Thermal Response of Three Strains of Hens Housed in a Cage-Free Aviary at the Amazon Rainforest
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Resumo: | ABSTRACT This study aimed to evaluate the thermal response of three strains of hens housed in a cage-free system at the Amazon rainforest in order to evaluate how feather coverage influences thermal exchange with the environment. The experimental method was completely randomized and treatments comprised three strains of hens (Rhode Island Red (red feathers with feathers on the neck), alternative strain FCI (red feathers without feathers on the neck), and alternative strain FCIII (white feathers without feathers on the neck)), with 20 hens (replicates) analyzed per strain. Thermal images of each bird were captured in order to record the birds’ surface temperatures on five points in five targets. All data collected in this study were subjected to ANOVA and subsequently to the Tukey test at p≤0.01 and p≤0.05. The aviary’s left wall presented a lower average temperature, indicating lower heat accumulation, while the floor presented higher heat accumulation. FCIII hens (white feathers) presented higher (p<0.05) heat accumulation on the head and legs, and lower (p<0.05) heat accumulation on the neck and back in relation to other analyzed hens, indicating increased heat exchange efficiency and high concentration of this process in specific body areas. FCI and FCIII hens (without feathers on the neck) presented lower (p<0.05) heat accumulation on the neck and higher (p<0.05) heat accumulation on the head and legs, indicating that the feather coverage directly influenced heat exchange mechanisms, and an increased area without feathers provided great heat exchange zones for birds in a tropical climate. |
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Thermal Response of Three Strains of Hens Housed in a Cage-Free Aviary at the Amazon RainforestAmazonanimal welfarecage-freeGallus gallus domesticusthermal comfortABSTRACT This study aimed to evaluate the thermal response of three strains of hens housed in a cage-free system at the Amazon rainforest in order to evaluate how feather coverage influences thermal exchange with the environment. The experimental method was completely randomized and treatments comprised three strains of hens (Rhode Island Red (red feathers with feathers on the neck), alternative strain FCI (red feathers without feathers on the neck), and alternative strain FCIII (white feathers without feathers on the neck)), with 20 hens (replicates) analyzed per strain. Thermal images of each bird were captured in order to record the birds’ surface temperatures on five points in five targets. All data collected in this study were subjected to ANOVA and subsequently to the Tukey test at p≤0.01 and p≤0.05. The aviary’s left wall presented a lower average temperature, indicating lower heat accumulation, while the floor presented higher heat accumulation. FCIII hens (white feathers) presented higher (p<0.05) heat accumulation on the head and legs, and lower (p<0.05) heat accumulation on the neck and back in relation to other analyzed hens, indicating increased heat exchange efficiency and high concentration of this process in specific body areas. FCI and FCIII hens (without feathers on the neck) presented lower (p<0.05) heat accumulation on the neck and higher (p<0.05) heat accumulation on the head and legs, indicating that the feather coverage directly influenced heat exchange mechanisms, and an increased area without feathers provided great heat exchange zones for birds in a tropical climate.Fundacao de Apoio a Ciência e Tecnologia Avicolas2021-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2021000400301Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science v.23 n.4 2021reponame:Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science (Online)instname:Fundação APINCO de Ciência e Tecnologia Avícolas (FACTA)instacron:FACTA10.1590/1806-9061-2020-1420info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessRufino,JPFMartorano,LGCruz,FGGBrasil,RJMMelo,RDFeijó,JCMelo,LDeng2021-09-16T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S1516-635X2021000400301Revistahttp://www.scielo.br/rbcahttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||rvfacta@terra.com.br1806-90611516-635Xopendoar:2021-09-16T00:00Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science (Online) - Fundação APINCO de Ciência e Tecnologia Avícolas (FACTA)false |
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Thermal Response of Three Strains of Hens Housed in a Cage-Free Aviary at the Amazon Rainforest |
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Thermal Response of Three Strains of Hens Housed in a Cage-Free Aviary at the Amazon Rainforest |
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Thermal Response of Three Strains of Hens Housed in a Cage-Free Aviary at the Amazon Rainforest Rufino,JPF Amazon animal welfare cage-free Gallus gallus domesticus thermal comfort |
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Thermal Response of Three Strains of Hens Housed in a Cage-Free Aviary at the Amazon Rainforest |
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Thermal Response of Three Strains of Hens Housed in a Cage-Free Aviary at the Amazon Rainforest |
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Thermal Response of Three Strains of Hens Housed in a Cage-Free Aviary at the Amazon Rainforest |
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Thermal Response of Three Strains of Hens Housed in a Cage-Free Aviary at the Amazon Rainforest |
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Thermal Response of Three Strains of Hens Housed in a Cage-Free Aviary at the Amazon Rainforest |
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Rufino,JPF |
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Rufino,JPF Martorano,LG Cruz,FGG Brasil,RJM Melo,RD Feijó,JC Melo,LD |
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Martorano,LG Cruz,FGG Brasil,RJM Melo,RD Feijó,JC Melo,LD |
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Rufino,JPF Martorano,LG Cruz,FGG Brasil,RJM Melo,RD Feijó,JC Melo,LD |
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Amazon animal welfare cage-free Gallus gallus domesticus thermal comfort |
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Amazon animal welfare cage-free Gallus gallus domesticus thermal comfort |
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ABSTRACT This study aimed to evaluate the thermal response of three strains of hens housed in a cage-free system at the Amazon rainforest in order to evaluate how feather coverage influences thermal exchange with the environment. The experimental method was completely randomized and treatments comprised three strains of hens (Rhode Island Red (red feathers with feathers on the neck), alternative strain FCI (red feathers without feathers on the neck), and alternative strain FCIII (white feathers without feathers on the neck)), with 20 hens (replicates) analyzed per strain. Thermal images of each bird were captured in order to record the birds’ surface temperatures on five points in five targets. All data collected in this study were subjected to ANOVA and subsequently to the Tukey test at p≤0.01 and p≤0.05. The aviary’s left wall presented a lower average temperature, indicating lower heat accumulation, while the floor presented higher heat accumulation. FCIII hens (white feathers) presented higher (p<0.05) heat accumulation on the head and legs, and lower (p<0.05) heat accumulation on the neck and back in relation to other analyzed hens, indicating increased heat exchange efficiency and high concentration of this process in specific body areas. FCI and FCIII hens (without feathers on the neck) presented lower (p<0.05) heat accumulation on the neck and higher (p<0.05) heat accumulation on the head and legs, indicating that the feather coverage directly influenced heat exchange mechanisms, and an increased area without feathers provided great heat exchange zones for birds in a tropical climate. |
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