Características da cama para equinos em sistema tradicional e compost

Abstract

The constant development of the equine market, as well as the knowledge in the area, results in the constant search for new information and research that favor the animals. Thus, considering also stables, the environment used for the creation of these animals, it is necessary to develop and obtain new data, from more in-depth studies of these environments. Despite the numerous advantages presented by the use of stalls for the rearing of horses, this system also presents its disadvantages, such as high maintenance costs, the need for more labor, possible problems arising from an environment produced in an inadequate manner, or regarding the use of low quality materials, or in an inadequate manner, which may result in damages at different levels to the health and quality of life of the animal. With this in mind, this study aims to evaluate the bedding used in the internal environment of stalls for horses in Compost Stall system. For this, collections will be made during 60 days, during the course of the project. The project will have four stalls, two named as control stalls, where the common management of raising horses in stalls will be performed, and the other two being the treatment stalls, where the management proposed in this work will be performed, At this time data collection and sampling will be performed, after this process the beds will be managed, in the control stall, the removal and replacement of parts of the bed with dejection and wet will be performed, in this model, every 15 days the bed will be replaced in its entirety, the treatment bed will be performed the revolving of the entire contents and added 2 cm of bedding. At the end of the day, at 7:30 pm, the animals will be removed from the enclosure and placed in their respective stalls, where they will spend the next 12 hours. This process will be performed daily, throughout the project. Analyses and data collection will be performed in 9 pre-defined and distinct points of the litter, in order to determine the following points, compaction, surface temperature (°C), internal temperature (°C), these being determined at the time of collection, and daily, besides the levels of gases (%) that will be analyzed weekly, and the relative humidity (%), dry matter (%), solids analysis, C/N ratio, pH and microbiology, will be determined after the samples are submitted to laboratory analysis, weekly. Both treatments will be compared by Tukey's test, considering a significance level of 0.05. With this project and the due analyses, it is hoped to finally obtain a new alternative for equine breeding within the stall system, with innovative variations, and with a quality and advantageous environment for the producer, but mainly for the animal.