Parâmetros fisiológicos, desempenho e comportamento-filial de ovinos no Curimataú Paraibano.

Abstract

This study aimed to characterize the relationship of maternal-filial Santa Ines ewes postpartum. The research was conducted at the Experimental Station Benjamin Maranhão (MEPA) , which was accompanied by maternal behavior of 65 pregnant females with a mean age of 150 days , average weight of 23 kg and 17 Pura Santa Ines (SI) , 25 Half Blood St. Agnes x Dorper (MS) and 23 Bedroom Three Santa Ines Dorper x (Tq). The observations were made directly with instantaneous recording and focal sampling, adopting the five-minute interval in 12 hours. Initiating the monitoring from the location of a female with features of pre-partum. The behavioral patterns of the sheep were in touch with the lamb (CCO), cleaning the lamb (LCO), ingesting membranes (IME), facilitating breastfeeding (FMA), making it difficult to breastfeed (DMA), making it difficult to breastfeed (DM), away from the creates (AC), no apparent activity (AS), creates stimulating (EC), other activities (OAT). Statistical analysis of the data had the aid of software ASSISTAT 2.9 beta (Azevedo & Silva, 2009) version and the Tukey test at 5 % probability. In the first experiment the data of physiological variables and surface temperature of the animals in factorial (2 x 2 x 8), two systems (Internal and External) two shifts (morning and afternoon) with eight replicates were analyzed. For environmental variables, and the total gain, average daily weight used was completely randomized design (CRD). In the second experiment were analyzed birth weight and type of delivery, birth weight of females and males, day and night in a factorial (3 x 2 x 8) scheme, with three genetic groups (Santa Ines Half Blood and Three Bedroom), two shifts (morning and afternoon) with eight replications, and the behavior of the sheep and neonates used a completely randomized design (CRD).