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| Moi,Marta; Nääs,Irenilza de A.; Caldara,Fabiana R.; Paz,Ibiara C. de L. Almeida; Garcia,Rodrigo G.; Cordeiro,Alexandra F. S.. |
| This study aimed to identify differences in swine vocalization pattern according to animal gender and different stress conditions. A total of 150 barrow males and 150 females (Dalland® genetic strain), aged 100 days, were used in the experiment. Pigs were exposed to different stressful situations: thirst (no access to water), hunger (no access to food), and thermal stress (THI exceeding 74). For the control treatment, animals were kept under a comfort situation (animals with full access to food and water, with environmental THI lower than 70). Acoustic signals were recorded every 30 minutes, totaling six samples for each stress situation. Afterwards, the audios were analyzed by Praat® 5.1.19 software, generating a sound spectrum. For determination of... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Sound intensity; Sound attributes; Animal welfare. |
| Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-69162014000300008 |
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