The objective of this experiment was to evaluate the effects of adding cassava scrapings on gas and effluent losses, dry matter recovery, pH, contents of N-NH3, organic acids and volatile fatty acids and the bromatological composition of elephant grass silages. It was used a randomized complete design, with four levels of cassava scrapings (0, 7, 15 or 30% natural matter) each one with four replications per level. The grass was cut at 50 days of regrowth and ensiled in 15-L […]

To keep the position in being a world-wide exporter of chicken meat, Brazil must meet international quality standards, always seeking alternative resources of improvement, without increasing production costs, including litter quality, requirements of animal welfare and environment affairs, such as the use and reuse of broiler litter. Researches are performed in the areas of animal welfare, environment, animal behavior and use of modern climatization technology improving the quality of the environment created to raise broilers, also trying to reduce the […]

Two experiments were accomplished with the objective to evaluate the in vitro efficiency of the propolis extract to inhibit the gas production from ruminal fermentation of different feeds. In the first experiment, 100 mg of ground brachiaria dry matter hay was incubated, in absence (0.2 mL of alcoholic solution at 70.0% in water) or presence of 0.2 mL of propolis extract (extraction of 3 g of propolis in triturated stone for each 10 mL of alcohol at 70%, for ten […]