Desenvolvimento de um sistema de baixo custo para o monitoramento da temperatura e umidade relativa do ar no transporte de cargas vivas.

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Development of a low-cost system for monitoring temperature and relative humidity during live cargo transportation Abstract: Information technology (IT) has been advancing across various sectors and is increasingly present in agriculture. Currently, studies are focused on animal welfare and its potential impact on productivity. The term used to describe the technological implementation in animal production is "Precision Zootechnics."The use of environmental temperature and relative humidity sensors allows for the measurement of animals’ thermal comfort, enabling managers to make corrective decisions, thereby ensuring their well-being on farms. Despite these advances, during transport, especially over long distances, trucks lack devices to measure the animals’ thermal comfort and alert the driver to issues with the live cargo, leading to economic losses, including weight loss and carcass damage due to injuries. Additionally, the high costs of technological solutions have hindered the implementation of monitoring systems during transport, as the profit per kilogram sold is relatively low. Therefore, the aim of this thesis is to develop a low-cost solution using Arduino that can measure ambient temperature and relative humidity to assist in the thermal comfort of animals during long-distance transport, as it will allow the operator to receive real- time information to take mitigating actions.