Water is a nutrient of extreme importance for animals and must be considered vital in any rearing phase.The increasing scarcity of this precious natural resource has concerned different segments of society in order to find solutions for rational and sustainable use of this nutrient. Small ruminants, especially sheep and goats, have social and economic importance due to their great ability in adapting to adverse environmental conditions and using water efficiently. Thus, they might be a good alternative to mitigate the climate change effects and to generate foreign exchange and improving life condition in many places of the world. The concept of water productivity for livestock production is relatively new and there are few studies in the world, especially in Brazil. More researches and new technologies for water use in livestock production are indispensable.A água e a produção de pequenos ruminantes RESUMO -A água é um nutriente extremamente importante na vida dos animais e deve ser considerada como vital em qualquer fase da criação. A escassez crescente deste precioso recurso natural tem provocado reações de diferentes segmentos da sociedade na busca de soluções de uso racional e sustentável deste nutriente. Os pequenos ruminantes, especialmente os ovinos e caprinos, são partes importantes da vida econômica e social de muitas nações pela sua ampla capacidade de adaptação às condições adversas do ambiente e boa eficiência no uso da água, podendo ser uma das boas alternativas de mitigação dos efeitos das mudanças climáticas, gerando divisas e melhoria das condições de vida em muitas regiões do mundo. O conceito de produtividade de água para a produção animal é relativamente novo e ainda são recentes e escassos os estudos existentes no mundo e em particular no Brasil. A realização de mais pesquisas e a geração de novas tecnologias de uso da água na produção animal, hoje mais do que nunca tornam-se imprescindíveis.Palavras-chave: balanço hídrico, caprino, mudanças climáticas, ovino, salinidade R. Bras. Zootec., v.39, p.326-336, 2010 (supl. especial) Araújo et al.
Changes in physiological parameters that are induced by acute exercise on a treadmill in healthy military dogs have not been thoroughly investigated, especially with regard to age. This study investigated the effects of acute exercise on a treadmill on cardiovascular function, biochemical parameters and gastric antral motility in military dogs. Thermography was used to assess variations in superficial hindlimb muscle temperature. Nine healthy dogs were distributed into three groups according to their age (Group I: 25 ± 7 months; Group II: 51 ± 12 months; Group III: 95 ± 10 months) and sequentially subjected to running exercise on a treadmill for 12 min (3.2 km/h at 0° incline for 4 min, 6.4 km/h at 0° incline for 4 min and 6.4 km/h at 10° incline for 4 min). Heart rate, systolic and diastolic arterial pressure (DAP), gastric motility, haematocrit and biochemical analyses were performed at rest and after each session of treadmill exercise. Infrared thermographic images of muscles in the pelvic member were taken. Exercise decreased DAP in Group I, increased systolic arterial pressure in Groups II and III and increased mean arterial pressure in Group III (all p < 0.05). After the exercise protocol, plasma creatine kinase and aspartate aminotransferase levels increased only in Group I (p < 0.05). Exercise increased heart rate and decreased the gastric motility of a solid meal at 180 min in all groups (all p < 0.05). Exercise also elevated temperature in the femoral biceps muscles in Group I compared with the older dogs. The results indicate that acute exercise decreased gastric motility in dogs, regardless of age, and caused more pronounced cardiovascular changes in older dogs than in younger dogs. Acute exercise also altered biochemical parameters and superficial hindlimb muscle temperature in younger military dogs.
RESUMO -O experimento foi realizado com o objetivo de avaliar os efeitos da nebulização e ventilação forçada sobre o desempenho e a temperatura da pele de suínos na fase de terminação. Utilizaram-se 137 animais (Landrace x Large White x Duroc) machos castrados e fêmeas, distribuídos em um delineamento de blocos ao acaso, com dois tratamentos de oito repetições por tratamento, com média de oito animais/baia. Os tratamentos utilizados foram: T 1 = sem nebulização de água e ventilação forçada e T 2 = com nebulização de água e ventilação forçada. Durante o período experimental, a temperatura média observada foi de 26,32 o C (variando de 23,32 a 30,72 o C) e a umidade relativa do ar média, de 64,5%. Os resultados não demonstraram diferenças significativas entre os tratamentos utilizados para as variáveis ganho de peso médio diário, consumo de ração médio diário e conversão alimentar. Entretanto, a nebulização de água associada à ventilação forçada apresentou menores valores de temperatura da pele, indicando melhor conforto aos animais. Não é necessário o uso de nebulização e ventilação forçada em instalações para suínos na fase de terminação, pois, apesar da melhoria no conforto dos animais (temperatura da pele), não trouxe benefício sobre o desempenho dos mesmos.Palavras-chave: ambiência, desempenho, nebulização, suínos, ventilação Effect of Nebulization and Artificial Ventilation on the Performance and SkinTemperature of Finishing Swine ABSTRACT -An experiment was carried out to evaluate the effects of nebulization and artificial ventilation on the performance and skin temperature of finishing swine. Castrated males and females (n = 137; Landrace x Large White x Duroc) were allotted to two treatments by using a radomized bolck design, with eight replicates: T1 = pens without either nebulization or artificial ventilation; T2 = pens with both nebulization and artificial ventilation. There was an average of eight animals per each pen. During the experimental period, average air temperature was 26.32 o C (from 23.32 to 30.72 o C) and humidity, 64.5%. No signifgicant effects of treatments on average daily weight gain, average daily feed intake and feed conversion were observed. Water nebulization and ventilation improved animal confort (skin temperature). The use of nebulization and ventilation is not necessary for finishing swine because, although there was less stress to animals, such management strategy did not increase their performance. IntroduçãoA suinocultura consiste, atualmente, em importante fator do desenvolvimento econômico nacional, promovendo efeitos multiplicadores de renda e emprego em todos os setores da economia e intensificando a demanda de insumos agropecuários, a expansão e a modernização dos setores da comercialização e da agroindústria (Evangelista, 1998).A região nordeste do Brasil possui um rebanho suíno com alto potencial genético, porém com produtividade inferior em comparação às demais regiões do país, em virtude, principalmente, das características climáticas da região. Todavia, com o uso d...
The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effect of four water salinity levels on the ingestive behavior of non-castrated crossbred Santa Inês sheep. Thirty-two non-castrated crossbred Santa Inês sheep in feedlot, at seven months of age and initial average weight of 21.76±1.25 kg, were used in the experiment. The experimental design was completely randomized, with four treatments and eight replicates. Four concentrations of salts in the water fed to the animals were evaluated: low (640 mg/l); medium (3,188 mg/l); high (5,740 mg/l) and very high (8,326 mg/l) levels of total dissolved solids (TDS). For the ingestive behaviors, the animals were observed every ten minutes, for 24 hours, to determine the time spent feeding, ruminating and idle. Also, cud chewing and the average number of defecations and urinations and the frequency of water ingestion were determined. The time spent feeding, ruminating and idle were not changed by the salinity levels in the water. Dry matter intake, neutral detergent fiber intake, total chewing time, total cud chews per day, number of daily meals, average duration of each meal and number of defecations per day did not change either. However, feeding and rumination efficiency in grams of DM/h, water intake and number of urinations were linearly affected, whereas the variables rumination efficiency in grams of NDF/h, grams of dry matter per cud, grams of neutral detergent fiber per cud, number of cuds, number of chews per cud and chewing time per cud presented quadratic effect. The different levels of total dissolved solids (640; 3,188; 5,740; and 8.326 mg/l) in the water fed to the sheep did not cause alterations in their ingestive behavior. In conclusion, water with up to 8,326 mg TDS/l can be an alternative strategic and seasonal method to water crossbred Santa Ines sheep.
RESUMOA pecuária leiteira é uma atividade de grande importância no nordeste brasileiro, podendo ser afetada de forma direta e indireta, caso as atuais previsões climáticas sejam confirmadas até o final do século. O objetivo deste trabalho foi estimar os impactos das mudanças climáticas sobre a produção leiteira nos estados de Alagoas, Bahia e Sergipe. Os valores do índice de temperatura e umidade (ITU), do declínio da produção de leite (DPL) e da redução do consumo alimentar (RCA) de vacas leiteiras foram calculados para os cenários climáticos B1 e A1F1 do IPCC. Utilizou-se um modelo multiplicativo para estimar o efeito das alterações de temperatura sobre os valores normais da umidade relativa do ar. Com base em ambos os cenários do IPCC, as regiões produtoras, situadas no norte e litoral do estado da Bahia e áreas litorâneas dos estados de Alagoas e Sergipe, serão afetadas expressivamente em decorrência do aumento do estresse térmico, com reduções marcantes na produção de leite e no consumo alimentar, especialmente de animais com alto potencial genético de produção. Este cenário pode afetar as atuais regiões produtoras dos estados nordestinos, de forma que a exploração leiteira seja limitada aos animais com baixo desempenho produtivo.Palavras-chave: conforto térmico, gado leiteiro, ITU, risco climático, SIG Climate change scenarios and their impacts on milk production in northeastern states of Brazil ABSTRACTMilk production is an activity of great importance in the Brazilian context, and it may be directly and indirectly affected if current climate predictions are confirmed until the end of this century. The objective of this work was to estimate climate change impacts on milk production in the states of Alagoas, Bahia and Sergipe. Values of the temperature humidity index (THI), decline in milk production (DMP) and decline in feed intake (DFI) of dairy cows were calculated for the B1 and A1F1 climate scenarios, described by the IPCC. A multiplicative model was used to estimate the effect of temperature change on the normal values of relative humidity. Based on both IPCC scenarios, production regions, located in the north and coast of the Bahia state and coastal areas of the states of Alagoas and Sergipe, will be adversely affected due to thermal stress, with profound reduction in milk production and feed intake, especially in case of animals with high genetic production potential. This scenario may affect the current producing in the northeastern states of Brazil, in such a way that milk production be limited only to animals with low productive performance.
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