Thermal comfort zones for starter meat-type quails

The objective of this study was to determine thermal comfort ranges, as evaluated by air temperature and black-glove temperature and humidity index (BGTHI), for starter meat-type quails. Nine hundred quails were randomly distributed into five environmental chambers. Each chamber was programmed to pr...

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Main Authors: MS Sousa, I de FF Tinôco, AG Amaral, KRA Inoue, SL Barreto, H Savastano Jr, CF Souza, MO Paula
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação APINCO de Ciência e Tecnologia Avícolas 2014-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2014000300006&lng=en&tlng=en