Thermal balance of livestock. 1: A parsimonious model

Turnpenny, John, Mcarthur, A.J, Clark, J.A and Wathes, C.M (2000) Thermal balance of livestock. 1: A parsimonious model. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 101 (1). pp. 15-27. ISSN 0168-1923

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Abstract

A mathematical model based on the physics of heat transfer was developed to predict the components of heat loss from a homeothermic animal in relation to environmental conditions. The animal's trunk was treated as three concentric insulating cylinders around a heat-generating core, representing the body tissue, coat and surrounding environment. The model also accounted for heat losses from appendages. The model inputs were the hourly meteorological data, parameters and/or variables of animal physiology, and the thermoregulatory responses of different species to environmental conditions. The heat loss components were calculated by iteration of the heat balance equations, assuming steady heat flow. For illustration, the heat balance of a sheep outdoors is predicted from hourly weather data.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	animal,biometeorology,heat balance,model,thermal resistance,weather,environmental effect,farm animal,heat loss,heat transfer,mathematical modeling
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities > School of Politics, Philosophy, Language and Communication Studies (former - to 2024)
UEA Research Groups:	University of East Anglia Schools > Faculty of Science > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Science, Society and Sustainability Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Research Groups > Political, Social and International Studies Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Research Groups > Policy & Politics Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Centres > Centre for Competition Policy
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	03 Dec 2013 14:50
Last Modified:	28 Jan 2025 15:08
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/45023
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