Progress 10/27/16 to 09/30/21
Outputs
Target Audience:ag/bio engineers, producers, ag advisors, academics, ag builders, veterinarians, farmers, Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Working with audience of extension educators, agricultural builders and commercial facility managers and their service advisors various on-farm education and evaluation all-day excursions were conducted throughout the year. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?As mentioned above, on-site visits with follow up education with ag builders and professionals as well as some of their involvement in research and demonstration projects on-farm.The computer modeling of cage-free hen house ventilation systems has been very well received by poultry industry professionals. By involving managers and producers from project beginning our real-world model has shown principles of ventilation air movement for Extension teaching and on-farm demonstration. Normalizing the use of this CFD (computational fluid dynamics) approach has inspired at least one major ag ventilation supply company to likewise use CFD to explore new designs. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?
Nothing Reported
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Objective 1. Chicken respiratory health and growth parameters were studied in relation to aerial environment challenges with our development of new sensor technology to monitor the bird environment. The project team developed dataloggers with integrated sensors to record room temperature, relative humidity, light intensity, room exhaust air speed, carbon dioxide concentration, ammonia concentration, and airborne dust concentration. Dataloggers automatically controlled ammonia and dust generation based on sensor feedback for three sets of environmental conditions including control conditions with no added ammonia or dust. The ammonia gas generator can automatically maintain a concentration of 50 ppm (or other setpoint) and the dust generator that dispersed poultry house particulate matter into the air to maintain a desired concentration. Instrumentation system can be used in future growth chamber lab experiments to evaluate animal welfare related to aerial contaminant levels found in commercial poultry production. Objective 2. A carbon-cycle featuring concept and technical aspects of methane and other farm-based climate change topics will be incorporated into the Dairy Virtual Farm for sustainability. Funding sub-contract is in place for development starting in early 2022. Improved ventilation systems for floor-raised cage-free hen housing provide not only comfortable conditions at hen level but also reduce potential for disease spread within buildings. Practical ventilation recommendations were documented, which have been and will continue to be provided to egg producers and poultry house builders. A completed study, and follow-up funding, simulates the flow of air and particles to quantify the effectiveness of ventilation systems using a computational fluid dynamics (CFD). Of interest is that mid-wall alternative inlet designs in combination with the vertical roof-level exhaust were able to limit most disease contamination to the half of the hen house were the vector was introduced. This Egg Industry Center supported study has been successful in attracting additional funding for more complicated CFD modeling. Results will address practical issues related to indoor air quality of agricultural buildings in the future.
Publications
- Type:
Journal Articles
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2021
Citation:
Hofstetter, D, E. Fabian and A.G. Lorenzoni. 2021. Ammonia Generation System for Poultry Health Research Using Arduino. Sensors 21(19), 6664; https://doi.org/10.3390/s21196664
- Type:
Journal Articles
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2021
Citation:
Chen, L., E.E. Fabian-Wheeler, J.M. Cimbala, D. Hofstetter and P. Patterson. 2021. Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis of Alternative Ventilation
- Type:
Journal Articles
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2020
Citation:
Chen, L., E.E. Fabian-Wheeler, J.M. Cimbala, D. Hofstetter and P. Patterson. 2020. Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling of Ventilation and Hen Environment in Cage-Free Egg Facility. Animals 10(6), 1067; https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10061067
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2021
Citation:
Chen, L. and E. Fabian. 2021. Computational fluid dynamics analysis of indoor air conditions in commercial floor-raised cage-free hen house. Paper CSCBE21310. 5th International Conference of the International Commission of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
(CIGR), virtual Quebec City, Canada. May 2021. 10 pages.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2021
Citation:
Chen, L. and E.E. Fabian. 2021. A CFD study on ventilation options for cage-free hen houses in North America. Proceedings of International Symposium on Animal Welfare and Environment. Chongqing, China. October 2021. Pp123-130.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2021
Citation:
Hofstetter, D., D. Dominguez, E. Fabian and G. Lorenzoni. 2021. Update on ammonia generator for maintaining a set indoor gas concentration for poultry health research. Virtual American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual Meeting. ASABE Paper # 2100667.
- Type:
Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2021
Citation:
Fabian, E. 2021. Detecting Ammonia in Poultry Housing Using Inexpensive Instruments. Aspectos Claves de las Entradas de Aire ("inlets") en Galpones con Sistemas Mec�nicos en Avicultura. Penn State Extension. Fact sheet article. 5 pages.
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Progress 10/01/19 to 09/30/20
Outputs
Target Audience:Veterinarians, farmers, ag/bio engineers, producers, ag advisors, academics, ag buiders Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Working with audience of extension educators, agricultural builders and commercial facility managers and their service advisors, various on-farm education and evaluation all-day excursions were conducted throughout the year. (Fabian; Hofstetter) How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?The computer modeling of cage-free hen house ventilation systems has been very well received by poultry industry professionals. By involving managers and producers from project beginning our real-world model has shown principles of ventilation air movement for Extension teaching and on-farm demonstration. Normalizing the use of this CFD (computational fluid dynamics) approach has inspired at least one major ag ventilation supply company to likewise use CFD to explore new designs. As mentioned above, we will conduct on-site visits with follow up education with ag builders and professionals as well as some of their involvement in research and demonstration projects on-farm. (Fabian; Hofstetter) What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Funding was obtained for continued ventilation modeling and validation for on-campus and commercial facilities. Studies on ammonia and dust impact on poultry health and welfare will conclude with journal articles and extension outreach products being developed. We will participatein outreach of animal welfare and indoor environment topics through conference presentations,webinar(s),zoom meetings, andpublications. (Hofstetter and Fabian)
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Objective 1. The biological effects of airborne dust and ammonia gas on chicken respiratory health and growth parameters is being studied along with development of new sensor technology to monitor the bird environment. The project team developed dataloggers with integrated sensors to record room temperature, relative humidity, light intensity, room exhaust air speed, carbon dioxide concentration, ammonia concentration, and airborne dust concentration. Dataloggers automatically controlled ammonia and dust generation based on sensor feedback for three sets of environmental conditions including control conditions with no added ammonia or dust. The ammonia gas generator can automatically maintain a concentration of 50 ppm (or other setpoint) and the dust generator that dispersed poultry house particulate matter into the air to maintain a desired concentration. Instrumentation system concept can be used in this and future growth chamber lab experiments to evaluate animal welfare related to aerial contaminant levels found in commercial poultry production. (Hofstetter primary; Fabian support role) Objective 2. A completed two-year study offers improved ventilation systems for floor-raised cage-free hen housing. The improvements provide not only comfortable conditions at hen level but also reduce potential for disease spread within buildings. Practical ventilation recommendations were documented, which have been and will continue to be provided to egg producers and poultry house builders. The study simulates the flow of air and particles to quantify the effectiveness of ventilation systems by using a well-established engineering computer modeling technique computational fluid dynamics (CFD). Four three-dimensional CFD models analyzed a full-scale floor-raised hen house with the standard top-wall inlet sidewall exhaust ventilation system and three alternatives using mid-wall inlets with exhaust at the roof level. One-eighth of a real commercial hen house was modelled although the reduced size included a representative number of hens, ventilation inlet and fan features and portions of a barn important for hen management, for example nest boxes, feed and water area and litter scratch floors. Over two-thousand individual birds were modeled with simplified but realistic shapes. Particles of ammonia were introduced to the hen house at the upwind ventilation inlets to represent a contaminant, such as virus. The contaminant dispersion through the house and outdoor environment was simulated by comparing their outputs at locations represented by cross-sectional planes in the model at a ventilation rate suitable for cold weather (0 degrees C). Five animal-occupied zones within each of the model planes were evaluated for practical hen comfort attributes, air velocity and temperature, and ventilation performance, static pressure difference and presence of the contaminant mass fraction. Results indicated the three alternative models showed comparable performance in maintaining desirable microclimate at the bird level, compared to the standard ventilation model. The temperature at the bird level was maintained atacceptable 20 to 24 degrees C on average by all models. The indoor static pressure was stabilized at -25 to -21 Pa, which fell in the normal range for a hen house with the negative-pressure ventilation. Simulation results also revealed the standard ventilation model and two of the alternative models had indistinguishable performance in containing the contaminant, while the average contaminant level in mid-wall inlet design with a ceiling duct exhaust was 19% lower than the others within the majority of the indoor space. Of interest is that the mid-wall alternative inlet designs in combination with the vertical roof-level exhaust were able to limit most contamination to the half of the hen house where the vector was introduced. This Egg Industry Center supported study was part of a completed Ph.D. dissertation that demonstrated CFD modeling was a powerful tool for studying ventilation systems for animal housing and for addressing practical issues related to indoor air quality of agricultural buildings in the future. (Fabian primary; Hofstetter)
Publications
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2020
Citation:
Hofstetter, D.*, Baker, E., Fabian, E., Lorenzoni, G. (2020). Evaluation of Low-Cost Ammonia Gas Sensors for Poultry Air Quality Monitoring. Presented at the Virtual 2020 ASABE Annual International Meeting, July 13-15, 2020. Presentation number 2001222. (*Presenter)
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2020
Citation:
Hofstetter, D.*, Baker, E., Fabian, E., Lorenzoni, G. (2020). Ammonia Generator for Maintaining a Set Indoor Gas Concentration for Poultry Health Research. Presented at the Virtual 2020 ASABE Annual International Meeting, July 13-15, 2020. Presentation number 2001224. (*Presenter)
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2020
Citation:
Pate, M.*, and Hofstetter, D. (2020). A One-Health Approach to Safety Instruction: A Framework for Livestock Housing Environment Monitoring Using Arduino-Based Sensors. Poster presented at the Virtual 2020 ASABE Annual International Meeting, July 13-15, 2020. ASABE poster number 2000240. (*Presenter)
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2020
Citation:
Hofstetter, D., Baker, E., Fabian, E., Lorenzoni, G. (2020). Ammonia Generator for Maintaining a Set Indoor Gas Concentration for Poultry Health Research. Presented at the Virtual 2020 ASABE Annual International Meeting, July 13-15, 2020. ASABE paper number 2001224, pages 1-8 (doi:10.13031/aim.202001224). St. Joseph, Mich.: ASABE.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2020
Citation:
Pate, M., and Hofstetter, D. (2020). A One-Health Approach to Safety Instruction: A Framework for Livestock Housing Environment Monitoring using Arduino-Based Sensors. Presented at the Virtual 2020 ASABE Annual International Meeting, July 13-15, 2020. ASABE paper number 2000240, pages 1-4 (doi: 10.13031/aim.202000240). St. Joseph, Mich.: ASABE.
- Type:
Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2020
Citation:
Hofstetter, D., and Lorenzoni, G. 2020. Poultry Dust What You Need to Know About Impact on Bird Health. Penn State Extension. 4 pp. PDF and web article. https://extension.psu.edu/poultry-dust-what-you-need-to-know-about-impact-on-bird-health
Also available in Spanish: https://extension.psu.edu/el-polvo-en-la-avicultura-todo-lo-que-necesita-saber-sobre-su-impacto-en-la-salud-de-las-aves
- Type:
Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2019
Citation:
Baker, E.D. 2019. Evaluating a novel environmental control system for maintaining precise levels of ammonia for animal health research. Final report Undergraduate Research CAS funding. 14 pp.
- Type:
Journal Articles
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2020
Citation:
Chen, L., E.E. Fabian-Wheeler, J.M. Cimbala, D. Hofstetter and P. Patterson. 2020. Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling of Ventilation and Hen Environment in Cage-Free Egg Facility. Animals 2020, 10(6), 1067; https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10061067
- Type:
Journal Articles
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2020
Citation:
Fabian-Wheeler, E. Hofstetter, D. Larson, R., Aguirre-Villegas, H., and C.R. Betz. 2020. Model Multilayered Website for Varied Audiences: Dairy Sustainability "Virtual Farm." Tools of the Trade. Journal of Extension 58(3): v58-3tt6. https://www.joe.org/joe/2020june/tt6.php
- Type:
Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2019
Citation:
Fabian, E. 2019. Ventilating greenhouse livestock barns. Revision October 2019. Penn State Extension. 4 pp. PDF and web article.
https://extension.psu.edu/ventilating-greenhouse-livestock-barns
- Type:
Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2019
Citation:
Fabian, E. and E. Hines. 2019. Winter housing for swine welfare. Penn State Extension. 4 pp. PDF and web article.
https://extension.psu.edu/winter-housing-for-swine-welfare
- Type:
Theses/Dissertations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2019
Citation:
Chen, L. 2019. Cage-free hen housing ventilation options to improve air quality and bird welfare. Ph.D. Dissertation. Ag & Bio Engineering. Pennsylvania State University. 223 pp.
- Type:
Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2019
Citation:
Fabian, E., P. Patterson, J. Cimbala, L. Chen and D. Hofstetter. 2019. Cage-free housing ventilation options to reduce disease spread, improve air quality and enhance bird welfare. 2019. Egg Industry Center Funded research Project Final Report. 20 pp.
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Progress 10/01/18 to 09/30/19
Outputs
Target Audience:producers, ag advisors, academics, ag buiders Changes/Problems:no major changes What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Working with audience of extension educators, agricultural builders and commercial facility managers and their service advisors various on-farm education and evaluation all-day excursions were conducted throughout the year. Those included layer hen and dairy operations, construction company owners and sales personnel, ventilation equipment vendors, Amish construction firms and swine building professionals. In the academic setting technical information provided to two junior level undergraduate courses, advising of undergrad independent study funded project and completion of ag engineering Ph.D. student. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Results and Extension products disseminated via availability on web pages, including an ASABE Blue Ribbon award winning dairy virtual farm for climate change and sustainability issues, and articles and webinars on-line. As mentioned above, on-site visits with follow up education with ag builders and professionals as well as some of their involvement in research and demonstration projects on-farm. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Continue with develpment of Extension products and interactions with commercial farm community.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Goal 1. A project is underway to study the biological effects of airborne dust and ammonia gas on chicken respiratory health and growth parameters. Developed dataloggers with integrated sensors to record room temperature, relative humidity, light intensity, room exhaust air speed, carbon dioxide concentration, ammonia concentration, and airborne dust concentration. Dataloggers automatically controlled ammonia and dust generation based on sensor feedback for two sets of environmental conditions and control conditions with no added ammonia or dust. The ammonia gas generator can automatically maintain a concentration of 50 ppm (or other setpoint) and the dust generator that dispersed poultry house particulate matter into the air to maintain a desired concentration. Instrumentation system concept can be used in this and future growth chamber lab experiments to evaluate animal welfare related to aerial contaminant levels found in commercial poultry production. Goal 2. A study funded by the national Egg Industry Center evaluated ventilation system designs in floor-raised cage-free hen housing for maintaining suitable, comfortable conditions at hen level while also evaluating the potential for disease spread within those buildings. The study used a well-established engineering computer modeling technique computational fluid dynamics (CFD) that simulates the flow of air and particles to quantify the effectiveness of ventilation systems. Four three-dimensional CFD models were developed of a full-scale floor-raised hen house, corresponding to ventilation configurations of the standard top-wall inlet sidewall exhaust and three alternatives using mid-wall inlets with exhaust at the roof level. In addition, 2,365 birds were individually modeled with realistic but simplified shapes. One-eighth of a real commercial hen house was modelled although the reduced size included a representative number of hens, ventilation inlet and fan features and portions of a barn important for hen management, for example nest boxes, feed and water area and litter scratch floors. A surrogate virus contaminant, particles of ammonia, were introduced to the hen house at the upwind ventilation inlets and their dispersion through the house and outdoor environment was simulated. Performance of the standard ventilation configuration and alternative designs were analyzed and evaluated by comparing their simulation outputs at locations represented by cross-sectional planes in the model. The simulated ventilation rate for the hen house in each model fell in the desired range for cold weather (0 degrees C). Five animal-occupied zones within each of the model planes were evaluated for practical hen comfort attributes, air velocity and temperature, and ventilation performance, static pressure difference and presence of the contaminant mass fraction. Results indicated the three alternative models showed comparable performance in maintaining desirable microclimate at the bird level, compared to the standard ventilation model. The temperature at the bird level was maintained between 20 and 24 degrees C on average by all models, which was acceptable in the cold weather. The indoor static pressure was stabilized at -25 to -21 Pa, which fell in the normal range for a hen house with the negative-pressure ventilation. Simulation results also revealed the standard ventilation model and two of the alternative models had indistinguishable performance in containing the contaminant, while the average contaminant level in mid-wall inlet design with a ceiling duct exhaust was 19% lower than the others within the majority of the indoor space. Of interest is that the mid-wall alternative inlet designs in combination with the vertical roof-level exhaust were able to limit most contamination to that half of the hen house were the vector was introduced. Considerable simulation results and subsequent analyses substantially demonstrated these alternative models had the capacity to create satisfactory indoor conditions for the cage-free hen house. Practical ventilation recommendations are documented based on simulation output, which have been and will continue to be provided to egg producers and poultry house builders. This study was part of a completed Ph.D. dissertation and demonstrated that CFD modeling was a powerful tool for studying ventilation systems for animal housing and for addressing practical issues related to indoor air quality of agricultural buildings in the future.
Publications
- Type:
Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2019
Citation:
Fabian, E. 2019. Detecting ammonia in poultry housing using inexpensive instruments. Penn State Extension. Fact sheet article. 5 pp.
- Type:
Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2019
Citation:
Fabian, E. and G. Lorenzoni. 2019. Key aspects of inlets for mechanical ventilation of poultry housing. Penn State Extension fact sheet article. 3 pp.
- Type:
Journal Articles
Status:
Submitted
Year Published:
2019
Citation:
Fabian-Wheeler, E. Hofstetter, D. Larson, R., Aguirre-Villegas, H., and C.R. Betz. 2019-submitted. Multi-layered dairy virtual Farm website for a variety of audiences. Journal of Extension.
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Progress 10/01/17 to 09/30/18
Outputs
Target Audience:advisors to animal product producers; producers; other ag scientists Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?
Nothing Reported
How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?
Nothing Reported
What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?
Nothing Reported
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Goal 1: No thing to report for this reporting period. Goal 2: Virtual Dairy Farm. virtualfarm.psu.edu. Primary achievements of the website: 1. A virtual tour of a modern dairy farm providing major aspects of milk production. 2. Understanding climate change within the context of sustainability and environment. 3. Offering science-based dairy content at various technical levels appropriate for multiple audiences. The layered structure offers a place for interrelated topics at the user's level of interest: from simple information of interest to the public through technical bulletins aimed at dairy producers and their professional advisors to actual research data and models. Site development was a collaboration of multiple university faculty/staff and industry professionals of various disciplines, but primarily from agricultural engineering perspectives. Having sustainability information accessible on one site is valuable to dairy industry partners who have expressed frustration with figuring out who has the information they are seeking. Dairy gypsum-bedding material and manure gas emissions. Unfortunately, several human and cattle deaths were associated with manure storage agitation events on farms using gypsum bedding. Farmers use gypsum as stall bedding for its agronomic benefits, once land-applied with the manure, along with cow health and welfare in the barn. A series of research and demonstration projects documented potentially hazardous conditions associated with a routine farm management practice. Dangerous levels of hydrogen sulfide gas were released during agitation of dairy manure storages when gypsum bedding was present; this was not the case when no gypsum bedding was used. Projects documented the gas levels then created Extension education materials, media releases, on-line information, and events to inform the agricultural community on a national level. Manure additive products were identified to mitigate the gas release from stored dairy manure with gypsum bedding. Increased awareness from our projects and education has resulted in enhanced safety around manure handling and an appreciation for how to reduce potential dangers from gypsum bedding use.
Publications
- Type:
Journal Articles
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
Hile, Michael L., E. Fabian-Wheeler, Dennis J. Murphy, Robert J. Meinen, Davis A. Hill, Herschel A. Elliott, Ray B. Bryant. 2018. Gypsum bedding impact on hydrogen sulfide release from dairy manure storages. Transactions of ASABE 61(3): 937-941.
- Type:
Journal Articles
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
Chen, L., M. L. Hile, E.E. Fabian-Wheeler, Z. Xu, M.A. Bruns, V. Brown. 2018. Iron oxide to mitigate hydrogen sulfide gas release from gypsum-bedded dairy manure storages. Transactions of ASABE 61(3): 1101-1112.
- Type:
Journal Articles
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
Chiles, Robert, Eileen Fabian, Daniel Tobin, Scott Colby, Molly Depue. 2018. Greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture: Reconciling the Epistemological, ethical, political and practical challenges. Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics. 31(3):341348.
- Type:
Journal Articles
Status:
Submitted
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
Hofstetter, D.W., Puri, V.M., Manbeck, H.B., Murphy, D.J., Watson, J.K., and Fabian, E.F., 201x. Dimensionless scaling method for extending CFD simulation results for mechanically ventilated animal housing located above manure pits. Submitted to Transactions of the ASABE October 2018, Manuscript No. ITSC-13205-2018.
- Type:
Journal Articles
Status:
Submitted
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
Hofstetter, D.W., Manbeck, H.B., Murphy, D.J., Puri, V.M., Watson, J.K., and Fabian, E.F., 201x. Evaluating hydrogen sulfide gas contamination of tunnel ventilated barn airspace during manure pit-safety ventilation using CFD. Submitted to Transactions of the ASABE October 2018, Manuscript No. ITSC-13207-2018.
- Type:
Journal Articles
Status:
Submitted
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
Hofstetter, D.W., Watson, J.K., Manbeck, H.B., Murphy, D.J., Puri, V.M., and Fabian, E.F., 201x. Comparing transient CFD simulated versus measured hydrogen sulfide gas concentrations during barn and manure pit-safety ventilation in a swine nursery room. Submitted to Transactions of the ASABE October 2018, Manuscript No. ITSC-13206-2018.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
Fabian-Wheeler, E. 2018. Unintended impacts on animal welfare and environment of combined farm animal housing with manure storage. Proceedings10th International Livestock Environment Symposium (ILES X). ASABE Paper number ILES18-137. St. Joseph, MI. 4 pp. DOI: https://doi.org/10.13031/iles. ILES18-137
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
Fabian-Wheeler, E. 2018. Unintended impacts on animal welfare and environment of combined farm animal housing with manure storage. Proceedings10th International Livestock Environment Symposium (ILES X). ASABE: ILES18-137. Omaha, Nebraska, USA. September 25-27, 2018. Oral presentation.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
Eileen Fabian-Wheeler, E., Long Chen, Dan Hofstetter, Paul Patterson and John Cimbala. 2018. Modeling hen house ventilation options for cage-free environment: two-dimensional case. Proceedings of 10th International Livestock Environment Symposium (ILES X). Paper number ILES18-145. ASABE St. Joseph, MI. 6 pp. DOI: https://doi.org/10.13031/iles. ILES18-145.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
Eileen Fabian-Wheeler, E., Long Chen*, Dan Hofstetter, Paul Patterson and John Cimbala. 2018. Modeling hen house ventilation options for cage-free environment: two-dimensional case. Presentation at 10th International Livestock Environment Symposium (ILES X). Paper number ILES18-145. Omaha, Nebraska, USA. September 25-27, 2018. Oral presentation graduate student advisee.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
Fabian-Wheeler, E., Daniel Hofstetter, Rebecca Larson, Horacio Aguirre-Villegas, and Carolyn Rumery Betz. 2018. Virtual farm website for dairy climate change and sustainability information. Proceedings of 10th International Livestock Environment Symposium (ILES X). Paper Number: ILES18-134. ASABE. St. Joseph MI. 5 pp. DOI: https://doi.org/10.13031/iles.ILES18-134
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
Eileen Fabian-Wheeler*, Daniel Hofstetter, Rebecca Larson, Horacio Aguirre-Villegas, and Carolyn Rumery Betz. 2018. Virtual farm website for dairy climate change and sustainability information. Presented at 10th International Livestock Environment Symposium (ILES X). Paper Number: ILES18-134. September 25-27, 2018, Omaha, Nebraska, USA. *Presenter.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
Fabian-Wheeler, E., Long Chen, Michael Hile, Michael Pate. 2018. Mitigating hydrogen sulfide safety risk and odor for dairy farms using gypsum bedding. Proceedings of the 10th International Livestock Environment Symposium (ILES X). Paper number ILES18-136. 7 pp. DOI: https://doi.org/10.13031/iles. ILES18-136
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
Fabian-Wheeler, E., Long Chen*, Michael Hile, Michael Pate. 2018. Mitigating hydrogen sulfide safety risk and odor for dairy farms using gypsum bedding. Proceedings of the 10th International Livestock Environment Symposium (ILES X). Paper number ILES18-136. Omaha, Nebraska, USA. September 25-27, 2018. Presentation graduate student advisee.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
B�e, K.E., G. Dragsund, G.H.M. J�rgensen, E. Fabian-Wheeler. 2018. Air quality at low outdoor temperatures in Norwegian horse stables. Proceedings10th International Livestock Environment Symposium (ILES X). Paper number ILES18-087. ASABE St. Joseph, MI. 5 pp. DOI:https://doi.org/10.13031/iles.ILES18-087
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
B�e*, K.E., G. Dragsund, G.H.M. J�rgensen, E. Fabian-Wheeler. 2018. Air quality at low outdoor temperatures in Norwegian horse stables. Proceedings10th International Livestock Environment Symposium (ILES X). Paper number ILES18-087. Omaha, Nebraska, USA. September 25-27, 2018. Oral presentation research collaborator.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
Fabian, E.E. 2018. Why do we house animals in manure storages? 2018. Presented at the ASABE Annual International Meeting, ASABE Paper No. 18xxx. Detroit, MI. July 29-August 1, 2018. POSTER presentation NO paper
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
Eileen Fabian, D. Hofstetter, R. Larson, H. Aguirre-villegas. 2018. Virtual farm website for dairy climate change and sustainability information. Presented at the ASABE Annual International Meeting, July 29-August 1, 2018, Detroit, MI. ASABE Paper No. 18xxx. POSTER presentation. NO Paper
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
Hofstetter, D.W., Puri, V.M., Manbeck, H.B, Murphy, D.J., and Fabian, E.F., 2018. Dimensionless scaling method for extending CFD simulation results for mechanically ventilated animal housing located above manure pits. Presented at the 2018 ASABE Annual International Meeting, July 29-August 1, 2018, Detroit, MI. ASABE Paper No. 1801627. Oral presentation graduate student advisee (minor member).
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
Hofstetter, D.W., Puri, V.M., Manbeck, H.B, Murphy, D.J., and Fabian, E.F., 2018. Dimensionless scaling method for extending CFD simulation results for mechanically ventilated animal housing located above manure pits. Proceedings 2018 ASABE Annual International Meeting, ASABE Paper No. 1801627. ASABE St. Joseph, MI. 9 pp. DOI:10.13031/aim.201801627
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
Hofstetter, D.W., Manbeck, H.B, Murphy, D.J., Puri, V.M., and Fabian, E.F., 2018. Evaluating hydrogen sulfide gas contamination of tunnel ventilated barn airspace during manure pit-safety ventilation using CFD. Proceedings 2018 ASABE Annual International Meeting, ASABE Paper No. 1801633. 16 pp. DOI:10.13031/aim.201801633.
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Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
Hofstetter, D.W., Manbeck, H.B, Murphy, D.J., Puri, V.M., and Fabian, E.F., 2018. Evaluating hydrogen sulfide gas contamination of tunnel ventilated barn airspace during manure pit-safety ventilation using CFD. Presented at the 2018 ASABE Annual International Meeting, July 29-August 1, 2018, Detroit, MI. ASABE Paper No. 1801633. Oral presentation; member graduate student committee.
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Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
Hofstetter, D.W., Manbeck, H.B, Murphy, D.J., Puri, V.M., and Fabian, E.F., 2018. Comparing transient CFD simulated versus measured hydrogen sulfide gas concentrations during barn and manure pit-safety ventilation in a swine nursery room. Proceedings 2018 ASABE Annual International Meeting. ASABE Paper No. 1801632. 17 pp. DOI:10.13031/aim.201801632
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Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
Hofstetter, D.W., Manbeck, H.B, Murphy, D.J., Puri, V.M., and Fabian, E.F., 2018. Comparing transient CFD simulated versus measured hydrogen sulfide gas concentrations during barn and manure pit-safety ventilation in a swine nursery room. Presented at the 2018 ASABE Annual International Meeting, July 29-August 1, 2018, Detroit, MI. ASABE Paper No. 1801632. Oral presentation; member graduate student committee.
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Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
Chen, Long, Eileen Fabian-Wheeler, Dan Hofstetter. 2018. Ventilation Option Modeling for Laying Hens in Cage-free Environment: Three-Dimensional Case. Paper number 1801613. ASABE, St. Joseph MI. DOI: https://doi.org/10.13031/aim.201801613. 9 pages.
2018 ASABE Annual International Meeting, Detroit, Michigan
July 29-August 1, 2018
Similar paper for ILES and presentation
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Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
Chen, Long, Eileen Fabian-Wheeler, Michael Hile. 2018. Additives to Reduce Hydrogen Sulfide Release from Gypsum-Bedded Dairy Manure. Paper Number: 1801617. ASABE, St. Joseph MI. DOI: DOI: https://doi.org/10.13031/aim.201801617. 7 pages.
2018 ASABE Annual International Meeting, Detroit, Michigan
July 29-August 1, 2018
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Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
Fabian, E.E. 2018. Recommended publications for horse farm design and construction. College of Ag Science publications. Penn State University. 2 pp.
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Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
Dan Hofstetter; Eileen Fabian; Michael Pate. 2018. Use personal gas monitors to avoid exposure to toxic hydrogen sulfide. College of Ag Science publication. Penn State University. 5 pp. https://extension.psu.edu/use-personal-gas-monitors-to-avoid-exposure-to-toxic-hydrogen-sulfide
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Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
Fabian, E.E. 2018. Animal welfare objectives for dairy facility design. College of Ag Science. Penn State University. 3 pp.
https://extension.psu.edu/animal-welfare-objectives-for-dairy-facility-design
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Other
Status:
Submitted
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
Key aspects of MV inlets poultry. Submitted November 2018.
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Websites
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
Duke, Amy [Fabian, E.] Virtual Farm' Website Provides a Plethora of Dairy Sustainability Information Penn State News. November 2017
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Progress 10/27/16 to 09/30/17
Outputs
Target Audience:producers; ag advisors; academics Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?A team of Ag-Bio Engineering department Extension personnel developed and delivered continuing and professional development (CPD) one-day workshop to PA Natural Resource Conservation Service engineers and technical staff on air quality, animal welfare, farm design and environment topics. Website developed for dairy sustainability topics including environment, climate change and water quality issues in collaboration with multiple state universities and dairy industry group. Animal welfare training visits to farm sites were conducted with research-extension assistant, Ph.D. candidate and post-doc: Slatted floor heifer barn; Swine farm partially-crate-free farrowing, breeding, nursery, group sow housing; Livestock auction owner meeting and site visit; cage-free hen housing. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?A comprehensive website prepared for dairy climate change and sustainability topics (see other products). Presentations and written materials were prepared in venues from Extension workshops to applied conferences including the following (*presenter): Chang*, F., M. Hile, E. Fabian, T. Richard. 2017. Evaluation of greenhouse gas emissions from dairy manure. Waste to Worth 2017: International Conference on Livestock and Poultry Environmental Quality, Cary NC; April 2017. 2 page paper: http://articles.extension.org/pages/74248/evaluation-of-greenhouse-gas-emissions-from-dairy-manure Hofstetter, D.W., E. Fabian-Wheeler*, R.A. Larson, H.A. Aguirre-Villegas, C.R. Betz, and M.D. Ruark. 2017. Transferring knowledge of dairy sustainability issues through a multi-layered interactive "virtual farm" website. Waste to Worth 2017: International Conference on Livestock and Poultry Environmental Quality, Cary NC; April 2017. 2 page paper: http://articles.extension.org/pages/74256/transferring-knowledge-of-dairy-sustainability-issues-through-a-multi-layered-interactive-virtual-fa Fabian-Wheeler*, E.E. 2017. Manure Management Impact on Environment and Animal Welfare in Current Animal Housing Trends. POSTER. Waste to Worth 2017: International Conference on Livestock and Poultry Environmental Quality, Cary NC; April 2017. Chen, L., M. Hile, M.A. Bruns and E. Fabian-Wheeler*. 2017. Additive to Mitigate Odor and Hydrogen Sulfide Gas Risk from Gypsum Bedded Dairy Manure. Waste to Worth 2017: International Conference on Livestock and Poultry Environmental Quality, Cary NC; April 2017. https://articles.extension.org/pages/74393/additive-to-mitigate-odor-and-hydrogen-sulfide-gas-risk-from-gypsum-bedded-dairy-manure [an outcome of CAS graduate student competitive grant funding 2015] Fabian* E.E. 2017. Knock Me Over! Manure Gas and Safe Practices with Gypsum Bedded Dairies. Midwest Manure Summit, Green Bay WI. February 2017. Fabian* E.E. Current housing trends impact on animal welfare. 2017. Natural Resources Conservation Service-Pennsylvania: Workshop Continuing Professional Development: Engineering Roundtable. State College PA. July 2017. Fabian* E.E., M. Hile, R. Brandt, H. Elliott, D. Murphy, D. Hill and R. Meinen. 2017. Gypsum bedding impact on operator exposure to hydrogen sulfide from dairy manure storages. Natural Resources Conservation Service-Pennsylvania: Workshop Continuing Professional Development: Engineering Roundtable. State College PA. July 2017. Tyson* J and E.E. Fabian*. 2017. Ventilation of covered manure storages; moisture control. Natural Resources Conservation Service-Pennsylvania: Workshop Continuing Professional Development: Engineering Roundtable. State College PA. July 2017. Fabian* E., D. Murphy and D. Hill. 2017. Manure Storage Safety. Natural Resources Conservation Service-Pennsylvania: Workshop Continuing Professional Development: Engineering Roundtable. State College PA. July 2017. Fabian-Wheeler* E. 2017. Climate Change Issues Associated with Dairy Production. Workshop Internacional de Ambiência de Precisão [International Workshop on Precision Environment]. University of Campinas, Sao Paulo state, Brazil, November 2017. Fabian-Wheeler* E.E. 2017. Horse Stall Design and Natural Ventilation. Workshop Internacional de Ambiência de Precisão [International Workshop on Precision Environment]. University of Campinas, Sao Paulo state, Brazil, November 2017. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Continue development of internet based virtual farm for dairy system sustainability
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
The dairy farming community faces challenges from extreme weather events and changing environments related to climate change. There is a need to understand the complex interactions of not only climate issues but also maintain or improve economic viability and the dairy industry's continuing commitment to sustainability. On-farm decision making and policy can be improved with access to science-based information on greenhouse gases, mitigation strategies and related production sustainability issues. Farmers can find climate change and sustainability principles in action thanks to an interactive "virtual farm" web site developed by Penn State Extension in partnership with Penn State's WPSU design team, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Dairy Innovation Center. The objective is to provide a 'one-stop shop' for all dairy sustainability information. The website opens with a visual tour of a dairy farm with embedded resources. Users can click on various aspects of two farm scales: 150 or 1500 milking cows. Exploration of features, such as housing, manure storage and fields, provide simple information immediately while allowing for deeper exploration of each topic depending on user interest. The site's database contains a broad range of articles, extension fact sheets, images and model data. Sustainability topics focus on milk production, herd and nutrient management, crops and soils and greenhouse gases. The website is national in scope although focused on dairy systems typical of the Great Lakes region of North America. Feedback has been complimentary regarding content and usefulness of the website. Users note the high quality layout and streamlined interaction for learning and finding information. The primary appreciation notes the layers of information ranging from simply "looking and learning" followed by user-friendly extension materials to highly technical peer-reviewed articles and research data. Science based information is found at all levels yet users do feel not "blinded by science" beyond their level of interest in a topic. Farmers interacting with the site noted its benefit for employee training. The site is being cloned for use by other farm types to organize similar sustainability information. Graduate student projects at other universities are developing site information for related topic areas. Industry leaders are adding additional resources so the site continues to grow as a "one stop" for dairy sustainability information. National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under award number 2013-68002-20525 and this multi-state hatch project.
Publications
- Type:
Journal Articles
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
Hile, Michael L., E. Fabian-Wheeler, Dennis J. Murphy, Robert J. Meinen, Davis A. Hill, Herschel A. Elliott, Ray B. Bryant. 2018. Gypsum bedding impact on hydrogen sulfide release from dairy manure storages. Transactions of ASABE: accepted in press January 2018.
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Journal Articles
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
Chen, L., M. L. Hile, E.E. Fabian-Wheeler, Z. Xu, M.A. Bruns, V. Brown. 2018. Iron oxide to mitigate hydrogen sulfide gas release from gypsum-bedded dairy manure storages. Transactions of ASABE. Accepted in press February 2018. [Outcome of CAS Graduate Student Competition $2500 award].
- Type:
Journal Articles
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
Chiles, Robert, Eileen Fabian, Daniel Tobin, Scott Colby, Molly Depue. 2018. Greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture: Reconciling the Epistemological, ethical, political and practical challenges. Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics. Accepted, published March 2018. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10806-018-9728-5.
- Type:
Journal Articles
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2017
Citation:
Fabian-Wheeler, E., M. L. Hile, D. J. Murphy, D. E. Hill, R. Meinen, R. C. Brandt, H. A. Elliott, D. Hofstetter. 2017. Operator Exposure to Hydrogen Sulfide from Dairy Manure Storages Containing Gypsum Bedding. Journal Agricultural Safety and Health 23(1): 9-22.
- Type:
Journal Articles
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2017
Citation:
B�e, K. E., G. Dragsund, G. H. M. Jorgensen and E.E. Fabian-Wheeler. 2017. Air quality in Norwegian horse stables at low outdoor temperatures. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science: 55 (2017) 44-50.
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