Published in Scientific Papers. Series D. Animal Science, Vol. LXVIII, Issue 2
Written by Miroslav HRISTOV, Nikolay MARKOV, Tsvetelina DIMITROVA, Tsvetan MARKOV, Genoveva GEORGIEVA, Nikolay NEBYLYTSYA, Oleksandr BOYKO, Oleksandr GAVRISH
The study investigated 16 microclimatic parameters in a steel-concrete building for rearing Simmental dairy cattle in the Troyan region. The analyses were carried out with an electronic device "Air Environment Analyzer", electronic environment patent №. 127047, of the Cherkassy Experimental Station of Bioresources of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine. Measurements were made in the following seasons: spring, summer and winter. Air exchange and heat balance of the building were evaluated. Rectal and body temperature, pulse and respiratory rate of 10 lactating Simmental cows were measured. The comfort indices were monitored and recorded according to Grant, 2009 and the relationship between the studied parameters and the milk production of the animals was analysed.
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