Predicting Risk of Ammonia Exposure in Broiler Housing: Correlation with Incidence of Health Issues

This study assesses the risk of ammonia exposure in broiler chicken production and correlates these risks with health issues, utilizing machine learning techniques. Two broiler breeds, fast-growing (Ross®, 42 days) and slow growing (Hubbard®, 63 days), were studied at different densities. Slow-growi...

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Autores principales: Barbosa, Leonardo V. S., da-Silva-Lima, Nilsa D., Granja-Barrios, Juliana-de-Souza, de-Moura, Daniella J., Estellés, Fernando, Ramón-Moragues, Adrián, Calvet-Sanz, Salvador, Villagrá, Arantxa
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/8846
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/14/4/615
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author Barbosa, Leonardo V. S.
da-Silva-Lima, Nilsa D.
Granja-Barrios, Juliana-de-Souza
de-Moura, Daniella J.
Estellés, Fernando
Ramón-Moragues, Adrián
Calvet-Sanz, Salvador
Villagrá, Arantxa
author_browse Barbosa, Leonardo V. S.
Calvet-Sanz, Salvador
Estellés, Fernando
Granja-Barrios, Juliana-de-Souza
Ramón-Moragues, Adrián
Villagrá, Arantxa
da-Silva-Lima, Nilsa D.
de-Moura, Daniella J.
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da-Silva-Lima, Nilsa D.
Granja-Barrios, Juliana-de-Souza
de-Moura, Daniella J.
Estellés, Fernando
Ramón-Moragues, Adrián
Calvet-Sanz, Salvador
Villagrá, Arantxa
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description This study assesses the risk of ammonia exposure in broiler chicken production and correlates these risks with health issues, utilizing machine learning techniques. Two broiler breeds, fast-growing (Ross®, 42 days) and slow growing (Hubbard®, 63 days), were studied at different densities. Slow-growing birds had a fixed density of 32 kg/m2, while fast-growing ones were housed at low (16 kg/m2) and high (32 kg/m2) densities. The high concentration of atmospheric ammonia has been associated with a greater occurrence of bird health problems, such as pododermatitis, visual impairment and mucosal lesions compared to birds stocked in controlled environments with low concentrations of atmospheric ammonia. A total of 1250 birds were used, and classification algorithms (decision tree, SMO, Naive Bayes, and Multilayer Perceptron) were applied to predict ammonia risk levels. The analysis involved data selection, pre-processing, transformation, mining, and interpretation of results. The Multilayer Perceptron proved the most effective in predicting exposure risk. The Spearman’s correlation coefficient indicated a strong correlation between high ammonia concentrations and higher incidences of injuries in the birds that were evaluated. This research highlights the importance of managing ammonia levels in broiler production to mitigate health risks for both fast- and slow-growing breeds.
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spelling ReDivia88462025-04-25T14:49:33Z Predicting Risk of Ammonia Exposure in Broiler Housing: Correlation with Incidence of Health Issues Barbosa, Leonardo V. S. da-Silva-Lima, Nilsa D. Granja-Barrios, Juliana-de-Souza de-Moura, Daniella J. Estellés, Fernando Ramón-Moragues, Adrián Calvet-Sanz, Salvador Villagrá, Arantxa U10 Mathematical and statistical methods L01 Animal husbandry L70 Veterinary science and hygiene L73 Animal diseases Broiler chickens Ammonia Pododermatitis Prediction machine learning This study assesses the risk of ammonia exposure in broiler chicken production and correlates these risks with health issues, utilizing machine learning techniques. Two broiler breeds, fast-growing (Ross®, 42 days) and slow growing (Hubbard®, 63 days), were studied at different densities. Slow-growing birds had a fixed density of 32 kg/m2, while fast-growing ones were housed at low (16 kg/m2) and high (32 kg/m2) densities. The high concentration of atmospheric ammonia has been associated with a greater occurrence of bird health problems, such as pododermatitis, visual impairment and mucosal lesions compared to birds stocked in controlled environments with low concentrations of atmospheric ammonia. A total of 1250 birds were used, and classification algorithms (decision tree, SMO, Naive Bayes, and Multilayer Perceptron) were applied to predict ammonia risk levels. The analysis involved data selection, pre-processing, transformation, mining, and interpretation of results. The Multilayer Perceptron proved the most effective in predicting exposure risk. The Spearman’s correlation coefficient indicated a strong correlation between high ammonia concentrations and higher incidences of injuries in the birds that were evaluated. This research highlights the importance of managing ammonia levels in broiler production to mitigate health risks for both fast- and slow-growing breeds. 2024-04-26T10:50:18Z 2024-04-26T10:50:18Z 2024 article publishedVersion Barbosa, L. V., Silva-Lima, N. D., Granja-Barros, J. S., Estellés, F., Ramón-Moragues, A., Calvet-Sanz, S. et al. (2024). Predicting Risk of Ammonia Exposure in Broiler Housing: Correlation with Incidence of Health Issues. Animals, 14(4), 615. 2076-2615 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/8846 10.3390/ani14040615 https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/14/4/615 en Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ openAccess MDPI electronico
spellingShingle U10 Mathematical and statistical methods
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L73 Animal diseases
Broiler chickens
Ammonia
Pododermatitis
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Barbosa, Leonardo V. S.
da-Silva-Lima, Nilsa D.
Granja-Barrios, Juliana-de-Souza
de-Moura, Daniella J.
Estellés, Fernando
Ramón-Moragues, Adrián
Calvet-Sanz, Salvador
Villagrá, Arantxa
Predicting Risk of Ammonia Exposure in Broiler Housing: Correlation with Incidence of Health Issues
title Predicting Risk of Ammonia Exposure in Broiler Housing: Correlation with Incidence of Health Issues
title_full Predicting Risk of Ammonia Exposure in Broiler Housing: Correlation with Incidence of Health Issues
title_fullStr Predicting Risk of Ammonia Exposure in Broiler Housing: Correlation with Incidence of Health Issues
title_full_unstemmed Predicting Risk of Ammonia Exposure in Broiler Housing: Correlation with Incidence of Health Issues
title_short Predicting Risk of Ammonia Exposure in Broiler Housing: Correlation with Incidence of Health Issues
title_sort predicting risk of ammonia exposure in broiler housing correlation with incidence of health issues
topic U10 Mathematical and statistical methods
L01 Animal husbandry
L70 Veterinary science and hygiene
L73 Animal diseases
Broiler chickens
Ammonia
Pododermatitis
Prediction
machine learning
url https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/8846
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/14/4/615
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