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Agricultural Ventilation Concepts for Livestock Keeping

Published: August 25, 2020
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A guide to choosing the right ventilation concept for your farm In this guide, you’ll read about the different ventilation concepts used in poultry and pig housing around the world. A ventilation concept is how you position air inlets, chimneys, fans, etc. in the barn. When we look around we see that every house or farm is different and you will find that there are variations on these...
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Peter Markert
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John D
25 de abril de 2023
When using side wall inlets, why is it a common practice to put the exhaust fans in the middle of the ceiling. Should the fans not be either sidewall fans or ceiling fans placed near the side walls? Having the fans in the ridge of the ceiling; doesn't a lot of fresh air get pulled out before it can make a loop? And doesn't the air pattern get disturbed? Also, how wide can a turkey barn be using side wall inlets. Thanks John
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