The objective of this work was to analyze the interrelations among weights and carcass measures of the longissimus lumborum muscle thickness and area, and of sternum tissue thickness, measured directly on carcass and by ultrasound scan. Measures were taken on live animals and after slaughter to develop models of multiple linear regression, to estimate the composition of shoulder blade, from selected variables in 89 kids of both genders and five breed groups, raised in feedlot system. The variables considered relevant […]

The purpose of this work was to characterize morphologically seventeen previously selected pigeon-pea lines that went, after selection, through processes of self pollination, selection and multiplication, to obtain pure lines. It also had the objectives of checking the efficiency of the descriptors and describing its vegetative cycle. It was possible to perform the description and to conclude that the seventeen lines have distinct characteristics and can easily be identified by these traits. The used descriptors could properly perform this task […]

This work aimed to characterize an elephantgrass collection (Pennisetum purpureum Schum.) comprising 71 clones and selecting the best ones to be tested later under grazing conditions. It was carried out at Cedro Experimental Station – IPA, located in Vitória de Santo Antão, forest zone of Pernambuco State. The period of evaluation included both the raining and the dry season. Each clone was represented by a non-replicated plot of 10 m2. According to linear correlation analysis, the more productive clones also […]