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| Author(s): |
Celso Yoji Kawabata
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | Pirassununga. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Zootecnica e Engenharia de Alimentos (FZE/BT) |
| Defense date: | 2003-07-08 |
| Examining board members: |
Holmer Savastano Junior;
Maria da Graça Pinheiro;
Evaldo Antonio Lencioni Titto
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| Advisor: | Holmer Savastano Junior |
| Abstract | |
This work focused the efficiency of individual housing for calves, based on thermal comfort indexes (radiant thermic load, black globe humidity index and black globe index) that were calculated with ambient temperature, black globe temperature and relative humidity of the air. Animal housing covered with cellulose cement tiles were compared with commercial asbestos cement tiles. The experiment was installed in a system of conventional housing, box type, with five different treatments (one calf per repetition), during the period from September to December 2002. Physiological variables of thermoregulation (respiration rate and rectal temperature) were also registered during the experiment. The roofing tiles of cellulose cement were characterized by physical and mechanical tests with acceptable results. The final cost of the production of the cellulose cement tiled showed to be advantageous in relation to other options of roofing with ceramic tiles. The housing exposed to the sunlight and covered with asbestos cement tiles presented the less satisfactory results for the animal thermal comfort in comparison with the others treatments exposed to the sun. The housing covered with cellulose cement tiles under shade showed the best results of thermal comfort. The results of the physiological variables were significantly better for the treatment positioned under the shade. A satisfactory relation between the thermal comfort indexes and the physiological results were found in the conditions of the present work. (AU) | |