Physiological responses of caprines raised under different types of covering

Engenharia Agrícola

Celso Y. Kawabata²  Lindalva De A. De Jesus¹  Ana Paula V. Da Silva¹  Thiago V. R. De Sousa¹  Luis F. B. Da Cruz² 

[1] ,Universidade Federal do Maranhão Centro de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais

关键词: ambience;    respiratory rate;    rectal temperature;    thermoregulation;    ambiência;    frequência respiratória;    temperatura retal;    termorregulação;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0100-69162013000500003

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Thermal discomfort inside facilities is one of the factors responsible for low productivity of caprines in the Brazilian Northeast region, because inadequate weather conditions can cause elevated rectal temperature, increased respiratory rate, decreased food ingestion and reduced production. The present paper aimed to study the behavior of physiological thermoregulation of the animals (respiratory rate - RR and rectal temperature - RT) at four different times of the day (8 a.m., 11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 5 p.m.) and their relation to bioclimatic indexes (Temperature Humidity Index - THI, Black Globe Humidity Index - BGHI and Radiant Heat Load - RHL) in order to determine whether the type of covering used in the animals facilities (ceramic covering - CC, asbestos cement covering - AC and straw covering - SC) interferes with the physiology of thermoregulation. The time of data collection was related to the values of environmental and physiological variables. At 2 p.m. it was found the highest values of Radiant Heat Load on the three types of covering. The values of RT and RR were higher at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., and the straw tile provided better thermal conditions of microclimate for the animals. The increased RR maintained the caprines homeothermy.

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