2 documents found, page 1 of 1
Effects of negative pressure and directed ducted cooling systems on the perform...
Silva,Ariadne Maria Portilho Saturnino da; Kiefer,Charles; Nascimento,Karina Márcia Ribeiro de Souza; Corassa,Anderson; Sarturi,Débora MinettiABSTRACT The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effects of cooling systems by negative pressure versus directed ducts on the performance of lactating sows and their litter. The experiment was conducted in a tropical climatic region in Brazil. Ninety-four lactating sows during 26.2±1.7 days of lactation were included with their 1,236 piglets. Sows were distributed using a completely randomized bl...
Dietary supplementation of chromium for finishing pigs
Valente Júnior,Dante Teixeira; Barbosa,Lívia Maria dos Reis; Soares,Marcos Henrique; Rodrigues,Gustavo de Amorim; Gomes,Maykelly da SilvaABSTRACT: Increasing fat deposition and feed conversion ratio over the days in finishing phase directly influence pork quality and productive profitability. Nonetheless, the slaughter of heavier pigs can result in benefits for the slaughterhouse due to dilution of production and processing costs, as well as economic benefits for the pig producer resulting from the dilution of production costs. Therefore, dietar...