The objective of this work was to evaluate diets fed from 14 to 42 days of age on piglets performance and carcass composition. Twenty-eight crossbred litters (Landrace x Large White) were full fed four types of diets: two simple and two complex. In the weaning time, at 21 days of age, four animals (two barrows and two gilts) were transferred to a nursery and allotted to metallic cages, where they continued to be full fed with diets. Eight-four animals, 21 […]

The objective of this work was to evaluate, at 42 days of age, the productivity and economic performance, and the carcass and special cuts yield, in broiler chickens allotted to different quantitative feeding restriction programs applied in early age. A completely randomized design was used, in a 5 x 2 (feeding restriction program versus sex) factorial arrangement and five replicates with 20 birds per experimental unit. Feed intake and weight gain were reduced by the feed restriction programs, but feed: […]

The objective of this work was to evaluate the effects of the early-life qualitative feed restriction on the performance, gastrintestinal tract characteristics and carcass of broilers. A total of 975 one-d-old “Ross” broiler chicks, 15 plots with 30 males each and 15 plots with 35 females each, was allotted to a completely randomized design in a 5 x 2 (restriction forms x sex) factorial arrangement, with three replicates per treatment. The treatments were: 1- no dilution (control); 2 – dilution […]