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Assistant Professor of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

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Swine and poultry housing, ventilation, energy efficiency, and energetics
Instrumentation and environmental control
Thermal comfort, air quality, and gaseous emissions

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Expertise

Swine and poultry housing, ventilation, energy efficiency, and energetics
Instrumentation and environmental control
Thermal comfort, air quality, and gaseous emissions

Present	Assistant Professor of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University ‐ Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
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Bioresource and Agricultural Engineering

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http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3205-9723

Characterization of a machine vision system to assess gestating sow ...

Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Conference Proceedings and Presentations (2019)

Suzanne Leonard, Hongwei Xin, Tami M. Brown-Brandl, Brett C. Ramirez, et al.

Physical space allocation for animals is an important consideration when designing animal production facilities. This physical space is defined by ...

Infrared proximity measurement system development and validation for classifying sow ...

Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Conference Proceedings and Presentations (2019)

Benjamin C. Smith, Brett C. Ramirez and Steven J. Hoff

The rapidly progressing field of precision livestock farming is becoming increasingly dependent on the utilization of camera technology. Integration of ...

An Image Acquisition System for Studying Behaviors of Sows and ...

Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Conference Proceedings and Presentations (2018)

Suzanne Leonard, Hongwei Xin, Tami Brown-Brandl and Brett C. Ramirez

Behavior studies in commercial swine farrowing room environments often need to monitor each set of sow and piglets individually and ...

Control algorithm development and simulation for comparing evaporative pads and ...

Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Conference Proceedings and Presentations (2018)

Brett C. Ramirez, Steven J. Hoff and Jay D. Harmon

Seasonal variability attributed to heat stress (HS) has a large economic impact on the US swine industry by reducing daily ...

Design and feasibility of a novel sprinkler control algorithm for ...

Journal of Animal Science (2017)

Brett C. Ramirez, Steven J. Hoff and Jay D. Harmon

Climate Dependent Heat Stress Mitigation Modeling for Dairy Cattle Housing

Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Conference Proceedings and Presentations (2017)

Katlyn R. DeVoe, Steven J. Hoff, Brett C. Ramirez and Lance H. Baumgard

Dairy cattle are susceptible to heat stress with reported milk production loss exceeding 1.2 billion dollars in 2010. Heat stress ...

Development and evaluation of an evaporation model for predicting sprinkler ...

2017 ASABE Annual International Meeting (2017)

Jay D. Harmon, Brett C. Ramirez, Steven J. Hoff and John F. Patience

Heat stress in swine causes decreased productivity and economic losses; hence, heat stress mitigation techniques must be developed to be ...

Development, validation and application of a mobile air filter testing ...

2017 ASABE Annual International Meeting (2017)

Jay D. Harmon, Benjamin C. Smith, Brett C. Ramirez, Steven J. Hoff, et al.

The recent shift in commercial swine breeding-gestation-farrowing facilities to incorporate filtered ventilation systems raises numerous questions about system performance and ...

Thermal environment assessment and controller performance comparison for a wean-finish ...

2017 ASABE Annual International Meeting (2017)

Jay D. Harmon, Brett C. Ramirez and Steven J. Hoff

The thermal environment (TE) inside swine facilities has a substantial impact on animal growth performance and facility energy usage; therefore, ...

Commissioning of a Segmented Wand for Evaluating Airflow Performance of ...

2016 ASABE Annual International Meeting (2016)

Katlyn R. DeVoe, Steven J. Hoff, Yun Gao and Brett C. Ramirez

Ventilation rate estimates play an important role in evaluating the thermal environment and determining emission rates from livestock and poultry ...

Development and Validation of a Spatial and Temporal Thermal Environment ...

2016 ASABE Annual International Meeting (2016)

Brett C. Ramirez, Yun Gao and Steven J. Hoff

The Thermal Environment (TE) inside swine facilities has a substantial impact on animal growth performance and facility energy usage; therefore, ...

Thermal Environment Performance and Uniformity Assessment for a Novel Swine ...

2016 ASABE Annual International Meeting (2016)

Jay D. Harmon, Brett C. Ramirez, Steven J. Hoff and Iowa Select Farms

The Thermal Environment (TE) inside swine facilities has a substantial impact on animal performance and facility energy usage; therefore, proper ...

Commissioning of a Novel Animal Thermal Environment Replication and Measurement ...

Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Conference Proceedings and Presentations (2015)

Brett C. Ramirez, Steven J. Hoff, Yun Gao and Jay D. Harmon

Thermal environment (TE) in livestock production systems effects the animal’s thermal comfort, feed efficiency, and the producer’s operating costs. Accurate ...

Impact Based Odor Control System

Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Conference Proceedings and Presentations (2015)

Brett C. Ramirez and Steven J. Hoff

Biofilters are an effective and economically feasible technique for mitigating odor and other gaseous emissions from livestock production systems. They ...

Design and Testing of a Cleaning and Disinfection System for ...

TSM 416 Technology Capstone Projects (2020)

Noelle Hinrichs, Taeh Horbas, Matt Devine, Brett C. Ramirez, et al.

During a Foreign Animal Disease (FAD) outbreak, it is critical that people, equipment, and vehicles do not inadvertently move the ...

Design and Testing of a Cleaning and Disinfection System for ...

TSM 416 Technology Capstone Projects (2020)

Noelle Hinrichs, Taeh Horbas, Matt Devine, Brett C. Ramirez, et al.

During a Foreign Animal Disease (FAD) outbreak, it is critical that people, equipment, and vehicles do not inadvertently move the ...

Automated Finishing Pig Feeder Adjustment

TSM 416 Technology Capstone Projects (2019)

Ryan Godfredsen, Kelley Mabeus, Michael Meyer, Brett C. Ramirez, et al.

Feed costs in the swine industry are typically 60-70% of the total swine production costs. Feeder adjustment is used to ...

Monitoring Activity and Climate Impact in Market Hogs with Activity ...

TSM 416 Technology Capstone Projects (2018)

Brad Aronson, Eli Sents, Kyle Wenck, Derek Yegge, et al.

Prairie Systems is a web-based data management provider, primarily servicing the swine industry. Their products include the Feed Allocation System, ...

A novel approach to measure, understand, and assess the thermal ...

Graduate Theses and Dissertations (2017)

Brett Carlos Ramirez

The thermal environment (TE) inside swine production systems substantially affects animal performance as well as facility natural resource usage; hence, ...