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Effect of Transportation Distances, Seasons and Crate Microclimate on Broiler Chicken Production Losses by dos Santos, Vinícius M.; Dallago, Bruno S. L.; Racanicci, Aline M. C.; Santana, Ãngela P.; Cue, Roger I.; Bernal, Francisco E. M.; Yildirim, Arda is a Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology article available to read on EtoBox.
What is Effect of Transportation Distances, Seasons and Crate Microclimate on Broiler Chicken Production Losses about?
The goal of this research was to evaluate the microclimate (temperature, relative humidity and ECI–enthalpy comfort index) of commercial loads of broiler chickens at different transport distances: Dist15 (15 km on average) and Dist90 (90 km on average) in the summer and winter seasons and their effects on the production parameters body weight difference (BWD), mortality (%) and bruising prevalence (%). Twelve broiler loads were monitored using dataloggers to record temperature and humidity, with a total of 24 target crates per load. The experiment followed a factorial design [2 seasons (rainy and dry) × 2 distances (Dist15 and Dist90)] with a randomized complete block arrangement, 3 sexes (all males, all females, or mixed shipments) and one shipment per combination. BWD had a heterogeneous distribution throughout the load, and this distribution was not significantly correlated with the mean ECI measured during transport at 12 positions along the load. In terms of comfort, summer is the most critical period for broiler transport. In the interaction between rainy season and Dist90, the highest ECI was scored in the lethal zone (where physiological mechanisms are not enough to control
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- Author
- dos Santos, Vinícius M.; Dallago, Bruno S. L.; Racanicci, Aline M. C.; Santana, Ãngela P.; Cue, Roger I.; Bernal, Francisco E. M.; Yildirim, Arda
- Publisher
- Public Library of Science; San Francisco CA: Public Library of Science; Publons; ScienceOpen; Public Library of Science (PLoS) (ISSN 1932-6203)
- Published
- 2020
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Life Sciences)