Winter Ventilation for Broilers

3. Achieve good airflow

1. Purpose of winter ventilation 2. Minimum ventilation rates
and volume
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• Ventilation for some minimum amount of time • Recommended minimum ventilation rates for • If incoming air flow   
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is required no matter what the outside weather winter ventilation are: speed and volume is 

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is to:

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too low:

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• maintain good air quality

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Minimum ventilation rates (20,000 bird house) • cold air will drop
• remove excess moisture directly on to the

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Bird age Cubic meters/hour/bird Total cubic meters/hour birds/litter      
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(days) (Cubic feet/minute/bird) (Total cubic feet/minute)
• Minimum ventilation is • litter will become wet
1–7 0.16 (0.10) 3,200 (2,000)
recommended during and birds may get
8–14 0.42 (0.25) 8,400 (5,000)
cool/winter weather. chilled        
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15–21 0.59 (0.35) 11,800 (7,000)

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22–28 0.84 (0.50) 16,800 (10,000)

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29–35 0.93 (0.55) 18,600 (13,000)

36–42 1.18 (0.70) 23,600 (14,000)

43–49 1.35 (0.80) 27,000 (16,000)

50–56 1.52 (0.90) 30,400 (18,000)

6. Monitor and evaluate

4. Ensure house is tightly sealed 5. Uniform air inlet openings
regularly
37.0°C
(98.6°F)

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• Open air inlets must • At lower ventilation • Monitor house • Monitor bird behavior
• Ventilation only
(96.8)

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be evenly distributed rates close some pressure & air speed: and litter quality.
works effectively (93.2)

through the house and inlets to force the • pressure should be 30-40 • Complete regular
if the house is
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(89.6)

Pa (0.12-0.16 inches of
adequately sealed. 30
(86) be opened equally. same volume of air water column) depending evaluation of:
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(82.4) through fewer inlets. on house width • air quality
• This ensures the 26
• This will create • air speed around 4 m/s • relative humidity
(800 ft/min) measured at
(78.8)

speed at which air • signs of condensation

uniform:
25.0°C
(77.0°F)
air inlet
enters the house is 37.0°C
(98.6°F)
• dust
controlled. 36
• volume of air flow • Use smoke tests to levels
• speed of air flow
(96.8)

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confirm if air flow direction
• Avoid air leaks.
(93.2)
• direction of air flow
and inlet settings are
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• distribution of air flow
correct.
(89.6)

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(86)

Air leaks. • If monitored levels

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deviate from expectations

(82.4)

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25.0°C
(78.8)
then take corrective action.
(77.0°F)

Library photographs for teaching purposes. www.aviagen.com October 2011