2017/01/01 by Michel Marcon, Marcon, Michel, P. Massabie +12
Energy · #0 #Bilan thermique #Bâtiment avicole #Bâtiment porcin #Decision support too #Energie #Energy #Energy Efficiency and Management #Model #Modélisation #Outil d’aide à la décision #Pig barns #Poultry barns #Thermal balance
paper · doi:10.15454/1.5137756085038162e12
openalex publication_date 2017/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/25
In pig and poultry farms, direct consumption of energy depends on thermal exchanges between indoor and outdoor, which are related to the rules of air parameters management in the rooms. Besides, the impact of indoor conditions is well known through an extensive literature over the last twenty years. Therefore, it appeared possible and consistent to support field advice by designing a tool based on a dynamic model (called MEDIBATE). This model represents and predicts at barn room level the energy balance impacted by ‘action levers’ such as room characteristics (insulation) and equipment (heating, ventilation), climate control management (temperature driving) and animals (number, status). Indirect energy is calculated through the prediction of daily feed intake, considering the effect of both the live weight and ambient temperature. Finally, economic calculations will be included into the model to allow the comparison of different housing designs and management strategies.