Mechanical vibration: what is the importance of this physical quantity in the poultry transport?

Ana Carolina Donofre; Iran José Oliveira da Silva; Aérica Cirqueira Nazareno

doi:10.14269/2318-1265.v02n01a04

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Mechanical vibrations are inherent to any system of transportation. In poultry production, the higher or lower intensity of this agent during the loading of eggs, chicks and chickens, can increase the production losses and decrease the efficiency of the system as a whole. However, despite its importance this factor is still unknown and little considered in the planning of the transport processes involved in the poultry industry. Therefore, the aim of raising the largest amount of data obtained so far to clarify the effects of mechanical vibrations already found in the transport of fertilized eggs, day-old chicks and broilers. A survey of international and national papers, from 1969 to 2014, which showed that the transport of fertilized eggs, the mechanical vibrations may be responsible for the incidence of cracks, in addition to promoting the agitation of internal constituents (yolk and albumen), which could potentially compromise the quality of birth and hatchlings. The transport of day-old chicks and broilers, the vibrations are related to situations of stress, discomfort and depreciation of the welfare of the birds, which still causes drops in the levels of glucose and corticosteroids and thus affect other parameters as the quality of the meat.
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Donofre, A. C., da Silva, I. J. O., & Nazareno, A. C. (2014). Mechanical vibration: what is the importance of this physical quantity in the poultry transport?. Journal of Animal Behaviour and Biometeorology, 2(1), 20–25. https://doi.org/10.14269/2318-1265.v02n01a04

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[2] Altuntaş E, Şekeroğlu A (2008) Effect of egg shape index on mechanical properties of chicken eggs. Journal of Food Engineering 85: 606-612.

[3] Berardinelli A, Donati V, Giunchi A, Guarnieri A, Ragni L (2003a) Effects of sinusoidal vibrations on quality indices of shell eggs. Biosystems Engineering 86: 347-353.

[4] Berardinelli A, Donati V, Giunchi A, Guarnieri A, Ragni L (2003b) Effects of transport vibrations on quality indices of shell eggs. Biosystems Engineering 86: 495 – 502.

[5] Brito TTS (2011) Simulador multi-axial. Dissertação, Universidade do Porto.

[6] Bovenzi M (2005) Health effects of mechanical vibration. Giornale Italiano di Medicina del Lavoro ed Ergonomia 27:58-64.

[7] Carlisle AJ, Mitchell MA, Hunter RR, Duggan JA, Randall JM (1998) Physiological responses of broiler chickens to the vibrations experienced during road transportation. British Poultry Science 39:48 - 49.

[8] Coltro L, Dantas ST, Jaime MA, Venâncio DS (2002) Avaliação do efeito do transporte no desempenho de embalagem tipo stand-up pouch para produtos líquidos. Polímeros: Ciência e Tecnologia 12: 69-75.

[9] Donofre AC, Silva IJO, Nazareno AC (in press) Vibrações mecânicas: Um agente estressor no transporte de pintos de um dia. Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola.

[10] Garcia DB, Silva IJO, Barbosa Filho JAD, Vieira FMC, Dias CTS (2008) Evaluation of the effect of vibration in simulated condition of transport of broiler chickens. Proceedings Livestock Environment 8:1-8.

[11] Gebresenbet G, Van de WATER G, Geers R (2011) Vibration levels and frequencies on vehicle and animals during transport. Biosystems Engineering 110:10 – 19.

[12] Griffin MJ (1990) Handbook of human vibration. UK: Academic Press.

[13] International Organization for Standardization. ISO 2631-1 (1997) Mechanical vibration and shock – evaluation of human exposure to whole-body vibration – Part 1: general requirements. International Organization for Standardization 1:27.

[14] Mitchell MA, Kettlewell PJ (1998) Physiological stress and welfare of broiler chickens in transit: solutions not problems! Poultry Science, 77:1803-1814.

[15] Nazareno AC, Silva IJO, Vieira AMC, Vieira FMC, Miranda KOS (2013) Níveis de vibração e choques em diferentes estradas durante o transporte de ovos férteis. Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental 17: 900–905.

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[17] Proudfoot FG (1969) Effect of packing orientation, daily positional change and vibration on the hatciiability of chicken eggs stored up to four weeks. Canadian Journal of Animal Science 49:29-35.

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[21] Randall JM, Duggan JA, Alami MA, White RP (1997) Frequency weightings for the aversion of broiler chickens to horizontal and vertical vibration. Journal of Agricultural Engineering Research 68:387-397.

[22] Rao SS (2008) Vibrações mecânicas. São Paulo: Pearson Prentice Hall 4:242.

[23] Schwartzkopf-Genswein KS, Faucitano LS, Dadgar P, Shand LA, González TG (2012) Road transport of cattle, swine and poultry in North America and its impact on animal welfare, carcass and meat quality: A review. Meat Science 92: 227-243.

[24] Shannon SG, Moran AW, Mason KT (1994) Effect of Vibration Frequency and Amplitude on developing chicken embryos. USAARL Report 95:17.

[25] Silva IJO, Vieira FMC (2010) Ambiência animal e as perdas produtivas no manejo pré-abate: o caso da avicultura de corte brasileira. Archivos de Zootecnia 59:113 -131.

[26] Sotelo JJ, França LNF (2006) Introdução às vibrações mecânicas. São Paulo: Edgar Blucher 1:168.

[27] Taggart LC, Alem NM, Frear HM (1990) Effect of vibration frequency and acceleration magnitude of chicken embryos on viability and development phase. USAARL Report 91:23.

[28] Torma T, Kovácsné KG (2012) Effects of mechanical impacts on hatchability of broiler breeders. MendelNet 19:359-367.

[29] Vursavus K, Ozguvem FZG (2004) Determining the effects of vibration parameters and packaging method on mechanical damage in golden delicious apples. Turkish Journal of Agriculture & Forestry 28:311-320.

[30] Walber M, Tamagna A (2010) Avaliação dos níveis de vibração existentes em passageiros de ônibus rodoviários intermunicipais, análise e modificação projetual. Revista Liberato 11: 1 - 8.

[31] Warriss PD, Brown SN, Knowles TG, Edwards JE, Duggan JA (1997) Potential effect of vibration during transport on glycogen reserves in broiler chickens. The Veterinary Journal 153:215-219.

[32] Zhou R, Su S, Yan L, Li Y (2007) Effect of transport vibration levels on mechanical damage and physiological responses of Huanghua pears (Pyrus pyrifolia Nakai, cv. Huanghua). Postharvest Biology and Technology 46:20–28.

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