https://doi.org/10.4081/jae.2024.1561

Analysis of microclimate temperature and relative humidity distribution of local poultry house in a subtropical area of Nigeria

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Temperature, relative humidity, distribution, poultry, microclimate, heat stress
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Qazeem Opeyemi Ogunlowo
Department of Agricultural Civil Engineering, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea; Department of Agricultural and Bioenvironmental Engineering, Federal College of Agriculture Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Adedayo Afeez Azeez
Department of Agricultural and Bioenvironmental Engineering, Federal College of Agriculture Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Wook Ho Na
Smart Agriculture Innovation Center, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea, Republic of.
Anis Rabiu
Department of Agricultural Civil Engineering, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea, Republic of.
Misbaudeen Aderemi Adesanya
Department of Agricultural Civil Engineering, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea, Republic of.
Ezatullah Zakir
Department of Agricultural Civil Engineering, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea, Republic of.
John Ademola Ijadunola
Department of Agricultural and Bioenvironmental Engineering, Federal College of Agriculture Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Bukola Olanrewaju Afolabi
Department of Agricultural and Bioenvironmental Engineering, Federal College of Agriculture Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Babajide Saheed Kosemani
Department of Agricultural and Bioenvironmental Engineering, Federal College of Agriculture Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Titus Adeyinka Ilori
Department of Agricultural and Bioenvironmental Engineering, Federal College of Agriculture Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Hyun-Woo Lee
whlee@knu.ac.kr
Department of Agricultural Civil Engineering, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu; Smart Agriculture Innovation Center, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea, Republic of.

The design of the ventilation system to ensure microclimate condition are optimum in poultry houses in the Nigerian context requires knowledge of the microclimate parameter distribution, which is lacking in the literature. This study investigated the patterns of temperature and RH distributions in a typical local poultry house. The specific objectives were to (i) analyse the vertical and horizontal distributions of the microclimate parameters in battery cage poultry housing and deep litter poultry housing, (ii) identify whether the distribution is homogenous or heterogeneous, and (iii) identify the data spread of parameters. An experimental intensive naturally ventilated local poultry house was used for this study. It consisted of deep litter (DL) and battery cage (BC) poultry housing systems partitioned by an air wall. Daytime, nighttime, rainy, and dry season temperature and RH distributions in the BC and DL poultry housing were analysed. Approximately 1.2 °C temperature difference was recorded between the poultry house and the ambient environment during the day and night. The temperature and RH distributions in the poultry housing were heterogeneous. Approximately 5% and 67%–73% of the daytime and nighttime temperature data, respectively, and 37%–41% of daytime RH fell within the optimum values.

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Ogunlowo, Q. O., Azeez, A. A., Na, W. H., Rabiu, A., Adesanya, M. A., Zakir, E., Ijadunola, J. A., Afolabi, B. O., Kosemani, B. S., Ilori, T. A. and Lee, H.-W. (2024) “Analysis of microclimate temperature and relative humidity distribution of local poultry house in a subtropical area of Nigeria”, Journal of Agricultural Engineering. doi: 10.4081/jae.2024.1561.
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