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- Title
The Impact of Air Source Heat Pump on the Production Performance of Broiler Chicks.
- Authors
Hu, Chenming; Qiu, Mohan; Yu, Chunlin; Yang, Li; Zhu, Qubo; Liu, Anfang; Du, Longhuan; Yang, Chaowu
- Abstract
Air source heat pump (ASHP) is a good new energy heating system. To explore the effect of ASHP on the production of yellow-feather broiler chicks, 31,500 one-day-old yellow broiler chicks were divided into three chicken houses with the same building structure but different heating methods (ASHP, CCF, CB). During the experiment, the parameters of heating time, temperature uniformity, gas concentration, weight gain, survival rate and production benefit were analyzed and evaluated. Results showed that the difference in NH3, CO2, and H2S concentrations was not significant in all test groups (p > 0.05). Only group II detected the CO gas. In winter and spring, the weight of the chickens in group II were weighed the least at 35 days of age, and were significantly different from the ASHP and CB system (p < 0.05). There was no significant difference in body weight between ASHP and CB (p > 0.05). Group II had the lowest evenness and survival, the slowest warming, the worst uniformity of temperature distribution, and the highest cost. It is concluded that the ASHP was very environmentally friendly and has the highest economy, which is worth promoting and using.
- Subjects
HEAT pumps; FEATHERS; CHICKS; AIR source heat pump systems; TEMPERATURE distribution; CHICKEN coops
- Publication
Processes, 2023, Vol 11, Issue 5, p1360
- ISSN
2227-9717
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/pr11051360