Humbert, UWessels, GJCSmit, Jacoba EUbbink, O2014-08-082014-08-082014-01Humbert, U, Wessels, G.J.C, Smit, J.E and Ubbink, O. 2014. Improving broiler lifestyle: a CFD approach. In: Proceedings of the 9th South African Conference on Computational and Applied Mechanics (SACAM2014), Somerset West 14-16 January 2014http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7568Proceedings of the 9th South African Conference on Computational and Applied Mechanics (SACAM2014), Somerset West 14-16 January 2014Climate change poses environmental risks which can negatively affect livestock production. To circumvent this, it is possible to move livestock into environmentally controlled animal housings. In South Africa, this is practiced in the broiler industry. To be economically viable, it is required to build energy and cost effective housing while not compromising the health of the broilers. A broiler’s physiology is sensitive to the environment it resides in and slight fluctuations can have detrimental effects and can negatively influence the growth or health of the broiler. These houses make use of different combinations of heaters, fans and inlets to warm, cool and ventilate the house. This needs to happen within very specific parameters or it can decrease broiler performance. We investigate how the equipment is used in current broiler houses and conclude that although this is a complex model to replicate and solve, computational fluid dynamics can assist in broiler house design.enBroiler industryClimate changeEnvironmental risksLivestock risksEnvironmental controlVentilationFood securityConference PresentationHumbert, U., Wessels, G., Smit, J. E., & Ubbink, O. (2014). Improving broiler lifestyle: a CFD approach. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7568Humbert, U, GJC Wessels, Jacoba E Smit, and O Ubbink. "Improving broiler lifestyle: a CFD approach." (2014): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7568Humbert U, Wessels G, Smit JE, Ubbink O, Improving broiler lifestyle: a CFD approach; 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7568 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Humbert, U AU - Wessels, GJC AU - Smit, Jacoba E AU - Ubbink, O AB - Climate change poses environmental risks which can negatively affect livestock production. To circumvent this, it is possible to move livestock into environmentally controlled animal housings. In South Africa, this is practiced in the broiler industry. To be economically viable, it is required to build energy and cost effective housing while not compromising the health of the broilers. A broiler’s physiology is sensitive to the environment it resides in and slight fluctuations can have detrimental effects and can negatively influence the growth or health of the broiler. These houses make use of different combinations of heaters, fans and inlets to warm, cool and ventilate the house. This needs to happen within very specific parameters or it can decrease broiler performance. We investigate how the equipment is used in current broiler houses and conclude that although this is a complex model to replicate and solve, computational fluid dynamics can assist in broiler house design. DA - 2014-01 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Broiler industry KW - Climate change KW - Environmental risks KW - Livestock risks KW - Environmental control KW - Ventilation KW - Food security LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2014 T1 - Improving broiler lifestyle: a CFD approach TI - Improving broiler lifestyle: a CFD approach UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7568 ER -