With the objective to compare two technological options of climatization for the production of broilers, in the city of Rio Claro-São Paulo state, an experiment was carried out in two commercial sheds of a farm, being one with system of ventilation and nebulization and 13 birds m-2 (G1) and the other with system of ventilation composed of tunnel of exhaust fans and pump of nebulization and with 18 birds m-2 (G2). The period of the experiment was 14 months with complete analysis of five lots of creation in different seasons of the year, where the variable related to energy efficiency, thermal comfort and productive indices were analyzed. It was observed that the two sheds presented similar values of thermal comfort and animal productivity. In relation to the consumption of electrical energy, G2 presented higher values than G1, however with chicken production 38% more than G1. The indices of energy efficiency had been low, demonstrating the possibilities for adoption of measures for conservation and rationalization of electrical energy.
aviculture; electrical energy; thermal comfort
