TY - GEN
T1 - Shade structure design and evaluation
AU - Eigenberg, Roger A.
AU - Brown-Brandl, Tami M.
AU - Hayes, Morgan
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Shade structures are often considered as a method of reducing heat stress in feedlot cattle during extreme summer conditions. Design and material selection present challenges to meet a range of criteria that include: cost, effectiveness, durability, low maintenance, and minimal interference with normal feedlot management. The design described in this paper integrates animal/shade response data collected over the last decade. Eight 10 m tall by 15.4 m long structures were installed at the USMARC feedlot. The north/south structures were fitted with four 15.4 m lengths of poly snowfence. These structures provide an effective 50% shade coverage that tracks the sun during the day and offers up to 3 m2 of shade per head. Design considerations, construction materials and methods are presented as well as preliminary observations based on time-lapse photography of animal movements.
AB - Shade structures are often considered as a method of reducing heat stress in feedlot cattle during extreme summer conditions. Design and material selection present challenges to meet a range of criteria that include: cost, effectiveness, durability, low maintenance, and minimal interference with normal feedlot management. The design described in this paper integrates animal/shade response data collected over the last decade. Eight 10 m tall by 15.4 m long structures were installed at the USMARC feedlot. The north/south structures were fitted with four 15.4 m lengths of poly snowfence. These structures provide an effective 50% shade coverage that tracks the sun during the day and offers up to 3 m2 of shade per head. Design considerations, construction materials and methods are presented as well as preliminary observations based on time-lapse photography of animal movements.
KW - Design
KW - Feedlot
KW - Shade materials
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84881636249
SN - 9781627486651
T3 - American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting 2013, ASABE 2013
SP - 2195
EP - 2204
BT - American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting 2013, ASABE 2013
T2 - American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting 2013
Y2 - 21 July 2013 through 24 July 2013
ER -