A automatização total dos aviários e as inovações tecnológicas nas instalações de frangos
de corte têm sido geradas ao logo dos anos, e vários modelos de galpões podem ser …

This opinion, produced upon a request from the European Commission, focuses on
transport of domestic birds and rabbits in containers (eg any crate, box, receptacle or other …

Controlling environmental conditions inside laying hens facilities systems and their effects
on physiology and performance is essential in defining management strategies to alleviate …

Light sources and light intensity are factors that can elicit different responses in laying hens.
Investigations carried out on this subject show divergent results or are scarce, particularly for …

Animal farming is a complex biological system because the responses of animal
performance are nonlinear. In addition, thermal variables and management practices …

Due to a number of factors involving the thermal environment of a broiler cutting installation
and its interaction with the physiological and productive responses of birds, artificial …

The cloacal and surface temperatures are important physiological parameters to quantify the
thermal comfort of animals, its variations may occur as a function of thermal variables. In this …

The environment is very important for the performance of laying hens; thus, techniques are
required to improve production systems, providing better welfare for poultry and consequent …

This study investigated the impact of heat stress on growth and carcass traits in four poultry
genotypes—Giriraja, Country chicken, Naked Neck and Kadaknath reared in a hot and …

A trend toward animal welfare improvement is observed in animal production, in addition to
restrictions imposed on the use of antimicrobials. This study's objective was to evaluate …