How different factors and techniques affect concentration and generation of dust in a floor housing system for laying hens was investigated in a climate chamber. The efficiencies of different dust reducing measures we...How different factors and techniques affect concentration and generation of dust in a floor housing system for laying hens was investigated in a climate chamber. The efficiencies of different dust reducing measures were investigated. A major part of the generated dust settled on different surfaces inside the building. The settling rate of dust was affected by the concentration of dust in the air. The settled amount of dust also stood in relation to the floor area of the stable. An increased ventilation rate had a limited effect on the concentration of total dust due to the importance of the settling of the dust. The generation of dust was also investigated when using six different bedding materials, namely： gravel, clay pellets, peat, wood shavings, chopped straw and chopped paper. Clay pellets and peat resulted in the lowest concentrations of dust. Automatic spraying of small droplets of water reduced the dust concentration in four trials with different bedding materials （chopped paper, clay pellets, peat and wood shavings）. Spraying a mixture of rapeseed oil in water was also effective with an automatic spraying system.展开更多
文摘How different factors and techniques affect concentration and generation of dust in a floor housing system for laying hens was investigated in a climate chamber. The efficiencies of different dust reducing measures were investigated. A major part of the generated dust settled on different surfaces inside the building. The settling rate of dust was affected by the concentration of dust in the air. The settled amount of dust also stood in relation to the floor area of the stable. An increased ventilation rate had a limited effect on the concentration of total dust due to the importance of the settling of the dust. The generation of dust was also investigated when using six different bedding materials, namely： gravel, clay pellets, peat, wood shavings, chopped straw and chopped paper. Clay pellets and peat resulted in the lowest concentrations of dust. Automatic spraying of small droplets of water reduced the dust concentration in four trials with different bedding materials （chopped paper, clay pellets, peat and wood shavings）. Spraying a mixture of rapeseed oil in water was also effective with an automatic spraying system.
