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Caldara,Fabiana R.; Rosa,Poliana S. G.; Ferreira,Rony A.; Reis,Nayana M. de O.; Nääs,Irenilza de A.; Paz,Ibiara C. de L. A.; Garcia,Rodrigo G.; Ferreira,Viviane M. O. dos S.. |
An experiment was conducted to evaluate the behavior, performance and physiological parameters of pigs in different production systems. Twenty four animals in the growth phase were distributed in a randomized block design in three treatments: T1 - concrete floor, T2 - deep bedding with wood shaving, and T3 - deep bedding with coffee husks. The behavioral study was carried out by observing the animal behavior for an uninterrupted period of eight hours throughout seven weeks. The proportions of time spent in each behavior were characterized using the frequency histogram composition. Environmental (IBGTH), physiological (rectal and skin temperature and respiratory rate) and performance (weight gain, feed intake and feed conversion) parameters were measured in... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Environment; Animal welfare; Coffee husks; Wood shaving; Swine production. |
Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-69162012000100005 |
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