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Intake salinity water by creole goats in a controlled environment: ingestive behavior and physiological variables

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The study aimed to verify the effect of water salinity and environmental temperature on the physiological variables (respiratory rate, heart rate, rectal temperature, and surface temperature) and ingestive behavior (rumination, feeding, drinking, and idle) of creole goats. Thirty-six males with an average age of 5.0 ± 0.6 months and an average weight of 20.0 ± 2.3 kg were housed in metabolic cages. The experimental design was a 2 × 3 type crossover (two temperatures and three levels of salinity). The two temperatures were: T1 = 26 ± 0.6 °C (thermoneutral) and T2 = 32 ± 1.2 °C (stress) and three levels salinity (1.0, 6.0, and 12.0 dS m−1). Between the temperatures, the respiratory rate (RR) and surface temperature (ST) present a difference (P < 0,05), being higher in the high temperature. Between temperatures, respiratory rate and surface temperature show a difference (P < 0.05), being higher at high temperature, keeping heart rate and rectal temperature similar at both temperatures. Among the different salinity levels in the behavioral activities, the feeding and urination activity presented a significant difference (P < 0.05), increasing with the water’s salinity level. Between temperatures, the rumination efficiency dray matter and neutral detergent fiber showed a significant difference (P < 0.05). With increasing air temperature, they decreased the rumination time—water salinity levels influence (P < 0.05) the feeding efficiency of dry matter. Therefore, water with up to 9.600 mg TDS L−1 can be used strategically in the desedentation of goats in semi-arid regions.

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The authors would like to thank the Federal University of Campina Grande and the Federal University of Paraíba for their technical assistance. CNPq and CAPES supported this study.

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  1. Departament of Animal Science, Federal University of Campina Grande, Paraíba state, Patos City, 58428230, Brazil

    Evaldo de A. Cardoso, Dermeval A. Furtado & José W. Barbosa do Nascimento

  2. Bolsista PCI-CNPq, National Institute Research of Semiarid, Paraiba, Campina Grande, Brazil

    Neila L. Ribeiro

  3. Research Group in Bioclimatology, Ethology and Animal Welfare (BioEt), Department of Animal Science, Federal University of Paraiba (UFPB), Areia, PB, Brazil

    Edilson Paes Saraiva

  4. Department of Animal Science, Federal University of Paraiba, Paraiba State, Areia City, 58397000, Brazil

    Ariosvaldo Nunes de Medeiros, Francinilda A. de Sousa & Pedro H. Borba Pereira

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Evaldo de A. Cardoso: Data curation, formal analyses, investigation, writing–original draft

Dermeval A. Furtado: Conceptualization, supervision, funding acquisition, methodology

Neila L. Ribeiro: Formal analyses, methodology, writing–original draft, writing–review

Edilson Paes Saraiva: Supervision, formal analyses, investigation, methodology

José W. Barbosa do Nascimento: Supervision, investigation, methodology

Ariosvaldo Nunes de Medeiros: Supervision, investigation, methodology

Francinilda A. de Sousa: Data curation, formal analyses, investigation

Pedro H. Borba Pereira: Data curation, formal analyses, investigation

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The Animal Ethics Committee approved this study of the Federal University of Paraiba (UFPB), Brazil (protocol no. 6167/18).

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Cardoso, E.d.A., Furtado, D.A., Ribeiro, N.L. et al. Intake salinity water by creole goats in a controlled environment: ingestive behavior and physiological variables. Trop Anim Health Prod 53, 333 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-021-02754-8

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