Sensible heat transfer from the fowl: Thermal resistance of the pelt
- 31 December 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in British Poultry Science
- Vol. 22 (2) , 175-183
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00071688108447875
Abstract
1. Measurements of the pelt resistances of laying hens showed a five‐ fold difference for pelts ranging from feather scores of 1 to 5. Pelt resistance decreased linearly with increasing feather score. 2. Feather mass per unit area [Wf , kg/m2) is related to pelt resistance rp, m2K/W) by rp = 0–53 Wf+0.12.This publication has 22 references indexed in Scilit:
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