This work aimed to compare Lotus spp. cultivars with different growth habits (L. corniculatus: cv. São Gabriel, semi-erect, cv. ARS2620, prostrate, and L. uliginosus: cv. Maku, decumbent), submitted to different height (4 – 8 cm) and cutting frequencies (15 d and 30 d), between the 95th and 233rd days old, grown in pot. Greater DM production (g. plant-1 of DM) was obtained under monthly cutting at 8 cm (Maku = 13.3; S. Gabriel = 11.5; ARS2620 = 7.3). Maku surpassed […]

This study was carried out to evaluate effects of phytase (0, 1,000, and 2,000 uf/kg) on apparent P availability of five energetic feeds (corn, extruded corn, wheat meal, rice meal and low-tannin sorghum) and five protein feeds (extruded soy, soybean meal, sunflower meal, cottonseed meal and corn gluten) using a purified diet as control. One hundred (100.00 ± 5.00 g) Nile tilapia juveniles (Oreochromis niloticus) were allotted to ten cages to allow feeding and fecal collection. For each feed and […]

The aim of this study was to estimate the heritability of stayability (HP) in Caracu cattle in order to evaluate its usage as a selection criterion for longevity. Stayability was defined as the probability of a cow to be producing in the herd at the ages of 48 (HP48), 60 (HP60) and 72 (HP72) months. Binary observations indicating failure (zero) or success (one) were assigned to records on 5487, 4947 and 4308 cows with at least two lactations at the […]

The experiment in a complete randomized design aimed to test the effect of two packing densities, 500 kg (medium) and 600 kg (high) of silage mass per cubic meter, on silage quality as compared to the original fresh material. Silages were prepared on May 18th, 2004 from a late season harvest of a maize crop at the half milky half dough kernel stage. Chopped materials with 1.2 cm theoretical particle size were packed manually in 30 liters mini-silos, in four […]

Two experiments were conducted to evaluate dietary levels of crude protein (CP) and digestible lysine (LYSD) on the performance and nitrogen (N) excretion of piglets in the initial phase. In experiment 1, 80 barrows and females (initial weight of the 9.1 kg ± 1.2 kg and final weight of the 21.5 ± 4.8 kg), crossbred (Landrace x Large White), were distributed to a randomized blocks in factorial scheme 2 x 4 (two levels of CP 16 and 18% – and […]

Economic values were calculated to evaluate the economic importance of possible traits to be included in breeding goals, for different production systems of Nelore cattle. Two types of production systems (cow-calf and complete breeding cycles) were simulated for two types of herds. Herd 1 was defined as a nucleus herd (where selection was carried out and a percentage of animals were also raised for commercial purposes), with cow-calf (Cc), complete breeding cycle (Cbc) and complete breeding cycle with sales of […]

The objective was to study the effects of partial replacing of corn silage by corn gluten feed (CGF-21) dehydrated on milk production and composition of milk and in the blood parameters of dairy cows, beyond the economic evaluation. Inclusion levels of 0, 8 and 16% of CGF-21 (% DM) to the diets were evaluated. Thirty cows were used for study of milk production and composition and fifteen cows for blood parameters study. A 3 x 3 Latin Square experimental design […]

The winter forage species Black-oat (Avena strigosa Schreb.) cv. EMBRAPA 29 and triticale (X triticosecale Wittmack.) cv. IAC 3, were studied on three planting dates, April (4/21/2004), May (5/20/2004), and June (6/21/2004) in order to evaluate the technical viability of forage produced under harvest and grazing, in the Northern Region of Rio de Janeiro State. DM production was greater for the harvest system when planted in May, where Black-oat produced 2,317.48 kg DM/ha and triticale 2,128.30 kg DM/ha, compared to […]

The study was conducted in a representative native pasture area in the transition between the Serra do Sudeste and Depressão Central of RS. The main undesirable species were represented by: carqueja (Baccharis trimera (Less.) DC.), caraguatá (Eryngium horridum (Spreng.) Less.) and alecrim (Vernonia nudiflora Less). It was evaluated the initial effect (until 60 days after application) of two methods of controlling undesirable plants on forage production, vegetation dynamics, and control efficiency: T1 – without control (control, SC), T2 – mechanical […]

Data consisting of 263.390 test day records (PDC) of 32.448 first lactation Holstein cows were used to compare three random regression test-day models (RR), a repeatability test-day model (RM) and a 305-d lactation model (P305) for breeding value (EBV) prediction of milk yield. One RR model used the logarithmic function of Ali & Schaeffer (AS) and the other two models used the exponential Wilmink function in its standard form (W) and a modified form (W*). The required covariance parameters were […]