ABSTRACT This study investigated the effects of different beak trimming methods on the development, hematological parameters, cloacal temperature, beak length, egg quality, and laying performance of laying hens from 1 to 31 weeks of age. Nine hundred Lohmann White LSL-Lite laying hens were randomly assigned to three treatments based on beak trimming methods: infrared radiation, hot blade straight cut, and hot blade V-cut. Laying hens subjected to the hot blade V-cut method had lower feed intake, body weight gain, laying […]

The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of light intensity on the feed training of juvenile giant trahiras (Hoplias lacerdae). A completely randomized design with four light treatments and three replicates was used, and the following light intensities were tested: 204.9; 177.58; 54.64 and 0.00 lux. Juvenile giant trahiras (length = 3.0 ± 0.4 cm and weight = 0.5 ± 0.05 g) were stocked at 6 fish L-1 in 12 rectangular tanks (24 × 20 × 14 […]

The objective of this work was to evaluate suplemenation of vitamin C during feed training of giant trahira fingerlings. An experiment was established in a complete random design with seven treatments (0.0, 17.5, 52.5, 87.5, 122.5, 175.0 and 350.0 mg vitamin C/kg diet) and four repetitions. Giant trahira fingerlings (2.8 ± 0.2 cm) were distributed in 6-L aquaria at the density of 6 fish/L. A basal diet was formulated with 44.0% of crude protein and vitamin C and bovine heart […]

The objective of this work was the development of larviculture handling technics to rear trairao in slightly saline freshwater, with Artemia nauplii as live food. At the beginning of exogenous feeding, eight days after hatching, trairao larvae were counted and stocked in twelve 1.5-L vessels, equipped with aeration, at 10 larvae/L density. The vessels were distributed in three 130-L tanks filled with controlled temperature water (29.5ºC). The tanks were covered with black plastic to keep the environment dark, and uncovered […]