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Spatial variability of enthalpy in rabbit house with and without ridge vent

ABSTRACT The profitability of a rabbit farming system must consider the rabbit’s breed, nutrition, management, sanitation and mainly the thermal environment that the animal will be exposed during the productive period. The aim of this study was to compare the internal thermal environment of two rabb...

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Published in:Revista brasileira de engenharia agrícola e ambiental 2019-02, Vol.23 (2), p.126-132
Main Authors: Ferraz, Patrícia F. P., Ferraz, Gabriel A. e S., Damasceno, Flavio A., Moura, Raquel S. de, Silva, Maria A. J. G., Rodrigues, Rodrigo de L.
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Summary:ABSTRACT The profitability of a rabbit farming system must consider the rabbit’s breed, nutrition, management, sanitation and mainly the thermal environment that the animal will be exposed during the productive period. The aim of this study was to compare the internal thermal environment of two rabbit houses, one with ridge vent and the other without ridge vent. Geostatistical technique was used to evaluate the spatial variability of enthalpy. Data were collected at 48 points in each house during eight days at the end of summer season 2016. Measurements of dry-bulb temperature, relative humidity and wind speed were made for 1 min at three times a day at 7:00 a.m., 12:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. In addition, the enthalpy was calculated and a data analysis was performed using geostatistical tools and isocolor maps through interpolation by kriging. Based on results from geostatistics, it was possible to characterize the variability magnitude and structure of this variable inside the rabbits’ houses with and without ridge vent. The heterogeneity of the spatial distribution of enthalpy in several regions of two houses was also observed through generated isocolor maps. The ridge vent assisted in obtaining a more favorable internal environment for rabbit breeding because this house showed more comfortable conditions of enthalpy values, besides lower heterogeneity of the spatial distribution of enthalpy. RESUMO Para que um sistema de produção de coelhos seja rentável, deve-se levar em consideração a raça do coelho, nutrição, manejo, sanidade e, principalmente, ambiente térmico que o animal ficará exposto durante o período produtivo. O objetivo deste trabalho foi comparar o ambiente térmico interno em dois galpões de criação de coelhos, sendo um galpão sem lanternim e outro galpão com lanternim por meio da geoestatística. Foram coletados dados em 48 pontos em cada galpão, durante oito dias do final do verão de 2016. As medições de temperatura do bulbo seco, umidade relativa do ar e velocidade do vento foram feitas durante um minuto, em três horários do dia, às 7, 12 e 17 h. Posteriormente, calculou-se a entalpia e realizou-se uma análise dos dados utilizando as ferramentas da geoestatística e a confecção de mapas de isocores por meio da interpolação por krigagem. Com base nos resultados da geoestatística foi possível caracterizar a magnitude e a estrutura da variabilidade dessa variável no interior dos galpões sem e com laternim. Observou-se ainda, por meio dos mapas de
ISSN:1415-4366
1807-1929
1807-1929
DOI:10.1590/1807-1929/agriambi.v23n2p126-132