The reproductive and productive behaviour of Santa Inês ewes were evaluated as a function of supplementation in different stages of pregnancy, where NS = pasture during the day and cassava bagasse during the night over the breeding season and pregnancy, S46 = NS plus supplement (soybean hulls) from the 46th day after the beginning of the breeding season until the birth and S100 = NS plus supplement (soybean hulls) from the 100th day after the beginning of the breeding season […]

In an italian ryegrass pasture under continuous stocking with sheep, biomass flows were estimated from 2 to 20 October 1999. Treatments corresponded to four different sward heights (5, 10, 15 and 20 cm) maintained by variable stocking. The experimental design was the randomized complete block design with three replicates. The fluxes were defined by morphogenetic and structural variables obtained from measurements performed on marked tillers. During the period in which the intended sward heights were established, significant effects in sward […]

Thirty three lambs of Bergamácia and Santa Inês the breeds were individually confined for a period of 75 days with the objective to evaluate the influence of breed and the viability of the use of swine wastes as part of the diet on the intake and performance of lambs. Two types of wastes were used: Bijú (Wastes obtained through the scratching and sweeping of the floor of the growth and termination stalls) and the Dry Sifted Wastes – DSW (Wastes […]

The objective of this work was evaluate the apparent and true ileal digestibility of aminoacids feedstuffs, using the technique of simple canula T, with swines. Were used eight barrows canulated (Landrace x Large White). The feedstuffs evaluated were rice broked, low tanine sorghum, wheat bran, millet, brewer yeast and sugar cane yeast. The diets with rice broked, sorghum, wheat bran, millet as protein source were formulated to provide 7% of crude protein and the others diets with brewer’s and sugar […]

Records on 6,674 Nellore cattle weight, born from 1975 to 1990 in two farms located in Paraiba State were used to study environmental effects and to estimate genetic parameters for average daily gains from birth to 205 days, from 205 to 365 days and from 365 to 550 days. The SAS® program was used to study the environmental effects. The model included the random effect of sire and the fixed effects of year-month-sex, farm and age of the cow at […]

The present study evaluated the effects of alternating food restriction and refeeding cycles on the growth of pacu, during the growout phase and the viability of this practice in the commercial production of the species. Juvenile fish were distributed in 3 tanks and submitted to different feeding strategies: group A (fed ad libitum daily), B (food restricted to 4 weeks and refed for 9 weeks) and C (food restricted to 6 weeks and refed for 7 weeks) totalizing 13 weeks […]

The experiment was carried out from January to July 1996 to evaluate the growth of three forage species (Brachiaria decumbens, Brachiaria mutica and Setaria anceps) cultivated in vases, under two handling situations (with and without being cut before the treatments) and in six different conditions (10, 20 and 30 days, with and without flooding). In order to perform the growth evaluations, the production of leaves, stem and dead material dry matter were analyzed in two cuts referring to the first […]

An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of five concentrate levels as dry matter basis (25.0, 37.5, 50.0, 62.5 and 75.0%) and two diet balance methods on the digestive tract, internal organs weight and gastrointestinal fill of 45 crossbred F1 Limousin x Nelore young bulls, averaging 14 months of age and initial live weight of 330 kg. One diet balance method was almost isoprotein with 12% of crude protein and the other was attempted to attend the metabolizable protein […]

Weight data of 205 (205W), 365 (365W) and 550 (550W) days old of Guzerá herds raised on Paraíba State from 1975 to 1990 were analysed. Genetic and maternal effects were estimated by Restricted Maximum Likelihood method (REML). It was used an animal model with fixed effects of year-month-sex, farm and age of dam at calving (linear and quadratic). The general means for 205W, 365W and 550W were respectively 141.85 ± 28.67 kg, 199.08 ± 48.43 kg and 252.32 ± 64.90 […]

Weight records at 205 (205W), 365 (365W) and 550 (550W) days of age of three Nellore herds raised in Paraíba State from 1975 to 1990, were used in the analyses. Genetic and maternal effects were estimated with the restricted maximum likelihood method, assuming an animal model. There were included the fixed effects of year-month-sex and farm. The linear and quadratic effects of age of dam at calving were included in the model as covariables. The least squares means and respective […]