A behavior and physiology-based decision support tool to predict thermal comfort and stress in non-pregnant, mid-gestation, and late-gestation sows.
Betty R McConnAllan P SchinckelLindsey RobbinsBrianna N GaskillAngela R Green-MillerDonald C LayJay S JohnsonPublished in: Journal of animal science and biotechnology (2022)
The results of this study provide valuable information about thermal comfort and thermal stress thresholds in sows at three reproductive stages. The development of a behavior and physiology-based decision support tool to predict thermal comfort and stress in non-pregnant, mid-gestation, and late-gestation sows is expected to provide swine producers with a more accurate means of managing sow environments.