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Provedor de dados: 	124	
País: 	Brazil	
Título: 	Performance of broiler chickens reared at two stocking densities and coir litter with different height	
Autores: 	Lima,Raffaella Castro; Freitas,Ednardo Rodrigues; Gomes,Herbenson Marques; Cruz,Carlos Eduardo Braga; Fernandes,Danilo Rodrigues.	
Data: 	2018-09-01	
Ano: 	2018	
Palavras-chave: 	Seedor index; Bone quality; Carcass yield; Poultry litter.	
Resumo: 	ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to evaluate the performance of broiler chickens reared at two stocking densities and coir litter with different height. A total of 522 one-day male chicks were distributed in a completely randomized design in a 3×2 factorial arrangement, with three litter height (5, 10 and 15 cm) and two densities (10 and 13 birds/m2), with six triplicates. The experimental period lasted 42 days, evaluating pH and litter moisture; performance; carcass traits; bone quality; and intensities of breast, hock and footpad lesions in the birds. Regarding the effect of density, a significant influence was observed only on performance, wherein the birds reared at the density of 13 birds/m2 showed lower intake and weight gain and better feed conversion than those reared at the density of 10 birds/m2. Irrespective of the rearing density and litter height, the hock and footpad lesions were frequent, and with severe intensity. It is concluded that coir with 5 cm height can be used to housing up to 13 birds/m2; however, the high rate of hock and footpad lesions makes the use of coir in the evaluated form unfeasible.	
Tipo: 	Info:eu-repo/semantics/article	
Idioma: 	Inglês	
Identificador: 	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-66902018000300519	
Editor: 	Universidade Federal do Ceará	
Relação: 	10.5935/1806-6690.20180059	
Formato: 	text/html	
Fonte: 	Revista Ciência Agronômica  v.49 n.3 2018	
Fonte: 	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess