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| Corrêa,Érico Kunde; Bianchi,Ivan; Ulguim,Rafael da Rosa; Corrêa,Marcio Nunes; Gil-Turnes,Carlos; Lucia Júnior,Thomaz. |
| Deep litter systems represent low cost alternatives to raise growing-finishing pigs, reducing slurry accumulation, although pig's thermal comfort may be negatively affected by the heat produced inside the litter. This study compared environmental and performance parameters for growing-finishing pigs raised on deep litter systems having distinct depths and on solid floor. The experiment was conducted in a region of temperate climate of Brazil, comparing three treatments: litter having rice husk 0.5m (T1); and 0.25m deep (T2); and solid concrete floor (T3). The first litter was used in two lots and replaced by a second litter used in other two lots, during 52 weeks. Each lot included five pigs in a 7m² pen, from 60 to 145 d of age. Environmental parameters... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Deep litter systems; Environmental comfort; Growing-finishing; Swine. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782009000300031 |
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