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| Brasil,Daniel de F.; Guimarães,Michelle de O.; Barbosa Filho,José Antonio D.; Freitas,Breno M.. |
| This study aimed to investigate the ideal brood area to be introduced for strengthening Apis mellifera colonies, considering variations in the hive's internal ambience. Therefore, eight colonies were equipped with data loggers for recording variations in temperature and humidity inside the hives. Then, these colonies were split in four treatments involving the swapping of four, three, two and one brood comb between strong and weak colonies. Growth in the amount of brood and food stores to the four colony strengthening treatments was assessed counting the comb cells to record changes in the brood and food area. The colonies tended to restore their normal thermoregulation within four hours after they had been manipulated and the hive cover had been closed,... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Colony homeostasis; Thermal comfort; Colony management. |
| Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-69162013000500002 |
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| Barbosa Filho,José A. D.; Queiroz,Marília L. V.; Brasil,Daniel de F.; Vieira,Frederico M. C.; Silva,Iran J. O.. |
| The objective of this study was to characterize the microclimatic profile of broiler transport trucks under commercial conditions, in the summer, by continuous monitoring of environmental variables (temperature and air relative humidity). Three loads were monitored from farm to slaughterhouse, considering factors such as distance and day periods (morning, afternoon, and night). To obtain the profile of the environmental variables during journey, data loggers, that determined the microclimate to which birds were submitted, were installed in the trucks; data loggers also allowed visualization of the Enthalpy Comfort Index (ECI) so that load regions could be classified according to heat comfort limits for 6-week old poultries. Temperature, relative humidity,... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Poultry farming; Animal welfare; Pre-slaughter operations; Heat stress. |
| Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-69162014000300003 |
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