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J APPL POULT RES 1993. 2:361-364
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Field Reports

Reflective Coating on Feed Bins Reduces Feed Temperature

Ralph Ernst

University of California, Department of Avian Sciences, Davis, CA 95616; Phone: (916) 752-3513; FAX: (916) 752-8960

Alfonso Mireles, Jr.

Wellsford Mill, 1572 Wellsford Road, Modesto, CA 95355

Correspondence: Ralph Ernst

A test was conducted to compare feed temperature in metal bins coated with a reflective coating or tan enamel. Temperature monitors recorded temperature at 15-min intervals within bins containing ground corn for nineteen days during July 1992.

The results showed approximately a 4°F reduction in core feed temperature as a result of the reflective coating. Temperatures immediately inside the bin wall were reduced approximately 6°F. When the initial ground grain temperature in a bin with reflective coating was higher than comparable temperature in a control bin, it required about seven days for the core bin temperature to decrease to that in other experimental bins.

Key Words: Feed bins • Feed temperature • reflective coating






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