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Bioclimatic characterization of outdoor and confined systems for pregnant sows
Fecha
2012Registro en:
REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE ENGENHARIA AGRICOLA E AMBIENTAL, JOAO PESSOA PB, v. 16, n. 3, supl., Part 1, pp. 314-319, 37196, 2012
1415-4366
10.1590/S1415-43662012000300013
Autor
Nazareno, Aérica Cirqueira
Silva, Iran José Oliveira da
Nunes, Maria L. A.
Castro, Ariane Cristina de
Miranda, Késia Oliveira da Silva
Trabachini, Aldie
Institución
Resumen
Pregnant sows confinement systems were created in order to maximize the productivity, however there are problems concerning the animal welfare. The aim of this research was to evaluate pregnant sows in outdoors and in confinement systems in relation to the thermal environment and physiological animal responses. The experiment was conducted in a commercial farm in Monte Mor city, Sao Paulo, Brazil. The physiological evaluation was performed by recording physiological variables, such as respiratory frequency and skin temperature. Furthermore, variables like dry bulb temperature, wet bulb temperature, and black globe temperature were also evaluated to characterize the ambient by means of enthalpy and black globe humidity index. In each treatment six animals were evaluated. The experimental design was completely randomized in a split-plot version whose averages were compared by the Tukey test. The findings of the experiment revealed higher values for all the bioclimatic variables in the confined treatment. Hence, the outdoor system provided better thermal conditioning for pigs, resulting in a lower heat stress.