Novos métodos de atordoamento, bem como novas tecnologias na indústria animal vêm sendo alvo de estudos científicos, uma vez que a qualidade da carne juntamente com conscientização em relação a importância do bem-estar animal durante o abate se torna exigências, tanto de consumidores quanto de grandes corporações. Dentro desse contexto, este estudo analisou o eletroencefalograma (EEG) e o eletrocardiograma (ECG) de frangos de corte durante o abate utilizando corrente elétrica de frequência híbrida. Considerando uma onda quadrada com corrente de 220 mA e frequência de 1100 Hz (ciclo de trabalho 50%), a forma de onda de frequência híbrida é obtida gerando pulsos a 6.600 Hertz na fase de largura de pulso. Para o estudo, sessenta frangos de 42 dias foram amostrados aleatoriamente; no qual trinta foram usados para obtenção dos sinais de EEG e trinta para o ECG. Para medições de EEG, anestesia local foi realizada na parte subcutânea do escalpo occipital, enquanto para o ECG, foram utilizados eletrodos de superfície não invasivo. Os eletrodos foram conectados a um sistema digital de EEG / ECG. Os resultados mostraram que a utilização de frequência híbrida gerou formas epilépticas nos EEGs das aves. Sendo assim, o emprego de frequência híbrida mostrou-se uma alternativa promissora para alcançar melhores resultados de qualidade de carcaça e preservação do bem-estar das aves, quando comparado ao uso de um sistema de frequência única.
Palavras-chave: Frango de Corte, Corrente Elétrica, Frequência Híbrida, Bem-Estar Animal.
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