The objectives of this work were to validate the predictions based on the estimates of the ruminal nutrient dynamics and on the microbial growth in the rumen, using equations of the Cornell Submodel system relative to the gastrintestinal tract. Four Holstein – Zebu steers, with 300 kg live weight, rumen and abomasal cannulated were allotted to 4×4 latin square design. The experimental animals received sugar cane based diets, supplemented with two nitrogen sources (urea or poultry litter) and two yeast […]

This work had as objective to evaluate the chemical composition alteration in the nitrogen and carbohydrate fractions, to estimate the digestion rate of fiber carbohydrates (FC) and non-fiber carbohydrates (NFC), to determine the in vitro dry matter digestibility (IVDMD) and to estimate the TDN of sorghum silage with different panicle proportions (0, 20 , 40, 60, 80 and 100%). The contents of dry matter (DM), crude protein (CP), ether extract (EE), ash, neutral detergent fiber (NDF), nitrogen fractions: NPN, B1+B2, […]

Ruminal fermentation parameters of diets containing high moisture sorghum silage in replacement of high moisture corn silage were studied in 12 dry cows (584 kg of BW). A completely randomized design was used with three treatments: high moisture sorghum silage replacing high moisture corn silage at levels of 0, 50, and 100%. Diets contained high moisture corn or sorghum silages, extruded soybean, urea, oat hay (Avena sativa sp.), mineral supplement and monensin. The trial extended for 21 days, the last […]

The objective of the present experiment was to evaluate the effect of three different dietary levels of cation-anion balance (DCAB) (+122.1; -8.8; and -110.4 mEq/kg DM) offered for four weeks to groups 1, 2 and 3, respectively, on the plasma levels of ionized calcium (iCa) and total calcium (tCa), the incidence of subclinic hypocalcemia and the urine pH. Twenty-one Holstein cows were assigned to a split plot in time design with seven replications; DCAB was effects in the main plot, […]

Sixty four uncastrated males from zebu breeds Gyr, Guzerat, Mocho de Tabapuã and Nellore were used. The animals from each breed were divided into five groups (categories). One group was ramdomly assigned to immediate slaughter, three groups were full-fed a ration containing 50% concentrate, dry matter basis until reaching the slaughter weights of 405, 450 and 500 kg, respectively (group I, II and III). The fifth group was fed a restricted amount of the same ration to supply levels of […]

It was carried out an experiment with goats Saanen, on the first lactation, with 50 kg of body weight, housed in individual stalls of 3 m², to evaluate the effect of substitution of soybean meal (SM) protein by the protein from the corn gluten flour (CGF), in the milk production, milk composition, voluntary intake and plasmatic urea. The experimental design was the triple Latin square 4×4, with four periods of 21 days, being 14 days of adaptation to the diet […]

The objective of this study was the evaluation of the effects of grain processing (steam-rolled vs. steam-flaked) and monensin on ruminal parameters. Sixteen Holstein calves were ruminally canulated with 3 to 5 days of life, and utilized on a completely randomized design block with a 2 x 2 factorial arrangement. The animals received concentrate ad libitum up to 2 kg/d, plus 4 L/d of milk. Calves had free access to water. After weaning at the eight weeks of life, calves […]

The potential of the semi-automated in vitro gas production technique was evaluated by incubation of four hybrids of sorghum (BR700, BR701, BR601 and AG2002). The results of this experiment (in vitro dry matter digestibility, DMD) were compared with the apparent in vivo digestibility. The relationship between the dry matter digestibility obtained by the gas production technique after 96 hours of incubation and the apparent dry matter digestibility in vivo was demonstrated by the equation: in vivo digestibility (g/kg) = 0.46 […]

The rumen fermentative characteristics of Nelore steers grazing Brachiaria Brizantha pastures (Teste), or supplemented during the dry season (Seca), dry and wet seasons (Ano) or with free access to a Leucaena bank (Banco), in a randomized block design with four replications, were evaluated. The dry season supplement had 46.9% CP, 70% rumen degradable, and the wet season supplement, 43.9%CP, 60% degradable. Rumen liquor was collected on August, November, February and May. The molar proportions of propionic acid in the supplemented […]

The objectives of this work were to determine the chemical composition, the potentialy degradable fraction of NDF (B2) and undegradable fraction (C) and to estimate the ruminal fill of sugar cane with different cycles of production (early and intermediate), in three cut times (426, 487 and 549 days). The laboratorial analysis consisted in dry matter (DM), organic matter, ash, crude protein (CP), ether extract, lignin, neutral detergent fiber (NDF), neutral detergent fiber corrected for ash and protein, acid detergent fiber […]