A pecuária de corte extensiva se mostra incapaz de competir em termos de resultados econômicos com outras alternativas de uso da terra em regiões de terras valorizadas, fato que pode ser comprovado pela substituição gradativa de áreas de pastagens por culturas agrícolas. Nessas regiões, a adubação intensiva de pastagens tem se tornado a opção freqüentemente utilizada para o incremento da produtividade animal que é imprescindível para a viabilização econômica da pecuária frente a demais alternativas de uso da terra. A irrigação aliada à adubação de pastagens cresceu muito desde o final da década de 90 no Brasil Central, crescimento motivado pela expectativa de resultados produtivos elevados como os divulgados por revistas técnicas especializadas. Com o intuito de comparar os resultados produtivos e econômicos de pastagens adubadas intensivamente com e sem o uso da irrigação, foram conduzidos dois experimentos ao longo de um ano em pastagens de Panicum maximum cv tanzânia. Foram avaliados desempenho animal, taxa de lotação e produtividade nos experimentos. A avaliação econômica foi efetuada com a determinação dos indicadores lucro líquido, taxa de retorno sobre o ativo e taxa interna de retorno, por meio de simulações determinísticas e estocásticas. Enquanto no experimento em sequeiro os valores de desempenho animal e de taxa de lotação médios obtidos foram de 0,615 kg GPD e 5,6 UA/ha, respectivamente, no experimento irrigado foram obtidos 0,492 kg GPD e 5,9 UA/ha. A irrigação só foi efetiva no incremento da taxa de lotação na transição entre os períodos de "seca" e "águas", não confirmando o potencial da irrigação de pastagens no incremento da taxa de lotação. A diferença de produtividade animal entre os experimentos foi minimizada pelo maior desempenho animal do experimento sem irrigação em alguns períodos. Foram obtidas produtividades de 1.628 kg PV/ha no experimento irrigado e 1.672 kg PV/ha no em sequeiro, corroborando o potencial de produtividade de pastagens adubadas intensivamente. A análise de viabilidade sem a consideração de risco apresentou resultados de lucro líquido, taxa de retorno sobre o ativo e taxa interna de retorno, respectivamente de R$ - 164,91 por hectare, - 1,0% e - 6,1%, para o sistema irrigado e R$ 574,90 por hectare, 4,4% e 17,2% para o em sequeiro. Contudo, essa análise subestimou os resultados dos indicadores de viabilidade econômica em ambos sistemas. A análise de risco apontou o sistema irrigado como inviável economicamente, enquanto para o sistema sem irrigação a probabilidade de um resultado econômico que apontasse inviabilidade foi baixa. / Extensive beef production cannot compete with others uses of land for agricultural productions, mainly where land costs are high, therefore a gradual substitution of pasture areas for agricultural crops is occurring. High levels of fertilizer application to pastures have been used for improving beef productivity and, consequently, improve the economic profitability of this activity. Irrigation of pasture increased since 90’s in Central Brazil, motivated by the expectation of high productivities as presented in technical magazines. The objective of this research was to compare the productivity and economic results of highly fertilized pasture, with and without irrigation. Two experiments were conducted for a year in Panicum maximum cv tanzânia pastures. Weight gain, stocking rate and beef productivity were evaluated. In the economic evaluation was determined net margin, simple rate of return and internal rate of return, using deterministic and stochastic simulations. In the non-irrigated experiment the weight gain was 0,615 kg/day and the stocking rate 5,6 AU/ha, and in the irrigated one, 0,492 kg/day and 5,9 AU/ha, respectively. The irrigation only increased the stocking rate in the season transition between dry and rainy period, not confirming the potential for pasture irrigation in the Central South part of Brazil by increasing stocking rate. Productivity difference in irrigated and non-irrigated pastures was minimized by the high weight gain of non-irrigated area in some periods. The animal live weigh gain was 1.628 kg/ha in irrigated experiment, and 1.678 kg/ha in non-irrigated one, indicating high potential for productivity of highly fertilized pasture. The analysis without risk consideration showed results of net margin, simple rate of return and internal rate of return, respectively of R$ -164,91 per hectare, - 1,0% and -6,1% for irrigated system, and R$ 574,90 per hectare, 4,4% and 17,2% for non-irrigated one. Deterministic analysis sub estimated the results of economic viability indicators. Risk analysis showed weak probability of economic viability for irrigated system. Non-irrigated system with high levels of fertilizer application indicated weak probability for not been an economic activity.

Improvement of feeding regimens for production animals has been hindered by a lack of fundamental knowledge about how the capacity to regulate nutrient absorption across cell membranes affects the function of nutrient metabolizing enzymes. The objective is to determine if the activities and protein content of system X-AG glutamate transporter, its regulatory protein (GTRAP3-18 and ARL6IP1), glutamine synthetase (GS) and glutathione (GSH) content, changes in liver (Experiment 1), longissimus dorsi (LM) and subcutaneous adipose tissue (SF) (Experiment 2) as beef steers transitioned from predominantly-lean (growing) to -lipid (finished) tissue accretion phases. In liver (Experiment 1), system X-AG activity in canalicular membranes was abolished as steers developed from growing to finished stages but did not change in basolateral membranes. EAAC1 protein content in liver homogenates decreased in finished vs. growing steers, whereas GTRAP3-18 and ARL6IP1 content increased and GLT-1 content did not change. Concomitantly, hepatic GS activity decreased in finished steers whereas GS protein content did not differ. Hepatic GSH content did not differ in finished vs. growing steers. These results demonstrate a negative functional relationship between GTRAP3-18 and system X-AG activity with glutamine synthesis capacity in livers of fattened cattle. In addition to liver, skeletal muscle and adipose tissues play important roles in maintaining whole-body glutamate and nitrogen homeostasis. In Experiment 2, Western blot analysis of LM homogenates showed decreased EAAC1 and GS content, whereas GTRAP3-18 and ARL6IP1 did not differ in finished vs. growing steers. GSH content in LM was increased in finished vs. growing steers in concomitance with increased mRNA expression of GSH-synthesizing enzymes. In SF, GTRAP3-18 and ARL6IP1 content was increased, whereas EAAC1 and GS content did not differ. Concomitantly, GSH content in SF was decreased in finished vs. growing steers in parallel with decreased mRNA expression of GSH-metabolizing enzymes. These results demonstrate that the negative regulatory relationship between GTRAP3-18 and ARL6IP1 with EAAC1 and GS expression, which exists in liver, does not exist in LM and SF of fattened cattle; and antioxidant capacity in LM and SF changes and differs as steer compositional gain shifts from lean to lipid phenotype. To further explore the upstream regulatory machinery of EAAC1, transcriptome analysis (Experiment 3) was conducted to gain a greater understanding of hepatic metabolic shifts associated with the change in whole-body compositional gain of growing vs. finished beef steers. The expression of upstream regulators of EAAC1 was decreased in a manner consistent with the decreased EAAC1 activity in Experiment 1. Bioinformatic analysis found that, for amino acid metabolism, finished steers had increased capacities for ammonia, arginine, and urea production, and shunting of amino acid carbons into pyruvate. For carbohydrate metabolism, capacity for glycolysis was inhibited, whereas glycogen synthesis was stimulated in finished steers. For lipid metabolism, finished steers showed decreased capacity for fatty acid activation and desaturation, but increased capacity for fatty acid b-oxidation and lipid storage. In addition, redox capacity and inflammatory responses were decreased in finished steers. Collectively, these data describe novel regulatory relationships of system X-AG in liver and peripheral tissues, and the metabolic mechanisms that control nutrient use efficiency, as beef steers develop from lean to lipid phenotypes.

Sports career (SC) is a term for the multiyear sports activities of the individual aimed at high sport achievements and self-improvement in sport. The analytical model of sports career considers it as a multiyear process certain stages and transitions. SC were identified: 1) the beginning of sport specialisation; 2) the transition to intensive training in the chosen kind of sport; 3) the transition to high achievement and adult sports; 4) the transition from the culmination to the end of SC and transition to the other professional career. Athletes have to solve „transitional problems“ in order to continue the SC successfully on the next stage. A failure in solving transitional problems leads to a crisis. The research showed that the most influence to choose the main kind of sport had the coach (95%). In the intensive training in the chosen kind of sport all respondents had the aim, after trainings felt tired (75%) and even 89% of respondents complained of injuries. Most of athletes (74%) noted that sometimes needed psychological support in competitions. Mostly in high achievement and adult sports (55%) changed the coach and every fifth athlete not always successfully collaborated with him, and also came into conflict with other members of the group (28%). In this stage was difficult to adjust sport activity and studies, sport activity and leisure, and also sport activity and job. Most coaches pointed that too early finished trainings by these reasons: difficult to adust... [to full text]

La réduction des apports alimentaires de phosphore (P) ainsi que l’optimisation de son utilisation par les animaux représentent des enjeux majeurs pour assurer la durabilité des filières avicole et porcine. Le développement de systèmes d’alimentation assurant une utilisation efficace du phosphore est donc crucial en particulier durant la période de finition. Ce travail de thèse a permis de redéfinir le besoin en P des animaux durant cette phase et ce en lien avec les autres constituants de la matrice alimentaire reconnus pour impacter de façon majeure sur l’utilisation globale de P (Ca, phytase microbienne). Ce travail a également permis de quantifier l’impact du Ca et de la phytase microbienne sur les flux digestifs et métaboliques de P. Les connaissances générées contribuent à développer d’une part, des modèles mécanistes simulant le devenir de P à l’échelle de l’animal et d’autre part, de nouveaux systèmes d’alimentation répondant aux enjeux de la durabilité. / The reduction of dietary phosphorus (P) and the optimisation of its utilisation by the animals represent major challenges for the sustainability of poultry and pig production. The development of new feeding strategies ensuring an efficient utilization of P appears crucial particularly during the finishing period. The present work contributed to redefine the requirement of P of the animals during this phase in conjunction with the other constituents of the feed matrix well-known to significantly impact on the overall utilisation of P (Ca, microbial phytase). Moreover, this work quantified the impact of Ca and microbial phytase on the digestive and metabolic flows of P. On one hand, generated knowledge helps developing mechanistic models simulating the fate of P in the scale of the animal and on the other hand new feeding systems to meet the challenges of sustainability.

La forêt Pyrénéenne comporte une grande richesse en bois dont la qualité est encore très peu étudiée. Une valorisation de ces ressources locales constitue un des enjeux de la filière forêt-bois dans la région afin d'apporter plus de valeur ajoutée et d'accroître les bénéfices de cette filière. C'est dans ce contexte que cette thèse a vu le jour pour découvrir la potentialité des ressources locales et pour comparer leur performance (hêtre des Pyrénées, Douglas et Chêne). A l'heure actuelle, la majorité des entreprises s'imposent une sur-qualité pour améliorer la qualité de surface du bois usiné avant le collage ou avant l'application de la finition. A l'état actuel des connaissances, aucune étude n'a permis de répondre de façon précise à la question suivante : " quelles caractéristiques de l'état de surface donnent une performance acceptable à la finition et au collage ? ". L'objectif principal de ma thèse est donc d'identifier des critères quantitatifs permettant de caractériser l'état de surface du bois usiné en vue d'évaluer sa performance vis-à-vis d'une application donnée, et d'en déduire les conditions de coupe optimales. Deux domaines d'application ont été étudiés : le collage du bois en construction et en menuiserie intérieure, la finition du bois en menuiserie intérieure. Pour mener à bien ces travaux, de nombreux essais ont été réalisés: (i) Usinage du bois chez les industriels en faisant varier les paramètres de rabotage et de ponçage pour obtenir toutes les gammes possibles de qualités de surface et de performances; (ii) Caractérisation des états de surfaces usinées (mesures des paramètres topographiques 3D, des paramètres physico-chimiques et des endommagements anatomiques); (iii) Collage et application de la finition chez les industriels; (iv) Evaluation de la performance au collage (performance à l'adhésion et durabilité du collage), et de la performance à la finition (performance esthétique par analyse des relevés de fibres qui apparaissent après l'application d'un vernis aqueux, la performance à l'adhésion et la durabilité de la finition). Au final, les caractéristiques géométriques, physico-chimiques et anatomiques essentielles que doit avoir une surface usinée pour assurer une performance au collage et à la finition acceptable et durable ont été identifiées. Une modélisation des relations entre les paramètres d'état de surface et les critères de performance pour chaque application a été établie. Les résultats découlant de cette recherche constituent une référence pour les travaux futurs sur la fonctionnalité des surfaces bois usinées. En effet, les modèles établis s'avèrent d'une importance capitale, d'une part pour optimiser l'usinage du bois dans le contexte industriel, et d'autre part pour simuler la performance d'une surface donnée en fonction de ses caractéristiques. En outre, l'étude a permis d'évaluer la performance des ressources locales (hêtre des Pyrénées) par rapport aux essences communément utilisées (chêne et douglas). La thèse présente donc des intérêts multiples dans le développement de la connaissance scientifique et de l'économie régionale. / The Pyrenees forest has significant old-growth but non-valued timber resources. One of the current challenges consists in using those forest resources to generate better added-value and enhance the benefits for the regional wood industry. It was in this context, that this thesis started to discover the potentiality of local resources, and to compare their performance (Pyrenees beech, Douglas fir and Oak). Most wood industries impose an over-quality to improve the surface due to a lack of knowledge on the surface characteristics that would optimize bonding and finishing. To date, no previous scientific research has examined what surfaces characteristics give an acceptable bonding and finishing performance. This study mainly aims to identify quantitative criteria which characterize wood machined surface to evaluate the performance for a given application. Two areas of application were studied: wood bonding for structural and non-structural uses, wood finishing for interior joinery. Several tests were performed to reach the goal: (i) Wood machining processes were carried out using industry machines. The levels of planning and sanding parameters were varied to obtain all possible ranges of surface quality and performances; (ii) Wood machined surfaces were characterized (measurement of 3D topographic surface parameters, physico-chemical parameters and anatomical defects); (iii) Bonding and finishing application were performed in industry; (iv) Bonding performance (adhesion performance, durability), and finishing performance (esthetical performance by analyzing the raised fibers due to the application of waterborne varnish, adhesion performance and durability) were assessed. The essential geometric characteristics required for a machined surface to ensure acceptable bonding and finishing performance were identified. Models that link surface parameters and performance criteria for each application were established. This study represents an essential reference for future research works on the functionality of machined wood surfaces. Indeed, the established models are of paramount importance, on one hand to optimize the cutting of woods in industry, and on the other hand to simulate the performance of a given surface depending on its characteristics. In addition, this study assessed how performant local resources (Pyrenees beech) are relative to other commonly used wood species (Oak and Douglas). Therefore, this PhD thesis has multiple interests in the advancement of scientific knowledge and the development of regional economy.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:33:32Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2009-10-09Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T19:04:35Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 watanabe_ph_dr_jabo.pdf: 1270273 bytes, checksum: f355eac74c8081b78de6f867b0504d27 (MD5) / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) / Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) / Objetivou-se avaliar os efeitos de concentrações crescentes de ractopamina em dietas para fêmeas suínas, abatidas com 110 kg de peso, quanto ao desempenho, características de carcaça, rendimento de cortes comerciais, composição e cortes cárneos do pernil, qualidades física, química, sensorial e perfil de ácidos graxos da carne, potencial para impacto ambiental e avaliação econômica. Foram utilizadas 468 fêmeas suínas, distribuídas entre quatro dietas: DC – dieta controle, composta principalmente por milho e farelo de soja; DC5 – dieta controle contendo 5 mg de ractopamina/kg; DC10 – dieta controle contendo 10 mg de ractopamina/kg e DC15 – dieta controle contendo 15 mg de ractopamina/kg. O peso inicial foi de 84,77±7,20 kg e final de 110,59±7,70 kg. O período experimental foi de 28 dias, quando então os animais foram destinados ao abate. Utilizou-se o delineamento em blocos ao acaso, para controlar diferenças de peso entre os animais. Encontrou-se reduções lineares para o consumo diário de ração e conversão alimentar, e aumentos lineares para área de olho de lombo, pesos de cortes inteiros do pernil e paleta, assim como para os pesos do coxão mole (Semitendinosus) e da alcatra (Gluteus medius), havendo efeito inverso para a quantidade de gordura no pernil, conforme o aumento das concentrações de ractopamina nas dietas. Não foi observado efeito sobre a qualidade e o perfil de ácidos graxos da carne. Houve diminuição da produção de fezes+urina por animal nas duas primeiras semanas de fornecimento, e alteração na composição das fezes. Notou-se aumentos nos custos da alimentação, e redução linear na receita líquida parcial sem bonificação. Para a receita líquida parcial com bonificação, observou-se efeito quadrático, sendo a concentração estimada de 4,05 mg de ractopamina/kg de dieta, a que determinou a melhor receita... / The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of increasing ractopamine concentration in diets for gilts, slaughtered at 110 kg of body weight, on performance, carcass characteristics, whosale cuts, composition and retail cuts of ham, physical, chemical and sensorial quality and fat acids profile of meat, potential environmental impact and economical evaluation of using this additive. It was used 468 gilts, allotted into four diets: DC – control diet, based on corn and soybean meal; DC5 – control diet containing 5 mg of ractopamine/kg; DC10 – control diet containing 10 mg of ractopamine/kg; DC15 – control diet containing 15 mg of ractopamine/kg. The initial weight of animals was 84.77±7.20 kg and the final 110.59±7.70 kg. The assay was carried out by 28 days and the animals were conducted to slaughter. It was used a randomized block design, to control the differences of body weight. Linear reductions were observed for daily feed intake and feed:gain ratio, and linear increases in loin eye area, wholesale cuts of ham and shoulder and retail cuts of Semimembranosus and Gluteus medius and an inverse effect for fat of ham, by increasing the ractopamine concentration in diets. There was no effect on meat quality and fat acids profile of meat. A reduction on feces+urine production by animal was observed in the two weeks of ractopamine administration and a change on feces composition was noted. An increasing trend on feeding cost and a linear reduction in the net income without bonification was noted. For net income with bonification, there was a quadratic trend and better results were obtained with the estimated concentration of 4.05 mg of ractopamine/kg of diet. These results indicate that ractopamine inclusion in diets for gilts slaughtered at 110 kg of body weight is justified with bonification for lean carcass, and in this scenario, it was recomended to use 4 mg of ractopamine/kg of diet

Doctor of Philosophy / Animal Sciences and Industry / Michael D. Tokach / Three experiments using 2,385 pre-weaned pigs, growing pigs, and sows were performed in addition to a meta-analysis and industry survey. Experiment 1 tested the effects of sow vitamin D supplementation from vitamin D₃ (low, medium, or high) or 25OHD₃ (same IU equivalency as the medium level of vitamin D₃) on maternal performance, neonatal pig bone and muscle characteristics, subsequent pre-weaned pig performance and serum 25OHD₃ with only differences in serum 25OHD₃ being impacted. In the second experiment a subsample of pigs weaned from the maternal portion of the study were used in a split-plot design and fed 2 different forms of vitamin D in the nursery and growth performance was evaluated until the pigs reached market weight. Overall, the nursery vitamin D treatments did not impact growth; however, pigs from sows fed the medium level of vitamin D₃ performed better after weaning compared to pigs from sows fed the low or the high level of vitamin D₃, and serum 25OHD₃ was altered based on maternal and nursery vitamin D supplementation. In the third experiment, finishing pigs were initially provided 2 different floor space allowances (0.64 or 0.91 m²) and pigs initially provided 0.64 m² were subject to 1 of 3 marketing strategies which removed the heaviest pigs from the pen in order to provide additional floor space to the pigs remaining in the pen. Overall, pigs initially provided more floor space had improved ADG and ADFI, but increasing the number of marketing events increased ADG of the pigs remaining in the pen following market events. The meta-analysis suggested that a multi-term empirical model using random effects to account for known error and weighted observations to account for heterogeneous experimental designs and replication provided models that best fit the database. Also, the meta-analysis concluded that floor space allowance does influence ADG, ADFI, and G:F and BW of the pig can alter the floor space response. Finally, the vitamin and trace mineral survey suggested that a wide range of supplementation practices are used in the swine industry but most production systems supplement micronutrients above the basal requirement estimates of the animals.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:27:28Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2011-05-27Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T20:16:54Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 parra_fs_me_botfmvz.pdf: 721193 bytes, checksum: bd20823954150f08063b8abd997438d6 (MD5) / Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) / Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) / O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar os efeitos de protocolos de adaptação à dietas com alta inclusão de concentrados sobre o desempenho, seletividade dos ingredientes da dieta e características de carcaça de bovinos Nelore terminados em confinamento. Cento e vinte bovinos, machos não castrados com peso médio inicial (PI) de 372,19 ± 21,46 kg, provenientes de sistema de recria em pasto, foram mantidos por 84 dias em 24 baias de piso de concreto (5 animais/baia), de acordo com os tratamentos: protocolo de escadas por 14 dias (S14), protocolo de escadas por 21 dias (S21), protocolo de restrição por 14 dias (R14) e protocolo de restrição por 21 dias (R21), constituindo-se assim delineamento experimental em blocos casualizados, em arranjo fatorial 2 × 2 (protocolo escada ou restrição e duração de 14 ou 21 dias), com 6 repetições/tratamento, distribuídas em 6 blocos. Nenhuma diferença foi encontrada (P>0,10) para PI, peso final, ganho de peso diário, ingestão de matéria seca em quilos, conversão alimentar e eficiência alimentar com relação ao efeito de protocolos de adaptação. Houve interação (P<0,05) entre protocolo e duração, onde S21 proporcionou maior ingestão de matéria seca em porcentagem do peso vivo em relação a R21 (2,43 vs. 2,34). Nos 2 primeiros dias do período de terminação, os animais submetidos aos protocolos com duração de 14 dias selecionaram a favor de partículas maiores. O protocolo de restrição proporcionou maior (P=0,10) espessura de gordura subcutânea em comparação ao protocolo de escadas. Não houve diferença (P>0,10) para gordura visceral em quilos, gordura visceral em porcentagem da carcaça quente e custo por quilo de peso vivo. O peso de carcaça quente e o rendimento de carcaça foram maiores (P<0,05) para a duração de 14 dias, comparado à duração de 21 dias (285,61 vs. 278,72 e 56,76 vs. 56,13). A adaptação... / This study, conducted at the São Paulo State University feedlot, Botucatu Campus, Brazil, was designed to determine effects of restricting intake of the final finishing diet (REST) as a means of dietary adaptation compared to diets increasing in concentrate (STEPUP) over periods of 14-d or 21-d on overall feedlot performance, selectivity of the dietary ingredients and carcass characteristics. The experiment was designed as a completely randomized block with a 2 x 2 factorial arrangement, replicated 6 times (5 bullocks/pen), in which 120 18-mo-old yearling Nellore bulls (372.2 ± 21.5 kg) were fed in 24 pens for 84-d according to the treatments: STEPUP for 14-d, STEPUP for 21-d, REST for 14-d, and REST for 21-d. The STEPUP program consisted of ad libitum feeding of three adaptation diets over periods of 14-d or 21-d with concentrate level increasing from 55% to 85% of diet DM. The REST program consisted of restricted intake of the final diet (85% concentrate) with programmed increases in feed offered until yearling bulls reached ad libitum access over periods of 14-d or 21-d. No significant (P > 0.10) protocols and days main effects were observed for any of the feedlot performance parameters analyzed: initial and final BW, ADG in kg, F:G ratio, G:F ratio and DMI in kg, however a interaction was found (P < 0.05) for DMI in % of BW. Animals in STEPUP for 21-d treatment presented greater DMI (% of BW) than yearling bulls in REST for 21-d (2.43% vs. 2.34%). Animals in REST treatment had greater (P=0.10) 12th rib fat thickness than the STEPUP. With respect to carcass characteristics, no significant (P > 0.10) protocols and days main effects were observed for kidney-pelvic fat, kidney-pelvic fat in HCW percentage and cost of gain, however, yearling bulls in treatments that lasted 14-d presented heavier (P < 0.05) HCW (285.61 kg vs. 278.72 kg) and increased (P < 0.05) dressing percentage... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)

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O controle ambiental nas instalações pecuárias é um fator importante a ser levado em consideração para promover o bem-estar e otimizar a produção animal. Como o clima brasileiro é predominantemente tropical, sistemas de resfriamento são essenciais em instalações pecuárias em todo o país. Diferentes sistemas de resfriamento estão disponíveis no mercado brasileiro e, apesar de possuírem o mesmo objetivo, de atenuar a temperatura dentro do galpão, podem ser percebidos pelos animais de modos diferentes. O objetivo principal deste trabalho foi avaliar a percepção de suínos através de sua preferência em relação a diferentes sistemas de resfriamento do ambiente em uma câmara de preferência ambiental. Esta avaliação foi feita por meio do teste de preferência, que consiste em fornecer alternativas entre diferentes situações ou recursos, para que os animais transmitam suas respostas. Para tanto, foi utilizada uma câmara de preferência ambiental composta por quatro compartimentos interligados entre si por uma área neutra. Cada compartimento teve seu ambiente controlado independentemente, podendo assim fornecer, quatro diferentes tipos de sistemas de resfriamento: nebulização associada à ventilação forçada, ventilação forçada, aspersão e aspersão associada a ventilação forçada. Nesse estudo de preferência, dois grupos principais de suínos foram utilizados: os suínos-teste e os suínos-companhia. Os suínos-teste foram os animais com livre acesso aos distintos compartimentos da câmara e os suínos-companhia, por sua vez, ficaram confinados em seus respectivos sistemas. Para caracterização do ambiente no interior e no exterior da câmara, foram utilizados data-loggers para coleta das variáveis: temperatura ambiental, umidade relativa, temperatura de globo negro e ponto de orvalho; para determinação dos índices de conforto térmico: índice de temperatura de globo e umidade e entalpia. Também foi coletada a velocidade do ar com anemômetro digital. Foram verificadas medidas fisiológicas: frequência respiratória e temperatura de superfície corporal na região da nuca no horário das 14 horas. Para analisar o desempenho dos animais foi avaliado ganho de peso diário e conversão alimentar, além das medidas in vivo de espessura de toucinho, rendimento de carne magra e profundidade da área do lombo. Para avaliação do teste de preferência foram considerados dias que caracterizassem condições climáticas em que os sistemas de resfriamento estivessem em operação. Para isto vídeos coletaram e registraram as imagens e estas foram analisadas automaticamente e interpretadas como preferência por (ou rejeição de) certos ambientes através de frequência e tempo do suíno-teste em cada um dos ambientes. A câmara conseguiu atender os valores recomendados para o índice de temperatura de globo e umidade, temperatura ambiental e umidade relativa ao longo dos períodos do dia, os valores obtidos para entalpia estiveram acima do recomendado na literatura. Porém o desempenho da câmara foi satisfatório, uma vez que as medidas fisiológicas de frequência respiratória e temperatura superficial, e as variáveis de desempenho indicaram que os animais estavam em conforto térmico e obtiveram medidas de espessura de toucinho, rendimento de carne magra e profundidade da área do lombo característicos para a categoria. Em relação à preferência dos suínos-teste, observou-se a maior frequência de permanência nos sistemas de aspersão (40%) e aspersão associada à ventilação forçada (34,7%). Assim os resultados obtidos validaram o uso da câmara de preferência ambiental para experimentação com suínos a fim de verificar sua preferência em relação a diferentes ambientes térmicos com diferentes sistemas de resfriamento. / Environmental control in livestock buildings is an important factor to be taken into account to promote the welfare and optimize the animal production. As the Brazilian climate is predominantly tropical, cooling systems are essential in animal facilities across the country. Different cooling systems are available in the Brazilian market and, despite having the same goal, to mitigate the temperature inside the shed, they can be perceived by the animals in different ways. The aim of this study was to evaluate the perception of pigs through their preference in relation to the different environment of the cooling systems in an environmental preference chamber. This assessment was made by the preference test, which is to provide alternatives between different situations or resources, so that the animals transmit their responses. An environmental preference chamber was used, and consisted of four compartments connected to each other by a neutral area. Each compartment has its environmental conditions controlled independently, and may thus provide four different types of cooling system: nebulizer associated to forced ventilation, forced ventilation, sprinkler and sprinkler associated to forced ventilation. In this preference study, two main groups of pigs were used: the test-pigs and companion-pigs. The test-pigs were the animals with free access to the chamber and companion-pigs, in turn, were confined in their respective systems. To characterize the environment inside and outside the chamber, data-loggers were used to collect the variables: ambient temperature, relative humidity, black globe temperature and dew point; to determine the levels of index thermal comfort: globe temperature and humidity index and enthalpy. The air speed with digital anemometer also was collected. Physiological measures were also registered: respiratory rate and body surface temperature in the neck region in the schedule at 2pm. Daily gain and feed conversion were evaluated to analyze the performance of the animals in addition to the measures in vivo backfat thickness, lean yield and depth of loin area. The preference test considered days that characterize climatic conditions in which the cooling systems were in operation. The video images were collected and recorded and they were automatically analyzed and interpreted as a preference (or rejection) of certain environments through the frequency and time that test-pig in each environment. The environmental preference chamber conditions attended the recommended values for globe temperature and humidity index, ambient temperature and relative humidity over the periods of the day, and the values obtained for enthalpy were slightly above the recommended literature. The chamber performance was satisfactory since the physiological measures respiratory rate and body surface temperature and the performance variables indicated that the animals were in thermal comfort and obtained backfat thickness, lean yield and depth of loin area measures, characteristic for the category. Regarding the preference of the test-pigs, the highest frequency was observed in sprinkler (40%) and sprinkler associated to forced ventilation (34,7%) systems. Thus the results validated the use of the environmental preference chamber for experimentation with pigs in order to verify their perception to different thermal environments with different cooling systems.