Desenvolvimento de plataforma informatizada para o gerenciamento da inspeção e análise laboratorial de produtos de origem animal fornecidos ao exército brasileiro / Development of a computerized platform for inspection management and laboratory analysis of animal products supplied to the Brazilian army

O trabalho propôs o desenvolvimento de plataforma informatizada para apoio ao gerenciamento da inspeção e análise laboratorial de produtos de origem animal fornecidos à tropa do Exército Brasileiro. A pesquisa aplicada corresponde à modalidade de produção tecnológica, em três fases. A fase I foi realizada por meio do levantamento dos arquivos de Laudos Fiscais dos artigos de origem animal, impressos e emitidos pelo LIAB (Laboratório de Inspeção de Alimentos e Bromatologia) do 12º Batalhão de Suprimento, durante o período de janeiro a novembro de 2021, e dos arquivos referentes aos Boletins Técnicos do Exército Brasileiro (BT30.404- EB). A fase II correspondeu ao projeto e desenvolvimento da "Plataforma Alimentar - Rastreabilidade e Confiabilidade Garantida". Toda a programação desenvolvida foi armazenada em um servidor web terceirizado e pode ser acessada pelos LIABs pelo link: www.pmppa.com.br/alimentar. A plataforma informatizada utilizou a linguagem PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor) associada às linguagens CSS (Cascading Style Sheet), HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language), JS (Java script) e bootstrap. A fase III consistiu na realização do teste de Caixa Preta. Os módulos disponíveis para inclusão das informações no sistema são: "cadastro dos artigos de origem animal"; "lançamento das análises"; "cadastro de Boletim Técnico" e "relatórios", os quais permitem atribuir ao artigo de origem animal a qualidade satisfatória ou insatisfatória para o consumo seguro da tropa, de acordo com a avaliação laboratorial das amostras. Houve, com eficácia, o desenvolvimento da plataforma, garantindo ao oficial médico veterinário uma ferramenta segura para apoio ao gerenciamento de qualidade dos produtos destinados à alimentação da tropa do Exército Brasileiro.

The study proposed the development of a computerized platform to support the inspection management and laboratory analysis of animal products supplied to the Brazilian Army troops. The applied research corresponds to the modality of technological production in three phases. Phase I consisted in survey from Fiscal Report Files of animal products, which was printed and issued by the FIBL (Food Inspection and Bromatology Laboratory) from the 12th Supply Battalion, from January to November 2021, and the Brazilian Army's Technical Bulletins (BT30.404-EB) Files. Phase II corresponded to design and development of the "Food Platform - Guaranteed Traceability and Reliability". All the developed programming stored at an outsourced web server by accessing the FIBLS through the link: www.pmppa.com.br/alimentar. The supportive computerized platform used the PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor) language associated with the CSS (Cascading Style Sheet), HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language), JS (Java script) and bootstrap. Phase III consisted in performing a Black Box testing. The available modules for information inclusion in the system are the following issues: "Animal products registration"; "Analyses release"; "Technical Bulletin registration" and "Reports", which allow attributing the satisfactory or unsatisfactory quality to the animal products providing safe consumption for the troops, according to the evaluation of laboratory samples. The platform was effectively developed, guaranteeing the veterinary officer a safe tool to support the quality management of products intended for feeding the Brazilian Army troops.

Information management in laboratory animal facilities for non-human primates: what we have been using in Brazil

In digital curation, data are essential for actions, enabling better administrative management and greater efficiency in a sector or activity. In a research animal facility, the collection of management data associated with management systems or control sheets is the basis for ensuring quality information that subsidizes research and generates performance indicators and the needs and challenges to be transposed in the breeding and maintenance of animals. The inconsistency of data or incomplete records compromises the choices adopted in husbandry management practices or the interpretation of research results. For this reason, a survey was carried out about software available on the market that helps laboratory animal facilities with the management regarding software used in non-human primate breeding institutions (NHP) for scientific or conservation purposes. We identified 38 software that supports the handling of lab animals used in biomedical research; most of them with functionalities of environmental control (63.15%), control of animal files/tags (63.15%), and control of reproductive management (60%) and only two software related to the management of nonhuman primates kept under human care in research institutions. Regarding the tools used to manage the breeding of non-human primates in captivity in Brazilian institutions, five of the institutions questioned and reported that none currently uses software for colony management. In conclusion, there are several software for managing laboratory animals, but most of them are geared toward the management of rodent animal facilities. There is a lack of specific software on the market for use in animal facilities managing non-human primate breeding, which indicates the need for software developed to meet the management needs of animal facilities for these facilities.

Soil-app: a tool for soil analysis interpretation

New apps have changed the traditional way of learning and teaching; they are also applied as a quickly executed and effective method in agriculture. Soil-app is a web application with a friendly click-point interface built through packages lodged in R software. The app is an advanced model of an open-source platform to support teaching and learning activities in soil analyses and fertilizer recommendations. Soil-app includes soil test interpretation, soil amendment calculations (lime and gypsum), the fertilizer rate for the most important crops in Brazil, an NPK blend calculator, and NPK blend evaluation. It also includes experimental statistical analysis as applied to soil science. Soil-app is a user-friendly and high-performance tool, garnering fast adoption by both students and professionals. It is available for network use through the following link: http://www.genetica.esalq.usp.br/alogamas/R.html

Soil-app: a tool for soil analysis interpretation

New apps have changed the traditional way of learning and teaching; they are also applied as a quickly executed and effective method in agriculture. Soil-app is a web application with a friendly click-point interface built through packages lodged in R software. The app is an advanced model of an open-source platform to support teaching and learning activities in soil analyses and fertilizer recommendations. Soil-app includes soil test interpretation, soil amendment calculations (lime and gypsum), the fertilizer rate for the most important crops in Brazil, an NPK blend calculator, and NPK blend evaluation. It also includes experimental statistical analysis as applied to soil science. Soil-app is a user-friendly and high-performance tool, garnering fast adoption by both students and professionals. It is available for network use through the following link: http://www.genetica.esalq.usp.br/alogamas/R.html(AU)

lattice: Easy construction of professional graphs for agricultural research in R environment

This paper shows how to apply the lattice package of R to create effective scientific graphs. The readers will learn basic notions of the package and ways to work with it in an easy way. The R code the paper provides will help them create various graphs, including a scatter plot, a box plot, a density plot, and a bar plot; with a little work, the code can be changed to make other graphs. The paper emphasizes the trellis display, a useful but still undervalued technique in scientific visualization.

lattice: Easy construction of professional graphs for agricultural research in R environment

This paper shows how to apply the lattice package of R to create effective scientific graphs. The readers will learn basic notions of the package and ways to work with it in an easy way. The R code the paper provides will help them create various graphs, including a scatter plot, a box plot, a density plot, and a bar plot; with a little work, the code can be changed to make other graphs. The paper emphasizes the trellis display, a useful but still undervalued technique in scientific visualization.(AU)

JPEG and raw image files compared to direct measurement of the breast region

Purpose: To compare JPEG and RAW image file extensions to direct measurement of the breast region. Methods: Points were marked on the breasts and arms of 40 female volunteers. The joining of these points in each hemibody formed seven linear segments, one angular segment and one median segment common to both hemibodies. Volunteers were photographed in a standardized fashion and evaluated by three raters using the software Adobe Photoshop CS6® and three image file extensions (RAW, high resolution JPEG and low resolution JPEG); values were compared to direct anthropometry. Results: All variables had interclass correlation coefficient higher than 0.8 (ICC>0.8). On average, all variables in all methods showed differences (p 0.05) when compared to direct measurement. A formula was created for each segment and each image file extension in comparison with the direct measurement. Conclusion: Measurements were similar among the correlated JPEG and RAW image file extensions but differed from the actual breast measurement obtained with a caliper.(AU)

Analysis of Behavioural Profile of Hens with the Use of Computer Software

ABSTRACT The aim of the study was to evaluate the emotional reactivity of hens with the use of physical parameters such as movement velocity and position of the selected parts of the body analysed by computer software - Tracker®. 200 Rhode Island White hens kept individually in a laying hen breeding farm were used in the study. The analysis of hens behaviour was performed with the use of Novel Object Test. Afterwards the video clips were analysed to determine behavioural reactivity with the use of Tracker® software by analysis of two control points: the upper part of the head and the peak of the tail. The results suggest that it is possible to use Tracker® software for evaluation of hens behavioural profile and this sort of analysis enables to classify hens to the groups of timid or curious/courageous birds based on the parameters of movement velocity of the upper part of the head and the peak of the tail and on the basis of the ratio between the position of the head and the tail.

Analysis of Behavioural Profile of Hens with the Use of Computer Software

The aim of the study was to evaluate the emotional reactivity of hens with the use of physical parameters such as movement velocity and position of the selected parts of the body analysed by computer software - Tracker®. 200 Rhode Island White hens kept individually in a laying hen breeding farm were used in the study. The analysis of hens behaviour was performed with the use of Novel Object Test. Afterwards the video clips were analysed to determine behavioural reactivity with the use of Tracker® software by analysis of two control points: the upper part of the head and the peak of the tail. The results suggest that it is possible to use Tracker® software for evaluation of hens behavioural profile and this sort of analysis enables to classify hens to the groups of timid or curious/courageous birds based on the parameters of movement velocity of the upper part of the head and the peak of the tail and on the basis of the ratio between the position of the head and the tail.(AU)

Analysis of Behavioural Profile of Hens with the Use of Computer Software

The aim of the study was to evaluate the emotional reactivity of hens with the use of physical parameters such as movement velocity and position of the selected parts of the body analysed by computer software - Tracker®. 200 Rhode Island White hens kept individually in a laying hen breeding farm were used in the study. The analysis of hens behaviour was performed with the use of Novel Object Test. Afterwards the video clips were analysed to determine behavioural reactivity with the use of Tracker® software by analysis of two control points: the upper part of the head and the peak of the tail. The results suggest that it is possible to use Tracker® software for evaluation of hens behavioural profile and this sort of analysis enables to classify hens to the groups of timid or curious/courageous birds based on the parameters of movement velocity of the upper part of the head and the peak of the tail and on the basis of the ratio between the position of the head and the tail.

Estudo comparativo entre métodos manual e digital no cálculo do ângulo do platô tibial em cães / Comparative study of manual and digital method in the calculation of the tibial plateau angle in dogs

São poucos os dados publicados sobre a aplicabilidade ou a confiabilidade dos métodos digitais para mensuração do ângulo do platô tibial (APT) em comparação à mensuração manual. O objetivo deste estudo foi comparar o APT obtido pelo cálculo manual padrão, em filmes radiográficos, com os valores obtidos por cálculos em imagens digitais, por meio do software do computador. Foram analisadas radiografias digitais do membro pélvico, direito e esquerdo, em perfil verdadeiro, de 20 cães saudáveis, com idade superior a um ano. Três observadores com graus de experiência semelhantes em cálculo do APT realizaram as mensurações em cada radiografia. Primeiramente, foram calculados os ângulos dos platôs tibiais manualmente nas películas radiográficas e, posteriormente, os cálculos foram realizados na imagem digital, por meio do software para medicina veterinária do sistema de raios X digital. Os resultados do presente estudo demonstraram diferenças significativas entre os métodos, com valor das médias do cálculo digital 20,48±3.71 e do cálculo manual 23.90±4.02. Valor de P foi < 0,01 na comparação entre médias dos dois grupos. Na avaliação interobservadores, houve diferença significativa no cálculo manual no perfil direito, o que sugere maior variação no cálculo manual quando comparado ao digital. O cálculo realizado pelo software apresentou menor variação nos valores interobservadores. Acredita-se que a menor variação obtida nos resultados aqui apresentados se dê em razão das facilidades proporcionadas pelo software. Conclui-se que houve diferença entre os valores obtidos por meio dos métodos convencional e digital no cálculo do ângulo do platô tibial, sendo os valores digitais menores entre os observadores, e que o método digital no cálculo do ângulo do platô tibial levou à menor variação quando comparado ao método manual.(AU)

There are few published data on the applicability and reliability of digital methods for measuring the TPA compared with manual measurement. The objective of this study was to compare the TPA obtained by calculating standard manual on conventional radiographs, with the values obtained by calculations in digital images through a computer program. Bilateral digital radiographs of hind limb were analyzed in true profile for 20 healthy dogs older than two years. Three observers with similar levels of experience in calculating the TPA conducted measurements on each radiograph. First we calculated the angle of the tibial plateaus manually in x-ray film and then the calculations were made through the program offered by the computer program in the digital image. The results of this study showed significant differences between the methods, with average value of 20.48±3.71 digital calculating average and 23.90±2.4 in the manual calculation. P value was < 0.01 when comparing averages. No significant difference in manual calculation in right profile were found between interobserver assessments, suggesting greater variation in manual calculation compared to digital. The calculation performed by the software showed less variation in values. The slight variation obtained in our results is believed to be due to the facilities provided by the software. There was a difference between the values obtained by means of conventional and digital methods for calculating the angle of the tibial plateau, and the smaller digital values between the observers and the digital method in the calculation of the tibial plateau angle led to less variation when compared to the manual method.(AU)

Estudo comparativo entre métodos manual e digital no cálculo do ângulo do platô tibial em cães / Comparative study of manual and digital method in the calculation of the tibial plateau angle in dogs

São poucos os dados publicados sobre a aplicabilidade ou a confiabilidade dos métodos digitais para mensuração do ângulo do platô tibial (APT) em comparação à mensuração manual. O objetivo deste estudo foi comparar o APT obtido pelo cálculo manual padrão, em filmes radiográficos, com os valores obtidos por cálculos em imagens digitais, por meio do software do computador. Foram analisadas radiografias digitais do membro pélvico, direito e esquerdo, em perfil verdadeiro, de 20 cães saudáveis, com idade superior a um ano. Três observadores com graus de experiência semelhantes em cálculo do APT realizaram as mensurações em cada radiografia. Primeiramente, foram calculados os ângulos dos platôs tibiais manualmente nas películas radiográficas e, posteriormente, os cálculos foram realizados na imagem digital, por meio do software para medicina veterinária do sistema de raios X digital. Os resultados do presente estudo demonstraram diferenças significativas entre os métodos, com valor das médias do cálculo digital 20,48±3.71 e do cálculo manual 23.90±4.02. Valor de P foi < 0,01 na comparação entre médias dos dois grupos. Na avaliação interobservadores, houve diferença significativa no cálculo manual no perfil direito, o que sugere maior variação no cálculo manual quando comparado ao digital. O cálculo realizado pelo software apresentou menor variação nos valores interobservadores. Acredita-se que a menor variação obtida nos resultados aqui apresentados se dê em razão das facilidades proporcionadas pelo software. Conclui-se que houve diferença entre os valores obtidos por meio dos métodos convencional e digital no cálculo do ângulo do platô tibial, sendo os valores digitais menores entre os observadores, e que o método digital no cálculo do ângulo do platô tibial levou à menor variação quando comparado ao método manual.(AU)

There are few published data on the applicability and reliability of digital methods for measuring the TPA compared with manual measurement. The objective of this study was to compare the TPA obtained by calculating standard manual on conventional radiographs, with the values obtained by calculations in digital images through a computer program. Bilateral digital radiographs of hind limb were analyzed in true profile for 20 healthy dogs older than two years. Three observers with similar levels of experience in calculating the TPA conducted measurements on each radiograph. First we calculated the angle of the tibial plateaus manually in x-ray film and then the calculations were made through the program offered by the computer program in the digital image. The results of this study showed significant differences between the methods, with average value of 20.48±3.71 digital calculating average and 23.90±2.4 in the manual calculation. P value was < 0.01 when comparing averages. No significant difference in manual calculation in right profile were found between interobserver assessments, suggesting greater variation in manual calculation compared to digital. The calculation performed by the software showed less variation in values. The slight variation obtained in our results is believed to be due to the facilities provided by the software. There was a difference between the values obtained by means of conventional and digital methods for calculating the angle of the tibial plateau, and the smaller digital values between the observers and the digital method in the calculation of the tibial plateau angle led to less variation when compared to the manual method.(AU)

Dispositivo móvel e software para avaliação andrológica em caprinos / Mobile and software for breeding soundness evaluation in goats

Computer science is an emerging interdisciplinary instrument of aid, especially in the current precisionlivestock. This study aimed to develop software for use in assessing the reproductive capacity of goats byparameters used in routine andrological tests, in addition to implementing an automatic mobile device to theanalysis campo. O automated device contains a controller card using a logical drive processing with aPIC16F628A microcontroller and microelectronic devices TTL family. The software was coded in C languageand recorded in the microcontroller chip. The automated device allowed a proper compilation of data stored.The processing time was adequate to sensitive response to user touch. The automated machine allows a reliableestimation of the parameters andrological goats activities in the field, enabling this analysis using a smallmobile device. Becoming a fundamental tool for andrologist and breeder.(AU)

Dispositivo móvel e software para avaliação andrológica em caprinos / Mobile and software for breeding soundness evaluation in goats

Computer science is an emerging interdisciplinary instrument of aid, especially in the current precisionlivestock. This study aimed to develop software for use in assessing the reproductive capacity of goats byparameters used in routine andrological tests, in addition to implementing an automatic mobile device to theanalysis campo. O automated device contains a controller card using a logical drive processing with aPIC16F628A microcontroller and microelectronic devices TTL family. The software was coded in C languageand recorded in the microcontroller chip. The automated device allowed a proper compilation of data stored.The processing time was adequate to sensitive response to user touch. The automated machine allows a reliableestimation of the parameters andrological goats activities in the field, enabling this analysis using a smallmobile device. Becoming a fundamental tool for andrologist and breeder.

APLICATIVO MÓVEL COMO FERRAMENTA PARA MONITORAMENTO EPIDEMIOLÓGICO DE DOENÇAS DE ABELHAS - VIBEE

O uso da tecnologia para o monitoramento de doenças, é uma ferramenta que favorece uma maior interação multiprofissional entre os usuários. É uma tecnologia marcada por um fluxo contínuo permeado pela troca constante de informações entre os agentes envolvidos no processo. Essa funcionalidade tornou-se possível pelo advento dos aplicativos para celulares smartphones (Apps), que entre várias características, destacam-se pela fácil utilização e o maior acesso a informação pelos usuários, as quais podem fortalecer a vigilância epidemiológica das doenças no setor apícola. O trabalho buscou desenvolver um aplicativo mobile, voltado para celulares smartphones que permita aos apicultores e aos profissionais, a participação na vigilância aplicada às doenças de abelhas, visando como resultado o incentivo à notificação de doenças, bem como o fortalecimento da vigilância epidemiológica e subsidiar ações governamentais para o setor apícola. Como resultado obtido, desenvolveu-se um aplicativo para vigilância epidemiológica em doenças de abelhas, o qual recebeu o nome de VIBEE. O App é composto de cadastro para usuário, diagnóstico de doenças, mapa epidemiológico, botão de notificação, gráfico informativo, área com dicas e galeria de reconhecimento das doenças de abelha. Assim, mostra-se como uma ferramenta tecnológica direcionada para incentivo à rotina da vigilância participativa e da notificação de doenças, além de contribuir para subsidiar de forma mais célere a dinâmica do cenário epidemiológico dos casos de doenças de abelhas.

The use of technology to monitor diseases is a tool that favors greater multiprofessional interaction between users. It is a technology marked by a continuous flow permeated by the constant exchange of information between the agents involved in the process. This functionality was made possible by the advent of applications for smartphone smartphones (Apps), which among several characteristics, stand out for their easy use and greater access to information by users, which can strengthen the epidemiological surveillance of diseases in the bee sector. The work sought to develop a mobile application, aimed at cell phones smartphones that allows beekeepers and professionals, to participate in surveillance applied to bee diseases, aiming as a result to encourage the notification of diseases, as well as strengthening epidemiological surveillance and subsidizing actions for the beekeeping sector. As a result, an application was developed for epidemiological surveillance in bee diseases, which received the name VIBEE. The App consists of user registration, disease diagnosis, epidemiological map, notification button, information graphic, area with tips and gallery for the recognition of bee diseases. Thus, it is shown as a technological tool aimed at encouraging the routine of participatory surveillance and disease notification, in addition to contributing to more quickly subsidize the dynamics of the epidemiological scenario of bee disease cases

PRONTUÁRIO ODONTOLÓGICO EM FORMATO WEB RESPONSIVO PARA DENTISTAS VETERINÁRIOS

As especialidades dentro da medicina veterinária assumem importância e espaço cada vez maiores dentro da clínica de pequenos animais. Entre elas podemos citar a odontologia que está em expansão com veterinários especializados por todo o Brasil. Durante os atendimentos odontológicos o prontuário é fundamental para a documentação de cada caso. Nele informações importantes como resenha, anamnese, exame clínico geral e específico, com as principais alterações dentárias anotadas no odontograma, e tratamentos indicados ou realizados são descritos. O prontuário serve como documentação legal protegendo o veterinário e paciente, sendo o formato manuscrito ou digital de livre escolha de cada profissional o utiliza. Com o desenvolvimento contínuo da tecnologia, e o enfoque para a área da saúde, o uso de um prontuário eletrônico traz legibilidade e facilidade de acesso na rotina. Atualmente não existe nenhum software que atenda às necessidades específicas dos dentistas veterinários, havendo uma carência nesta área. Este trabalho teve como objetivo o desenvolvimento de um protótipo inicial de prontuário odontológico em formato web responsivo para uso na rotina do odontologista veterinário visando otimizar, aprimorar e agilizar a documentação dos casos atendidos por esses profissionais.

Into the veterinary field the specialties have been assuming an important role gaining a bigger space inside the small animal clinic. The dentistry have been expanding with specialized veterinarians all over Brasil. During the dentistry consulting medical records are important to document each case. It brings essential information such as review, anamnesis, general and specific clinical exam, with de most important dental pathologies recorded in the odontogram and recommended or performed treatments written down. The medical record is a legal document each protects the veterinarian and patient and the way, manuscript or digital, which each professional choses to use is free. With the advance of technology in the healthy area the use of electronic medical record brings legibility and facility in the access of data. At the moment there is not a software that attends the specific needs of paper medical record used by veterinary dentists, being a perceived lack in this area. This paper aimed to develop a first prototype of a veterinary dentist medical record in Web responsive format to be used in the routine of the veterinary dentist aiming optimize, improve, streamline the documentation of the cases of these professionals.

Adubarroz: a brazilian experience for fertilization and liming recommendation of irrigated rice via computational system / Adubarroz: uma experiência brasileira em recomendações de adubação e calagem para o arroz irrigado via sistema computacional

Recommendations for fertilizing irrigated rice in southern Brazil have been constantly evolving over years. In this process, the influence of factors such as the development cycle of varieties and sowing period increased. Thus, computational tools that take these and others important aspects into account can potentiate the fertilization response of rice. This study describes the computer program "ADUBARROZ". The software provides recommendations of fertilizer rates and liming requirements of irrigated rice, based on information entered by the user. The system takes various factors that regulate the crop response to fertilization into account. A final report is established with the graphical representation of input management over time.(AU)

As recomendações de adubação para a cultura do arroz irrigado no Rio Grande do Sul vêm passando por constante evolução ao longo dos anos. Com isso, fatores como o ciclo de desenvolvimento das variedades e a época de semeadura podem ter influência sobre o potencial de resposta à adubação. Nesse sentido, ferramentas computacionais que consideram esses e outros aspectos importantes podem potencializar a resposta do arroz à adubação. Objetivou-se com este trabalho descrever o programa computacional "Adubarroz". Esse software fornece a recomendação de adubação e calagem para o arroz, a partir das informações fornecidas pelo usuário. O sistema considera diversos fatores que regulam a resposta à adubação, gerando um relatório final com expressão gráfica do manejo dos insumos no tempo.(AU)

Guaiaca a software tool for supporting the use of scientific applications designed for data analysis part I: execution assistant / Guaiaca uma ferramenta de apoio ao uso de aplicativos científicos destinados a análises de dados parte I: assistente de execução

The aim of this work is to develop a software tool that provides a user-friendly graphical interface of generic and configurable design in order to ease the researchers tasks in data manipulation and analysis. Two primary targets have influenced the design: data preparation for analysis in animal breeding programs and usability increase for those applications that perform important analysis methods, but interact with users only through text files and command lines. The Guaiaca tool was designed as a utility belt in the form of two integrated assistants, and it can be combined with multiple analysis applications. This tool offers facilities to: (a) collect, manipulate, and reorganize data; (b) organize, register, and retrieve analyses through descriptors; and (c) prepare and activate analysis processes. Guaiacas Execution Assistant module is described in this paper, where is also emphasized the parameters to configure, the main data structures to maintain, and the form of the relationship between its generic interface and combined analysis applications. The generic interface has been customized and validated for the peculiarities of two applications, WOMBAT (mixed models) and INTERGEN (Bayesian models). Several data analyses were performed with the interface support to prove its generality and ease of installation, configuration and operation. Data sets from 5,726 quails in

O objetivo deste trabalho foi desenvolver uma ferramenta de software com interface gráfica amigável, genérica e configurável, para facilitar pesquisadores na organização e gerenciamento das atividades de manipulação e análises de dados. A concepção foi baseada nas características de dois focos principais: a preparação de dados para análises em pesquisas de melhoramento genético de animais e o incremento da usabilidade para aplicativos que implementam importantes métodos de análises, mas interagem com o usuário via arquivos de texto e linha de comando. A ferramenta Guaiaca foi modelada como um cinto de utilidades e desenvolvida na forma de dois assistentes integrados. Pode ser combinada com múltiplos aplicativos executores de análises. Oferece facilidades para: coleta, manipulação e reorganização de dados; organização, catalogação e recuperação de análises via descritores; ativação de processos de análise. Apresenta-se uma descrição sobre o Assistente de Execução destacando os parâmetros configuráveis, as estruturas de dados mantidas e a forma de relacionamento entre a interface genérica e os aplicativos de análise combinados. A personalização de sua interface foi testada para peculiaridades dos aplicativos WOMBAT (modelos mistos) e INTERGEN (modelos bayesianos). Foram realizadas diversas análises para comprovar sua generalidade e facilidade de instalação, configuração e opera

Web-based management system of the laboratory animal facility of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Institute of Chemistry of the University of São Paulo / Sistema web de gerenciamento do biotério da Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas e Instituto de Química da USP

The Animal Unit of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Institute of Chemistry of the University of São Paulo is jointly managed by these two institutions. With the aim of assuring a better management of the procedures involving laboratory animals in terms of ethical and well-being aspects and taking into consideration the 3Rs (Replace, Reduce and Refine) Principles, the Animal Unit management format was improved. For that, a web-based management system was developed to promote interaction between sections and procedure reliability. The system was developed by a programmer in close collaboration with the Animal Unit management in order to comply with its specific requirements. The system was designed based on tools that allowed optimization of the activities and needs of our procedures. This management and control allow allocation of data of the Animal Unit and its researchers, improving procedures and work flow. We show in this study details on tolls of the system, its features and future applications. Each system´s module development was based on close interaction between the developer and sector specialists and this was key for the outcome. After the system implementation, the software is being constantly adapted to reflect daily activities, new requirements as well as to comply with the legislation on work with laboratory animals.

O Biotério da Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas e do Instituto de Química da Universidade de São Paulo possui uma gestão compartilhada entre as duas unidades. Com o objetivo de garantir uma melhor gestão nos procedimentos envolvendo o uso de animais de Laboratório, visando à ética e o bem-estar animal, e respeitando os Princípios dos 3 Rs (Replace, Reduce and Refine), houve a necessidade de aprimorar o formato de gestão até então utilizado no Biotério. Com isso, visando aprimorar, informatizar e criar uma dinâmica de trabalho houve a necessidade da implantação de um sistema web de gestão para a interação entre as seções e confiabilidade nos trabalhos realizados. O sistema foi desenvolvido por um programador em contato direto com a equipe gestora do Biotério para que pudesse atender as necessidades específicas do local. Este controle e gerenciamento permite alocar dados relativos ao Biotério e pesquisadores de forma direcionada, para as demandas e atividades, facilitando e otimizando os trabalhos e melhoria no fluxo de procedimentos. Demonstramos nesse trabalho, os detalhes destas ferramentas do sistema, suas funcionalidades e o que o sistema ainda permite desenvolvimento. Uma vez implantado o sistema, o programa está em constante adaptação, visando à adequação do software com alinhamento sobre as atividades desenvolvidas no dia-a-dia, bem como alterações e atendimento às normas e leis específicas para o trabalho consciente na utilização de animais de laboratório.

Avaliação de medidas morfoestruturais em equinos da raça quarto de milha utilizando análises de imagens / Evaluation morphostructural measures in horses of the Quarter horse Breed using image analysis

Objetivou-se avaliar técnicas de avaliação morfométrica por análise de imagem em equinos Quartode Milha, a fim de estimar sua viabilidade na rotina da equinocultura brasileira. Foram avaliados 18 animais adultos de ambos os sexos da raça Quarto de Milha. Foram utilizadas três técnicas diferentes: avaliação morfométrica tradicional, avaliação morfométrica por análise de imagens através de software (ImageJ®) sem adesivos reflexivos e avaliação morfométrica por análise de imagens através de software (ImageJ®) com adesivos reflexivos. As medidas corporais foram obtidas foram altura de cernelha (AC), altura de garupa (AG), comprimento corporal (CC), comprimento do pescoço até a cernelha (CPC), comprimento do pescoço até a escápula (CPE), comprimento dorso-lombar (CL), comprimento de garupa (CG), comprimento torácico (CT), comprimento de escápula (ESC), comprimento de úmero (UME), comprimento de rádio/ulna (R/U), comprimento de metacarpo (ME). Para comparação das metodologias foram utilizados o teste de Dunnet a 5% de probabilidade GLM, a correlação entre as metodologias foi avaliada pelo procedimento CORR (StatisticalAnalysis System, versão 9.3), bem como sua acurácia e precisão e análises por variáveis canônicas e deagrupamento pelos métodos de otimização de Tocher. Medidas morfométricas relacionadas com a altura doanimal não diferiram (P > 0,05) entre as metodologias avaliadas. Os dados referentes à acurácia e precisão da avaliação morfométrica por imagens apresentaram um elevado grau de proximidade com o observado pela técnica tradicional. O software ImageJ® pode ser utilizado como técnica alternativa de avaliação morfométrica de equinos da raça Quarto-de-milha

Objective was to evaluate morphometric evaluation techniques by image analysis in horses Quarter Horse breed in order to assess its feasibility in routine Brazilian Equine. We evaluating 18 adult animals of both sexes of bred Quarter Horse. Three different techniques were used: traditional morphometric analysis, morphometric evaluation by image analysis without reflexives adhesives (software ImageJ®) and morphometric evaluation by image analysis with reflexives adhesives (software ImageJ®). Evaluations of body measurements were the withers height (HW), rump height (RH), body length (BL), neck to the withers length (NWL), neck toscapula length (NSL), dorsolumbar length (DL), rump length (RL), thoracic length (TL), scapula length (SL),humerus length (HL), radio/ulna length (R/U) pastern length (PL). To compare the methodology we used the Dunnett test at 5% of probability using PROC GLM, the correlation between the methodologies was evaluated by the CORR procedure (Statistical Analysis System, version 9.3), as well as their accuracy and precision and analysis by canonical variables and cluster analysis by Torcher method. Morphometric measurements related with the height of the animal showed no statistical differences (P > 0.05) among the evaluation methodology.However the measures BL, NWL, NSL, SL, HL, R/U and PL presented statistical differences between the evaluation methodology. Data referring to accuracy and precision of morphometric evaluation by images presented a large degree of proximity to the observed by the traditional technique. The ImageJ® software can be used as alternative technique of morphometric evaluation of equine Quarter Horse breed