The objective of this study was to evaluate the correlations between rainfall data and goat productive traits in Alpine X Gurgueia breeds goats, raised in a intensive regime in the Ocidental Cariri, a semi-arid microclime of Paraíba State, Brazil. Birth weight, milk production and mortality of kids to 90 days of age and rainfall data from the Carnauba Farm were used. The rainfall data were transformed in Logx. The birth weight, milk production and mortality correlated reasonably correlated with the […]

The objective of this trial was to evaluate performance (weight and weight gain), body measurements, feed conversion, and production costs of purebred (Alpine) and crossbred [½ Boer + ½ Alpine (½ BA) and ¾ Boer + ¼ Alpine (¾ BA)] goat kids at different ages (60, 90 and 120 days). Therefore, 41 kids in a feedlot system were used in this study. Data were submitted to analysis of variance using the Tukey test for comparison of means. No difference in […]

The objective of this work was to determine, through the genetic trend, the genetic progress of Charolais herds raised in the Rio Grande do Sul State, and the results utilized in programs of genetic improvement for this breed. The data were collected by PROMEBO (Beef Breeding Program) and the analyses were performed at the Animal Breeding Laboratory of the Animal Science Department of the Universidade Federal de Santa Maria. It was estimated the heritabilities (h²) and the breeding values (BV) […]

The objectives of this study were to determine the importance of the effects of age of dam (AoD), sex (S) and age of calf (AC), month of birth (M) and the interaction between age of dam and sex (AoD*S) on birth weight (BW) and 205 day adjusted gain from birth to weaning (AWG) of Angus cattle and to estimate correction factors for these effects. Data from 40,915 calves, of which 12,706 were weighed at birth, controlled by the Beef Cattle […]