Body composition of 42 crossbreed bulls ¼ B. indicus x ¾ B. taurus of either Continental (Guelbvieh) or British (Shorthorn) paternal breed and Caracu x Nelore cows (9 months old and initial empty body weight of 243 kg), were evaluated. Six animals were slaughtered after the adaptation period to obtain the initial body composition. The other 36 animals were fed diets formulated with 9, 15 and 21% of sugar cane bagasse in natura (BIN) and concentrated. There were no significant […]

This experiment was conducted to evaluate the levels of total threonine in diets for gilts from 30 to 60 kg of live weight. Forty females, with initial average weight of 29.2 ± 1.4 kg, were used in an experimental design of randomized blocks, with five treatments (0.60; 0.65; 0.70; 0.75 and 0.80% of total threonine), four replications and two animals per experimental unit. The basal diet with 18% of crude protein and 0.928% of total lysine, attended the requirements of […]

This experiment was conducted to evaluate levels of crude protein (CP) for gilts in growing phase, maintained under thermal comfort. The internal temperature at room was kept during the experimental period in 21.3 ± 0.53°C with relative humidity of 70.5 ± 5.11%. The calculated black globe humidity index (BGHI) in this period was 68.7 ± 0.93. Forty crossbred gilts with average initial weight of 29.4 ± 1.42 kg were used in an experimental design of randomized blocks with five treatments […]

This experiment was conducted to evaluate levels of crude protein (CP) for growing gilts, under high temperature environment. The internal temperature at room was maintained at 30.7 ± 0.61°C, with relative humidity of 66.4 ± 7.7%, and the calculated black globe humidity index (BGHI) in period was of 81.1 ± 1.36. Forty crossbred gilts, with average initial weight of 29.7 ± 1.60 kg, were allotted to an experimental design of randomized blocks with five treatments (16, 17, 18, 19 and […]

Thirty Canchim cows, averaged 471 kg of body weight and 50 months old, were fed with supplement during the dry season of 1998, in order to evaluate the precision of the predicted performance for different systems of diet evaluation. The supplements were composed of corn silage, corn grain, citrus pulp, cottonseed meal, soybean meal and whole soybean, in agreement with the recommendations of the Metabolizable Protein System (MP); Cornell Net Carbohydrate and Protein System (CNCPS); and Intestine Digestible Protein System […]

Thirty Nellore bulls, averaging 20 months of age and 330 kg, were used to evaluate the effects of concentrate inclusion on the liquid and dietary requirements of calcium (Ca), phosphorus (P), magnesium (Mg) and potassium (K). After a period of adaptation (40 days), five animals were slaughtered as reference and the 25 remaining were allotted to five treatments (25.0, 37.5, 50.0, 62.5, and 75.0% of concentrate, in DM), in a completely randomized design, with five replicates. The slaughter weight was […]

This work was carried out to compile data of two experiments (I and II) of energy and protein requirements, to enlarge the available information on nutritional requirements of bovine in national level. In the experiment I, 30 Nellore bulls were used and in the experiment II, 29 F1 Simental x Nellore bulls were used. In the both experiments, the animals were fed diets with 25, 37.5, 50, 62.5, and 75% of concentrate. The methodologies and the procedures were standardized and […]

Fifteen male castrated sheep were used during a period of 22 days to determine the bromatological composition, intake and in vivo digestibility of diets with increasing levels (0, 50 and 100%) of “catingueira” hay (CH). A completely randomized experimental design with three treatment and five replications was used. “Catingueira” hay presented a 91.5% dry matter (DM), 93.89% organic matter (OM), 11.25% crude protein (CP), 4.31% ether extract (EE), 45.47% neutral detergent fiber (NDF), 37.08% acid detergent fiber (ADF), 8.39% hemicellulose […]

The objective of this experiment was to estimate the dietary phosphorus requirement (P) for maintenance of kid goats in the growth phase by the endogenous loss method and comparative slaughter technique. Twenty-one males, average 18 kg LW, were used. From those, three were slaughtered at the beginning of the experiment, as reference, and the remaining 18 animals were fed isocaloric and isoproteic diets in a completely randomized design with 3×2 factorial arrangement (level of dietary P [0.12, 0.21 and 0.29% […]

Two experiments were carried out to determine the sodium (Na+) and chloride (Cl–) requirements for broilers in the pre-initial phase (1 to 7 days of age) and the best electrolyte balance of the diet. In each experiment 1500 broilers from Cobb strain were allotted to a completely randonmized design with six treatments, five replicates and 50 birds per experimental unit. The treatments used in the two experiments consisted of diets with levels on 0.10, 0.15, 0.20, 0.25, 0.30 and 0.35% […]