| In this work, the general objective was to give a contribute to the knowledge of breeding environment conditions as regards issues of great interest which concern the protection of animal welfare, healthiness of the breeding environment, the operators’ safety in the workplace and the environmental protection. The objective of this work was to verify the levels of ammonia concentrations in different functional areas of two naturally ventilated semi-open dairy houses in Sicily (Italy), through the measurement of the concentrations of ammonia at different heights from the floor of the breeding environment, also in relation to the main inside microclimatic variables and outside climate conditions. An experimental protocol for measuring ammonia concentration... |
