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Effects on the Indoor Environment in a Stable for Horses in Winter: A Case Study

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  • Pavel Kic

    (Department of Technological Equipment of Buildings, Faculty of Engineering, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, 16521 Prague, Czech Republic)

  • Marie Wohlmuthová

    (Department of Mathematics and Physics, Faculty of Engineering, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, 16521 Prague, Czech Republic)

  • Lucie Starostová

    (Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, 16521 Prague, Czech Republic)

Abstract

The aim of this article is to show the most significant factors influencing the indoor environment in winter considering the operating conditions of an older stable modified for housing 12 horses and an indoor riding arena for teaching and sports purposes. This research focused on assessing the influences affecting the internal environment from the point of view of the construction of the building and ventilation control in the operating conditions of working and non-working days. The analysis of the results showed that the massive masonry structure has sufficient thermal insulation and accumulation, which was manifested by good temperature stability inside the stable of 7.2 ± 1.7 °C when the outside air temperature was −4.80 ± 1.5 °C. At low outdoor air temperatures of −6.44 ± 0.4 °C, the following conditions were found: a higher relative air humidity (76.0 ± 5.3%), a high CO 2 concentration 2317.1 ± 931.7 ppm, and a high airborne dust concentration PM 10 = 231.94 ± 19.13 μg·m −3 and PM 2.5 = 160.13 ± 6.28 μg·m −3 . Therefore, it is necessary to improve the solution and function of the stable ventilation. The small size of the windows and their uneven distribution (average daylight factor e i from 0.313 ± 0.154 to 0.835 ± 0.309) caused insufficient daylight in some individual boxes.

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  • Pavel Kic & Marie Wohlmuthová & Lucie Starostová, 2024. "Effects on the Indoor Environment in a Stable for Horses in Winter: A Case Study," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 14(8), pages 1-27, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jagris:v:14:y:2024:i:8:p:1287-:d:1449833
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    1. Lenka Štohlová Putnová & Radek Štohl, 2021. "The assignment success for 22 horse breeds registered in the Czech Republic: The machine learning perspective," Czech Journal of Animal Science, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 66(1), pages 1-12.
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