This study was conducted to evaluate levels of digestible lysine for pigs at 30 to 60 kg kept under heat stress. It was used 70 castrated animals kept in environment at 30ºC and others 70 kept at 34ºC, distributed in a randomized block design, with five treatments (0.83, 0.93, 1.03, 1.13 and 1.23% digestible lysine), and seven repetitions with two animals per experimental unit. The daily weight gain of the animals kept at 30ºC increased up to 1.04% of digestible […]

This study was conducted to evaluate nutritional plans of digestible lysine for boars 67 to 165 days of age, immunocastrated at their 107 and 135 days. Two hundred and forty animals, with initial body weight of 27.73 ± 1.57 kg, were sorted in a randomized block design with four nutritional plans of digestible lysine for immunocastrated pigs (0.9-0.8-0.7; 1.0-0.9-0.8; 1.1-1.0-0.9 and 1.2-1.1-1.0%, respectively from 67 to 107 days, from 108 to 135 days and 136 to 165 days) with four […]

This study was developed to evaluate the performance and carcass composition of tambatinga fingerlings, with initial weight of 6.521 ± 0.300 g, fed with isocaloric, isocalcic and isophosphoric diets (40, 37, 34, 31 and 28% of CP). Fish were cultivated for forty days in polyethylene tanks, with water recirculation system. Fishes were weighed at the beginning and at the end of the trial and the data were used for evaluation of weight gain, feed intake, apparent feed conversion, index of […]

In this work, linear body measures were taken and production indices calculated for 100 Cuban Creole goats and 100 crossbred goats in order to aid in the characterization of animal genetic resources in Cuba. Low variation was found for all indices of the Creole goats, showing homogeneity between the groups of animals studied. Most of the functional indices are related to the milk biotype which is in agreement the possible origin of the breed from animals of the Iberian Peninsula […]

The objective was to establish the thermal comfort zone for Santa Ines sheep by comparing the physiological responses at different options of temperatures in bioclimatic chamber. The experiment lasted 71 days and was conducted with the use of seven Santa Ines lambs per treatment. The treatments were temperature ranges of 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 and 40ºC with tree replicates (exposure days) and a five-day interval. The experimental design was completely randomized. Meteorological data collected were: dry bulb temperature; […]

The objective of this work was to evaluate the effects of different chemical forms of nitrogenous compounds (protein and non-protein) and carbohydrates (starch and soluble fiber) on intake, digestibility, and ruminal synthesis of microbial protein in cattle supplemented during rainy season. It was used five crossbred Holstein × Zebu steers, with average initial body weight of 211 ± 35 kg and fistulated in the rumen and abomasum. The treatments were: control (only pasture), and supplements based on corn + soybean […]

The experiment was carried out with the objective of evaluating attributes of pearl millet (Pennisetum americanum) and Alexander grass (Urochloa plantaginea) pastures and to relate them with ingestive behavior of beef heifers. The experimental design was complete randomized, with repeated measures over time, with two treatments and two area replications. Grazing method was continuos stocking and variable number of animals to keep canopy height at 40 cm. Mass of leaf blade, stem and dead material, forage accumulation rate, leaf/stem ratio, […]

The objective of this experiment was to evaluate the effects of dietary crude protein (CP) level reduction of ration formulated according to ideal protein concept and with supplementation of industrial amino acids on the performance and yield of noble cuts of broilers from 22 to 42 days of age kept under thermoneutral conditions. It was used 280 “Cobb” male broilers with initial weight of 856 ± 6.48 g, distributed in a completely randomized experimental design, with five treatments (21.6; 20.6; […]

The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of crossings between sheep breeds on the intrinsic quality of leather. It was used the skins of 36 lambs (18 females and 18 males), resulting from crosses between ewes of a native breed from the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul and rams of the same native breed as well as the Texel and Santa Inês genetic groups. The animals were raised in confinement until slaughter weight, from 28 […]

In order to evaluate the use of oilseeds in the diet of goat kids, two experiments were performed. Experimental treatments consisted of four different total mixed diets, all containing oat hay, ground corn, soybean meal and mineral supplement, and differing in oilseeds inclusion (dry matter basis), according to the treatments: 1) control (without oilseeds), 2) diet containing 7.87% flaxseed, 3) diet with 7.30% sunflower seed, and 4) diet containing 8.00% canola. In the first experiment (to evaluate the performance), 28 […]