Effect of transportation distances, seasons and crate microclimate on broiler chicken production losses.

The goal of this research was to evaluate the microclimate (temperature, relative humidity and ECI-enthalpy comfort index) of commercial loads of broiler chickens at different transport distances: Dist15 (15 km on average) and Dist90 (90 km on average) in the summer and winter seasons and their effe...

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Main Authors: Vinícius M Dos Santos, Bruno S L Dallago, Aline M C Racanicci, Ângela P Santana, Roger I Cue, Francisco E M Bernal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0232004