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000150106 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.1016/j.jveb.2019.10.012
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000150106 037__ $$aART-2020-116568
000150106 041__ $$aeng
000150106 100__ $$aValadez-Noriega, M.
000150106 245__ $$aEffects of greenhouse roofs on thermal comfort, behavior, health, and finishing performance of commercial zebu steers in cold arid environments
000150106 260__ $$c2020
000150106 5060_ $$aAccess copy available to the general public$$fUnrestricted
000150106 5203_ $$aThe aim of this study was to determine the effects of two housing systems (thermal plastic greenhouse roofs—PGR—vs. without roof—PWR) on health, welfare, and finishing performance of zebu steers in cold arid environments. A total of 880 animals were included in the study; these were divided into two independent studies. For the first study, 260 steers were used (effect on steers'' welfare), and for the second study, 620 steers were used (effect on steers'' performance). Steers in the PWR treatment showed a trend of standing during 12:00 to 14:59 h, which was considered the hottest period of the day and the steers that were standing showed a trend for feed intake. On the other hand, the steers in the PGR treatment showed a trend of lying down (P < 0.001) and ruminating (P = 0.031) during the same period of the day; in addition, more steers were drinking in PGR than in PWR treatment. Survival analysis of physical health indicated that the number of healthy steers decreased as the number of days increased; more sick steers were observed in PWR treatment (P < 0.05). Finally, steers in PGR achieved different (P < 0.001) final body weight (599.7 ± 46.4 kg) compared with steers in PWR treatment (569.0 ± 31.6 kg). The steers in PWR showed higher feed intake (P < 0.001); nonetheless, the steers in PGR treatment showed higher average daily gain (P < 0.001) and higher feed conversion efficiency (P < 0.001). Under the winter conditions where the temperatures fluctuated from a high of 33.9°C to a low of -2.7°C, the use of thermal plastic greenhouse roofs demonstrated an improvement of steers’ welfare, health, the average daily gain and feed conversion efficiency.
000150106 540__ $$9info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess$$aAll rights reserved$$uhttp://www.europeana.eu/rights/rr-f/
000150106 590__ $$a1.975$$b2020
000150106 591__ $$aVETERINARY SCIENCES$$b49 / 146 = 0.336$$c2020$$dQ2$$eT2
000150106 591__ $$aBEHAVIORAL SCIENCES$$b44 / 53 = 0.83$$c2020$$dQ4$$eT3
000150106 592__ $$a0.628$$b2020
000150106 593__ $$aVeterinary (miscellaneous)$$c2020$$dQ1
000150106 655_4 $$ainfo:eu-repo/semantics/article$$vinfo:eu-repo/semantics/submittedVersion
000150106 700__ $$aMéndez-Gómez-Humarán, M. C.
000150106 700__ $$aRayas-Amor, A.
000150106 700__ $$aSosa-Ferreyra, C.
000150106 700__ $$aGalindo, F. M.
000150106 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-6848-1010$$aMiranda-De la Lama, G. C.$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza
000150106 7102_ $$12008$$2700$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Produc.Animal Cienc.Ali.$$cÁrea Producción Animal
000150106 773__ $$g35 (2020), 54-61$$pJournal of Veterinary Behavior-Clinical Applications and Research$$tJournal of Veterinary Behavior$$x1558-7878
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000150106 951__ $$a2025-02-01-14:39:16
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