DESEMPENHO, RENDIMENTO DE CARCAÇA E COMPORTAMENTO DE FRANGOS DE CORTE CRIADOS EM CAMA DE MARAVALHA OU AREIA
2016
Lilian Francisco Arantes de Souza | Nadiele Taise Massaranduba | Isadora de Almeida Ruiz | Adriele de Souza Gomes | Ana Paula Souza Costa | Ana Flávia Grillo Silva
This research aimed to evaluate the performance, behavior and carcass characteristics of broiler chickens raised in wood shavings or sand bedding. 120 chicks were distributed in two treatments with 6 repetitions. The two bedding types evaluated did not affect the performance of the birds. Creating sand bedding resulted in higher frequency of ingestive, exploratory and aggressive behaviors and less rest, lower frequencies of locomotor problems, higher breast yield, increased relative weight of liver, gizzard and small intestine in comparison will shavings bedding. It was concluded that the sand bedding is a viable alternative to replace the wood shavings bedding and birds reared in sand bedding are more active.
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