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Vessel heat stress technology trial summary

18/10/2019

In 2018, LiveCorp began a project to explore technologies that could reduce the risk of hot and humid conditions on livestock transport ships. With funding from the Australian Government, LiveCorp initiated a trial in 2019 to assess commercial dehumidification equipment under realistic livestock export operating conditions - the first field study conducted of its kind. This publication summarises the findings, that the field trial provided a successful proof of concept, but there are significant commercial and logistical constraints.

The full report is also available.

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8

Species

Sheep