Resumen El objetivo fue caracterizar térmicamente las instalaciones durante las fases de crecimiento y finalización de los cerdos y evaluar la influencia de los sistemas de control climático en la expresión de los comportamientos de los cerdos. El experimento se realizó en la Universidad Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Serra Talhada, PE, Brasil, durante la primavera de 2019. Se utilizaron 27 cerdos de 63 días. Los animales fueron sometidos a corrales sin sistema de climatización, con ventilación forzada y con sistema de enfriamiento adiabático evaporativo. Se registraron la temperatura de bulbo seco (° C), la humedad relativa del aire (%), la temperatura del globo negro (° C) y las respuestas de comportamiento de los cerdos, sometidas a análisis multivariante, utilizando la técnica de componentes principales. Los corrales con sistema de enfriamiento adiabático evaporativo mostraron una reducción significativa de la temperatura del aire y un aumento de la humedad relativa del aire, durante las dos fases. Los cerdos sometidos a enfriamiento evaporativo mostraron mayor actividad ingestiva y comportamiento letárgico, propio de las fases estudiadas.

Abstract The objective was to thermally characterize the facilities during the growth and finishing phases of pigs and to evaluate the influence of climate control systems on the expression of the behaviors of pigs. The experiment was conducted at the Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Serra Talhada, PE, Brazil, during the spring of 2019. Twenty-seven pigs aged 63 days were used. The animals were submitted to pens without climate control system, with forced ventilation, and with an evaporative adiabatic cooling system. Dry bulb temperature (°C), relative air humidity (%), black globe temperature (°C), and swine behavioral responses were recorded, submitted to multivariate analysis, using the principal component technique. Pens with the evaporative adiabatic cooling system showed a significant reduction in air temperature and an increase in relative air humidity, during the two phases. Pigs submitted to evaporative cooling showed greater ingestive activity and lethargic behavior, typical of the studied phases.

ABSTRACT. The experiment was carried out to evaluate the productive performance of European quails (Coturnix coturnix) in the production phase, fed with diets containing different levels of digestible lysine. A total of 175 female quails, aged 65 days, were randomly distributed in a completely randomized design with five treatments and five replicates per treatment. The animals were housed in 25 metal cages, and each cage represented an experimental parcel, with seven birds per parcel. The birds were fed the experimental rations containing 1.177, 1.217, 1.317, 1.417, and 1.517% digestible lysine. The parameters evaluated were: laying rate, mass of eggs produced, feed intake in the period, lysine intake, feed conversion per dozen and per mass. Significant differences were observed for posture rate with quadratic behavior, which indicated higher production for the level of 1.23% of digestible lysine. There was an increasing linear behavior for the feed and lysine intake, and for conversion feed per dozen and by mass, we observed quadratic behaviors. This indicates better feed conversion index when the optimal inclusion level was 1.33% and 1.404% of digestible lysine in the diet, respectively. The requirement of digestible lysine in diets for European quails is 1.404%, which corresponds to a daily intake of 421.20 milligrams of digestible lysine.

ABSTRACT. This study adjusted different regression models to describe the growth pattern of meat quails from birth to 42 days of age. Data of 300 male quails were used. Weight and height information of all quails were collected weekly from the 1st to the 42nd day of age. Body weight of poultry was subjected to the polynomial, logistic, Gompertz, Weibull, and log-normal regression models. The criteria used to choose the best model to explain the growth curve of quails were the coefficient of determination of the model, Akaike’s information criterion, sum of squared residuals and Willmott’s index. For all the models used, the variables age and height were significant to explain the weight of quails. The polynomial (R² = 99.99%, AIC = 24.68, SSR = 27.5, d = 0.9999) and log-normal (R² = 99.60%, AIC = -17.5, SSR = 107.15, d = 0.9989) models presented the best fit criteria and were recommended to explain the growth of quails.

<p>Objetivou-se avaliar o desempenho produtivo e características de carcaça de frangos caipiras alimentados com dietas contendo farelo integral de mandioca em níveis crescentes de inclusão de 12, 24, 36 e 48%. Foram utilizados 360 pintos, machos da linhagem Label Rouge, com oito dias de idade, distribuídos em delineamento inteiramente casualizado com cinco tratamentos e seis repetições, contendo 12 aves por parcela. As aves foram alimentadas com dietas isoproteicas e isocalóricas dos oito aos 84 dias. Os parâmetros avaliados foram consumo de ração, ganho de peso, conversão alimentar. Foram abatidas duas aves por parcela com desvio padrão de ± 5% do peso médio da parcela para avaliação do rendimento de carcaça e de cortes comerciais, asa, peito, coxa, sobrecoxa, dorso, gordura abdominal e vísceras comestíveis (fígado, coração e moela). Os dados foram submetidos a analises de variância e regressão ao nível de 5% de probabilidade com uso do programa computacional SAS (2001). Conclui-se que houve aumento linear no ganho de peso das aves e no consumo de ração com o aumento dos níveis de inclusão do farelo integral de mandioca, podendo ser utilizado em até 48% na ração sem prejuízo do desempenho zootécnico.</p>

<p>This study aimed to evaluate the performance and carcass characteristics of rednecks chickens fed diets containing the cassava root meal in increasing levels of inclusion of 12, 24, 36 and 48%. 360 chicks male, lineage Label Rouge were used, with eight days old, in a completely randomized design with five treatments and six replications of 12 birds each. The birds were fed isocaloric and isonitrogenous from eight to 84 days. Was evaluated feed intake, weight gain and feed conversion. Were killed two birds per cage with 5% ± standard deviation of the mean weight of the cage for evaluation of carcass yield and retail cuts, wings, breast, drumstick, thigh, back, abdominal fat and edible offal (liver, heart and gizzard). Data were subjected to analysis of variance and regression at 5 % probability using the computer program SAS (2001). Concluded that there was a linear increase in weight gain of birds and feed intake with increasing levels of inclusion of the cassava root meal, can be used up to 48% in the diet without prejudice to animal performance.</p>