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Use of alternative tiles in the free-range broilers rearing: thermal environment, productive performance and physiological responses
Mônica Patrícia Maciel,
Cinara da Cunha Siqueira Carvalho,
et al.
| The physiological parameters and the productive performance of free-range broilers submitted to installations with different materials of tile composition were evaluated. 320 male broilers of...
Published in 09 December 2020
Effect of different lighting sources on the performance of broiler breeder hens
Ahmed S. Soliman,
Mohamed A. Khafaga,
et al.
| The present study aimed to evaluate the effects of using light-emitting diode (LED) lamps versus incandescent/tungsten (Inc) bulbs on broiler breeder hens’ productive performance during the...
Published in 30 July 2023
Productive and reproductive performance, behavior and physiology of cattle under heat stress conditions
José Romero Alexandre Alves ,
Thiago Antunes Adriano de Andrade,
et al.
| This review aimed to detail the main information pertinent to the physiological and behavioral mechanisms evidenced in cattle under heat stress conditions. Brazilian cattle-breeding represents...
Published in 31 July 2017
Influence of environmental color on zootechnical performance and feeding behavior during masculinization of Nile tilapia
Perila Maciel Rebouças,
Rafael dos Santos Rocha,
et al.
| The rise of tilapia in Brazil and the world increasingly needs the best growing conditions. Despite the Nile tilapia has diurnal, your vision is considered a strong sensory stimulus, and as the...
Published in 31 October 2014
Heat tolerance level in dairy herds: a review on coping strategies to heat stress and ways of measuring heat tolerance
Thulani Saizi,
Maliviwe Mpayipheli,
et al.
| Tolerance to heat stress is worth noting considering the constant increase in the ambient temperature and high productivity that elevates the likelihood of heat stress in the dairy herd. ...
Published in 01 January 2019
Effect of rearing system and season on behaviour, productive performance and carcass quality of rabbit: A review
Karim El-Sabrout.
| Nowadays, researchers and even consumers need more information on the effect of different rearing systems and seasons not only on the animal behaviour and production but also on carcass...
Published in 01 October 2018
Weaning strategies to improve productivity and animal welfare in zebu (Bos indicus) and water buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis)
Agustín Orihuela,
Daniel Mota-Rojas,
et al.
| Information on approaches to weaning zebu ( Bos indicus ) and water buffalo ( Bubalus bubalis ) calves is scarce in proportion to studies of breeds of B. taurus cattle,...
Published in 20 July 2020
Influence of housing air temperature on the behavioural acts, physiological parameters and performance responses of fattening pigs
Anna Lykhach,
Vadym Lykhach,
et al.
| The objective of the present study was to investigate the influence of housing air temperature on the behavioural acts, physiological parameters and performance responses of fattening pigs....
Published in 28 June 2022
Feeding behavior of Arabi and Najdi lambs and its relationship with the physiological performance
Waleed Yousif Kassim,
Tarik Faraj Shawket,
et al.
| This study was conducted to determine the relationship between biochemical, hematological parameters and the feeding behavior in two Iraqi sheep breeds (Najdi and Arabi). The trials were...
Published in 16 October 2019
Growth and reproduction hormones of ruminants subjected to heat stress
Ana Yasha Ferreira de La Salles ,
Luanna Figueirêdo Batista ,
et al.
| The adaptation of the animals, either temperate or tropical climate, is mainly related to physiology and its adaptation to the environment. When subjected to different air temperature and air...
Published in 31 January 2017
Productive, physiological and behavioral sheep profiles housed on facilities with different roofs in the Amazon region
Jackson Rômulo de Sousa Leite,
Dermeval Araújo Furtado,
et al.
| The Brazilian Amazon region is characterized by high rainfall, with high temperatures and relative humidity, where sheep are raised in extensive and semi-intensive systems and some regions. This...
Published in 03 June 2022
Fuzzy model to predict feed intake of Japanese quails
Jaqueline de Oliveira Castro,
Tadayuki Yanagi Junior,
et al.
| Thermal environment management have been a barrier to increase quail production, once it exerts direct and indirect effects on egg production and welfare. The objective of this study was to...
Published in 01 January 2019
Influence of climatic conditions on tympanic temperature and milk production in grazing cows
Mauricio Velez Terranova,
Raul Molina,
et al.
| The present study aimed to analyze large volumes of tympanic temperature (TT) data to identify its use as a physiological indicator of climatic conditions and its relationship with milk...
Published in 02 September 2021
Heat stress and its influence on hormonal physiology of small ruminants
Maycon Rodrigues da Silva ,
Bonifácio Benicio de Souza ,
et al.
| Over the years with changes in both production and marketing aspects of the operation of goats and sheep has been highlighted and is widespread throughout the world. The sheep and goat...
Published in 28 August 2024
Effects of an injectable mineral supplement on physiological responses and milk production of heat-stressed Holstein cows
Andrea D. del Río Avilés,
Abelardo Correa-Calderón,
et al.
| Summer heat stress in northwest Mexico compromises the physiological thermoregulation capacity and productive performance of lactating Holstein cows, and supplementation of minerals appears to...
Published in 20 September 2021
Thermal conditioning in the broiler production: challenges and possibilities
Nágela Maria Henrique Mascarenhas,
Antonio Nelson Lima da Costa,
et al.
| With the introduction of new technologies that lead to the development of new systems of poultry breeding, have been promoted to the animals better thermal comfort conditions. This lessens the...
Published in 01 April 2018
Bioclimatic diagnosis for dairy cattle breeding in João Pessoa, Brazil
Patrícia Venâncio da Silva Medeiros,
Fabrício Macêdo Furtado,
et al.
| One of the environmental elements that have a more pronounced effect on animal welfare is the climate, and as a result, negatively impacts productive performance and is considered a regulating...
Published in 01 October 2019
Does the blindness affect the behavioural activities of rabbit?
Karim El-Sabrout.
| Blindness is a condition characterized by the limited or complete loss of a rabbit's eyesight. Rare is known about its effect on behavioural activities of rabbit. The aim of this study was to...
Published in 01 January 2018
Buffalo behaviour at milking parlor in relation to production rates and adaptability to the environment: a review
Juliana Paula Felipe de Oliveira,
Adriano Henrique do Nascimento Rangel,
et al.
| Buffaloes have become an economically viable source of protein, due to its adaptability, precocity and longevity. The dogma that high productivity cannot be related with the animal welfare needs...
Published in 31 July 2013
Use of multi-agent systems and the Internet of Things to monitor the environment of commercial broiler poultry houses through specific air enthalpy
Glauber da Rocha Balthazar,
Robson Mateus Freitas Silveira,
et al.
| The intensive production system for broilers requires the availability of an environment (aviary) that promotes an artificial microclimate that favors both animal well-being and productive...
Published in 09 May 2024