The influence of diets with dry corn barda and intermittent feeding mode on the productive and biological traits of broiler chickens

2020 ◽  
pp. 54-69
Author(s):  
L. Robertovich ◽  
Abdelhamid Salah Abdelhamid Mohamed
Keyword(s):  
Trace Elements ◽  
Air Temperature ◽  
Broiler Chickens ◽  
Arid Climate ◽  
Biological Traits ◽  
Biological Parameters ◽  
Feeding Mode ◽  
Intermittent Feeding ◽  
Hot Arid Climate ◽  
Different Doses

The inclusion of dry corn barda in diets helps to solve the problem of obtaining inexpensive feed protein for broilers, but the effectiveness of its use in different doses has not been studied good enough. The use of different intermittent feeding programs, as of a intermittent feeding mode can reduce the severity of heat stress in broiler chickens. However, the optimal duration of the break in feeding broiler chickens in the hottest daytime hours is not established in detail. The purpose of the researches was to determine the effect of diets with dry corn barda and intermittent feeding mode with the addition of the complex of trace elements (chromium, zinc) and vitamins (ascorbic acid, antisterility vitamin) on the productive and biological characteristics of broiler chickens at high air temperature in the hot arid climate. The productive and biological trats of broiler chickens have been determined when using 5, 10, 15 % dry corn barda in diets. Data on the productive and biological parameters of broiler chickens of the cross Ross-308 have been obtained when using intermittent feeding mode of different duration (2, 3, 4 hours). New data have been obtained on the productive and biological parameters of broiler chickens cross Ross-308 when using additives in feed of different doses of trace elements (Cr, Zn) and vitamins (C, E). The optimal parameters of the duration of intermittent feeding mode and the dose of trace elements (Cr, Zn) and vitamins (C, E) added to the feed have been revealed. It has been found that the inclusion of dry corn barda in the diet of broiler chickens and the influence of intermittent feeding mode with the addition of the complex of trace elements (Cr, Zn) and vitamins (C, E) in the feed improves the functional state of the body and increases the productivity of broiler chickens at elevated air temperature in the hot arid climate.

Recommended angle of a modular dynamic façade in hot-arid climate: daylighting and energy simulation

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Seyedeh Samaneh Golzan ◽  
Mina Pouyanmehr ◽  
Hassan Sadeghi Naeini
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Energy Efficient ◽  
Energy Performance ◽  
Arid Climate ◽  
Visual Comfort ◽  
Building Envelopes ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Optimum Angle ◽  
Energy Efficient Buildings ◽  
Hot Arid Climate

PurposeThe modular dynamic façade (MDF) concept could be an approach in a comfort-centric design through proper integration with energy-efficient buildings. This study focuses on obtaining and/or calculating an efficient angle of the MDF, which would lead to the optimum performance in daylight availability and energy consumption in a single south-faced official space located in the hot-arid climate of Yazd, Iran.Design/methodology/approachThe methodology consists of three fundamental parts: (1) based on previous related studies, a diamond-based dynamic skin façade was applied to a south-faced office building in a hot-arid climate; (2) the daylighting and energy performance of the model were simulated annually; and (3) the data obtained from the simulation were compared to reach the optimum angle of the MDF.FindingsThe results showed that when the angle of the MDF openings was set at 30°, it could decrease energy consumption by 41.32% annually, while daylight simulation pointed that the space experienced the minimum possible glare at this angle. Therefore, the angle of 30° was established as the optimum angle, which could be the basis for future investment in responsive building envelopes.Originality/valueThis angular study simultaneously assesses the daylight availability, visual comfort and energy consumption on a MDF in a hot-arid climate.

scholarly journals Broiler surface temperature distribution of 42 day old chickens

2010 ◽  
Vol 67 (5) ◽  
pp. 497-502 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irenilza de Alencar Nääs ◽  
Carlos Eduardo Bites Romanini ◽  
Diego Pereira Neves ◽  
Guilherme Rodrigues do Nascimento ◽  
Rimena do Amaral Vercellino
Keyword(s):  
Temperature Distribution ◽  
Surface Temperature ◽  
Air Temperature ◽  
Broiler Chickens ◽  
Broiler Chicken ◽  
Growth Period ◽  
The Body ◽  
Body Parts ◽  
Surface Temperature Distribution ◽  
Thermographic Image

Broiler chickens in Brazil are generally reared from 1 to 42 days when they are exposed to procedures such as fasting, harvesting, crating and transport to slaughter. Maintaining homeostasis is of great importance for broiler survival under harsh environment especially prior to slaughter. Heat loss varies in the distinct parts of the body during the growth period, and it is related to the air temperature of the environment and to the amount of feather covering. This research aimed to study the surface temperature distribution using infrared thermographic image processing to characterize 42 day old broiler chicken surface temperature prior to slaughter. Broilers were reared for 42 days and prior to harvest and transport to slaughter the infrared surface temperature was recorded along the day. Data from the thermograms taken in feather and featherless regions were compared during the 42nd day of growth. High correlation between featherless regions and air temperature was found showing that these areas respond fast to changes in the rearing environment. Two functions were developed for predicting both surface temperature for featherless and feather covered areas of the broiler body parts.

SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS ACHIEVED IN COWPEA BREEDING IN ROMANIA

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reta Draghici ◽  
Iulian Draghici ◽  
Aurelia Diaconu ◽  
Mihaela Croitoru ◽  
Milica Dima
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Genetic Resources ◽  
Air Temperature ◽  
Sandy Soils ◽  
Arid Climate ◽  
Significant Progress ◽  
Production Potential ◽  
Agricultural Output ◽  
Plant Culture ◽  
New Varieties

Climate change has led to drought, the expansion of desertification, loss of wetlands, loss of biodiversity, declining agricultural output and productivity. In the area of sandy soils in the southwest of Romania, where, compared to the multiannual average, the average air temperature in the May-August period increased by 1.010C and the precipitations recorded insignificant increases (5.97 mm), being very low (227. 82 mm) and unevenly distributed in relation to plant requirements. In these conditions, it is necessary to cultivate some species of plants resistant to drought and to preserve and improve some genetic resources adapted to the arid climate. For the efficient use of the microclimate in the sandy soils areas at the Dabuleni Research & Development Station for Plant Culture on Sands, three genotypes of Aura 26, Ofelia, Doljana were developed, which were studied in a comparison comparative culture with Jiana variety. The production potential of the new varieties (2120-2706 kg / ha) was clearly superior to the control variety, the production differences being significant and very significant.

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