Exposure chamber for determining the biological effects of electric and magnetic fields on dairy cows

✍ Scribed by Duc Hai Nguyen; Louis Richard; Javier F. Burchard

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2005
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 292 KB
• Volume: 26
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0197-8462
• DOI: 10.1002/bem.20084

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

An exposure chamber was designed to study the effects of electric and magnetic fields (EMF) on oestrous cycles, hormonal profile during gestation, pineal function, quantity and quality of milk production, feed intake, and central nervous system of dairy cattle. The chamber was 15 × 10 × 3 m; and the control system was fully computerized so that the field intensities can be varied and monitored continuously, on site or remotely. During exposure to EMF, milk production, feed consumption, and health were monitored closely and blood and cerebral spinal fluid were continuously sampled. The chamber characteristics allow use of a wide range of exposure such as electric fields (0–30 kV/m) and magnetic fields (0–100 μT) at frequencies ranging from 45 to 3000 Hz. Bioelectromagnetics 26:138–144, 2005. © 2005 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.