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Risk assessment on the occurrence of excessive heat load for the major feedlot regions of Australia: Software report.

Project start date: 01 January 2000
Project end date: 01 September 2002
Publication date: 01 September 2002
Project status: Completed
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Summary

The objective of this consultancy was to determine the probability distribution of heat load for each major feedlot region of Australia and give a risk rating. This has been done by assessment of long-term records of meteorological parameters at the available monitoring stations to determine the frequency of high THI conditions.

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Project manager: Des Rinehart
Primary researcher: Katestone Environmental