Poultry industry: evaluation of the conventional production system in productive losses and final product quality The aim of this study was to characterize the influence of the conventional broiler rearing system on the productive losses from the rearing to the final product. Four production cycles were studying until the final product. Climatic characterization (air temperature, relative humidity, and specific enthalpy of air) occurred during the rearing, transport, and lairage. The litter quality of the aviary (percentage of moisture) was performed at the beginning and end of the rearing cycle. On the day of catching and loading of the birds, a sample of 80 birds was randomly selected and identified for analysis of lesion I (Plumage cleanliness). During transportation, the characterization of the travel (duration, distance traveled and highway infrastructure), environmental climatic conditions and measurement of vibration levels of the truck occurred. At the slaughterhouse, lairage was characterized by the length, typology of the barn and climatic conditions of the environment. In the discharge, the analysis of lesions II (pododermatitis, hock burn, old and recent scratch, old and recent wing and leg fracture) and quantification of the mortality of the birds occurred. And 10 bird of each breed (HUBB, ROSS/COBB e COBB) were randomly selected (totaling 30 birds). After 24 hours of slaughter, the chicken breasts were analyzed for color (L*-luminance, a*-red and b*yellow), pH, drip loss, cooking loss and shear force. And classified in DFD-like (dark, firm, and dry), normal and PSE-like (pale, soft, and exudative) meat. There was a structural heterogeneity in the barns, in the bioclimatic variables and in the thermal comfort of the birds, providing conditions of thermal stress by the cold in the first weeks of life and by the heat in the adult phase. The dead on arrival (DOA) was related to higher dead on the farm (DOF) and transport characteristics (longer duration and distance of travel). The high litter moisture showed a relation with greater dirt plumage and dermatitis. The hock burn, pododermatitis, and scratch of the rearing were influenced by the stocking density in the rearing. The scratching generated during the pre-slaughter period was related to longer lairage time and thermal stress. The rearing phase was responsible for the higher levels of occurrence and severity of lesions. The incidence of PSE-like meat was 15% and had relation with the thermal discomfort of the birds during transport (high values of specific enthalpy of air and duration). Thus, the conventional broiler rearing system influenced the productivity losses from the rearing until the final product was obtained.
