Minimum Ventilation For Broilers

1. Purpose Of Minimum Ventilation 2. Minimum Ventilation Rates 3. Achieve Good Airflow And Volume

To provide a minimum level of air exchange

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Ventilation for some minimum amount of
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Recommended minimum ventilation rates for 

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minimum ventilation are:

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• maintain good air quality.

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Live weight (kg)) Live weight (lbs) Minimum ventilation rates (m3/hr) Minimum ventilation rates (ft3/min)

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• remove excess moisture. 0.050 0.11 0.080 0.047

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ventilation is 0.400 0.88 0.435 0.256

recommended 0.600
0.800
1.32
1.76
0.589
0.731
0.347
0.430
for younger 1.000 2.20 0.864 0.509
If incoming airflow speed and volume is too
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birds and in 1.400
1.800
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0.790 low:
cool or winter 2.200 4.85 1.561 0.919
• cold air will drop directly on to the birds/litter.
weather 2.600 5.73 1.769 1.041
3.000 6.61 1.969 1.159 • litter will become wet and birds may get
conditions. 3.400 7.50 2.163 1.273
chilled.
3.800 8.38 2.352 1.384
4.200 9.26 2.535 1.492

4. Ensure House Is Tightly Sealed 5. Uniform Air Inlet Openings 6. Monitor And Evaluate Regularly

Open air inlets must

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through the house inlets to force the • For every increase in • air quality
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and be opened same volume of air negative pressure of • relative humidity
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inches of water
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• volume of airflow house.
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