This study was carried out to evaluate the energy levels in the diet to obtain better performance rates and quality of eggs from laying hens in the second production cycle. One hundred and eighty Bovans Goldline laying hens with 62 weeks of age were used during four 28-day periods. A completely randomized experimental design was used with four metabolizable energy levels (2,650, 2,725, 2,800, 2,875 and 2,950 kcal/kg), each with six replicates of six birds. The energy level of diet […]

An experiment was conducted to evaluate the influence of two vitamin D sources and three vitamin C levels on performance, internal and external egg quality, and bone strength characteristics. In addition, the total and ionic blood calcium concentrations, bone ash and calcium were determined. Two hundred and eighty eight 23-week-old ISA Babcock B-300® laying hens were used during the 12-week study in a 2 × 3 factorial arrangement: vitamin D sources (cholecalciferol and 25-hydroxycholecalciferol – 25(OH)D3) and vitamin C levels […]

One thousand and fifteen commercial male broilers from 37 to 49 days of age were used to evaluate different digestible lysine levels. A completely randomized trial was used, with five treatments (0.90, 0.95, 1.00, 1.05 and 1.10% of digestible lysine, respectively), seven repetitions and 35 experimental units, with 29 birds each. Lysine levels were added in isoenergetic (3,250 kcal of ME/kg) and isoproteic (18% of CP) corn and soy meal rations. Weight gain, feed intake, feed:gain ratio, carcass characteristics and […]

This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of the supplementation of enzymatic complexes on the performance and carcass characteristics of broiler chickens from both sexes. Five diets were evaluated: positive control diet based on corn and soybean meal with meat and bone meal without enzyme; negative control diet formulated with 3% less of metabolizable energy; negative control + 0.05% of complex A (600 U/g of xylanase, 8000 U/g of amylase and 800 U/g of protease); negative control + 0.04% […]

Two experiments were carried out to determine the nutritional value of the dried egg (DEGG), and the effect of the post-starvation hatching time (PSHT) and the inclusion of dried egg powder in the diet of broiler chicks. In experiment 1, 120 male Ross-308 broiler chicks were housed according to a completely randomized design into three treatments and five repetitions of eight birds each. Excreta collection was daily performed from 24 to 29 days of age in the morning and afternoon. […]

One hundred ninety two swine were used in a trial to assess the relative bioavailability of phosphorus (RBP) in six phosphate sources. Phosphates were three feed grade phosphates (FP), two made in Brasil, and one USA made, and three rock phosphate samples (RP) originated from two mines sites in Brasil, and one mine site in Israel. Levels of calcium, phosphorus and fluorine in RP were 29, 12 and 1.7% (RP source 1), 33, 14 and 1.4% (RP source 2), and […]

Two experiments were carried out to evaluate the effect of five digestible threonine:lysine ratios (TL) on the nitrogen balance of growing pigs and five levels of net energy (NE) on growing-finishing pigs performance. In the first experiment, 15 high-lean commercial crossbred barrows, with initial weight of 37.0 ± 2.6 kg, were allotted to a completely randomized design, with five diets (digestible threonine:lysine ratio of 0.574, 0.624, 0.673, 0.722, and 0.772, in low protein diets, 14.7%) and three replications. Absorbed crude […]

The objective of this work was to evaluate weight gain and carcass characteristics Nellore cattle, castrated or non-castrated, finished in confinement. It was used Thirty six animals with 24 months old and initial 445.30 kg BW (non-castrated) or 449.57 kg BW (castrated at 400 kg BW). The animals were slaughtered at 50 days of confinement, when reached 516.30 kg BW (non-castrated) and 506.86 kg BW (castrated). Non-castrated animals did not have an increase in final BW, but showed higher weight […]

Eighty barrows, commercial hybrids of high genetic potential for lean meat deposition in the carcass, were used to evaluate the effect digestible tryptophan levels for pigs from 97.0 ± 2.81 to 125.0 ± 3.31 kg. A randomized experimental block design was used, with five treatments (0.124; 0.133; 0.142, 0.151 and 0.160% of digestible tryptophan, corresponding to digestible lysine ratio of 16.5, 17.7, 18.9, 20.1 and 21.3%), each one with eight replications of two animals. Diets and water were supplied ad […]

The experiment was carried out to determine digestible methionine + cystine: digestible lysine (Met + Cys/Lys) ratio for barrows selected for deposition of lean meat in the carcass supplemented with ractopamine (RAC) in the finishing phase. Sixty-four barrows with 84.68 ± 1.34 kg BW was allotted to an experimental randomized block design, fed diets containing four Met + Cys/Lys ratio (0.54, 0.58, 0.62 and 0.66) supplemented with ractopamine, eight replications, during a period of 28 days. Met + Cys/Lys did […]