It was recently proposed that the in vitro protein solubility is better to classify animal by-product meals (ABP) using pepsin concentration of .0002% than with higher concentrations. However on this concentration no reference value exists to express ABP quality based on protein solubility. The objective of this study was to obtain protein solubility values for poultry by-product meals (PBP), as model to ABP. Two PBP and casein (considered 100% soluble protein) were used as protein sources. All meals were autoclaved […]

The ammonia is a highly irritant gas which cause stress to the birds, leading to weight losses, or even their death. For that reason, there is a great interest on determining the amount of ammonia liberated from the litter, as well as the factors which influence the production of this substance, but most methods require expensive equipment or are relative complex. Therefore, the present work was idealized with the aim of develop and standardize a simple and unexpensive methodology, usefull […]

Milk production data of 19,151 lactations from 8,984 cows, daughters of 795 Gyr sires were used to genetically evaluate cows. Mixed model equation was used to predict sire-breeding values that were incorporated in the selection index of the cows. Besides the selection index, animal models were also used to predict the genetic value of the cows, using only the first lactation or up to five lactations per cow. The accuracies of the predictions obtained by cows breeding values, using the […]