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| Author(s): |
Camila Lúcio Pereira
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: | 2007-06-18 |
| Examining board members: |
Holmer Savastano Júnior;
Ricardo de Albuquerque;
Walter Ferreira Velloso Júnior
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| Advisor: | Holmer Savastano Júnior |
| Abstract | |
The aim of this study was to evaluate the thermal comfort in poultry houses for broiler chickens, considering environmental aspects of microclimate created by different types of roofing, and the consequences for animals confined in this environment. The trial was carried out from October to December 2005. It were used 330 Cobb line chicks and 330 CPK Isa Hubbard line chicks, distributed into three types of housing: ceramic tiles, non conventional tiles of cement with eucalypt cellulose pulp and non conventional tiles of fibercement reforced with PVA fibers (alcohol polyvinyl). The thermal performance of roofing was evaluated using thermal comfort indexes: radiant thermic load (RTL), globe temperature and humidity index (GTHI) and globe temperature (GT). The simulation of thermal performance of roofs was performed using the finite elements method (FEM). Considering the animals, it were evaluated physiological characteristics of thermoregulation (mean surface temperature and heat loss by radiation), productive parameters (feed intake, weight gain and feed conversion) and intake behavior of feed and water. The thermal comfort indexes confirmed higher thermal stress at 2 pm. For TGHI, the ceramic tiles presented similar performance compared with the other roofs in all times; however, at 2 pm the fibercement tile reforced with PVA fibers presented inferior thermal performance than the cellulose cement tile. At the hottest time, there was no difference between the RTL values, what indicates a similar thermal performance among the roofing tested. The FEM was showed as a good alternative on the thermal behavior simulation of roofing. The genetic difference among the broilers strains is related to the higher means surface temperatures and lower means for heat loss by radiation presented by the CPK Isa Hubbard line. The Cobb line presented better productive indexes in all treatments. The three roofs evaluated presented a satisfactory thermal performance, confirming the non conventional tiles as a new commercial option of roofing for animal housings. (AU) | |