Climate comfort: how to determine a comfortable climate for people and animals
What is temperature comfort, how is it calculated, and why is it so important for human health and animal productivity?
The concept of a comfortable climate includes not only temperature, but also humidity, as well as the speed of air movement. For a person, the optimal conditions are a temperature of 20-24 ° C with humidity of 40-60% and light air movement.
For animals, especially in agriculture, comfort settings may vary. For example, cows are very sensitive to heat stress. In this article, we take a closer look at temperature-humidity comfort (THI) indices and explain how properly adjusting ventilation helps keep these levels normal year-round.