Effects of relative humidity on animal health and welfare

• Published in: Journal of Integrative Agriculture Vol. 16; no. 8; pp. 1653 - 1658
• Main Authors: XIONG, Yan, MENG, Qing-shi, GAO, Jie, TANG, Xiang-fang, ZHANG, Hong-fu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: China State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition,Institute of Animal Sciences,Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Beijing 100193,P.R.China 01.08.2017; CAAS. Publishing services by Elsevier B.V. Published by Elsevier B.V; KeAi Communications Co., Ltd
• Subjects: animal; animal health; animal welfare; eggs; health; humans; livestock; meat; milk; poultry housing; relative humidity; welfare; 农副产品; 动物健康; 畜牧业; 畜禽舍; 相对湿度; 福利; 饲养场; 饲养条件; animal; health; relative humidity; welfare

Farm animals are sources of meat, milk and eggs for the humans, and animal health ensures the quality and security of these agricultural and sideline products. The animal raising conditions in livestock stations and poultry houses play vital roles in both animal health and production. One of the maj...