Abstract
A stochastic weather model was used in conjunction with a broiler performance model to determine the effects of outside temperature upon production with and without evaporative cooling. Stochastic simulations were conducted for 200 years at a series of expected outside temperatures between 21°C (69.8°F) and 30°C (86.0°F). Yearly variations were particularly large for mortality, and this variation had a significant impact on the economic returns realized. The stochastic analysis yielded very different results than an analysis using a deterministic weather model, which has been the normal method of anlaysis to date. The simulation results indicated that evaporative cooling can provide significant production benefits at 25°C (77°F) or higher expected mean daily temperature.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 215-224 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Applied Engineering in Agriculture |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - Jun 1989 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Engineering