David A. Nichols, D R. Ames, Robert H. Hines

Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports

Two trials involving 168 finishing pigs were conducted to compare continuous fogging with intermittent wetting to reduce heat stress in swine. In the second trial, intermittent wetting by sprinklers (1 min. sprinkle, 29 min. dry) significantly improved (P<.05) average daily gain and average daily feed over control, yet no significant differences in feed to gain ratios were observed between controls and fogged pigs in the second trial.; Swine Day, Manhattan, KS, November 8, 1979