The objective of this experiment was to use n-alkane to estimate accurately and precisely the botanical composition of dietary forage in sheep fed different proportions of Arachis pintoi Koprov & Gregory cv. Amarillo and Brachiaria decumbens Stapf (0, 15, 30, 45 e 60% of Arachis pintoi). Twenty lambs were used in a completely randomized design with 10 days for diet adaptation and 5 days for fecal collection. Both fecal composites and hay samples were analyzed for n-alkane concentration. Dietary forage […]

The objective of this trial was to evaluate performance and nutrient intake and digestibility in feedlot Morada Nova hair sheep fed increasing levels of dietary concentrate. Thirty-two castratated Morada Nova sheep averaging 8.11 ± 1.15 months of age and 19.67 ± 2.97 kg of body weight (BW) at the beginning of the study were used in this trial. Animals were slaughtered with 30.0 kg of BW and fed diets with the following concentrate levels: 20, 40, 60 or 80%. A […]

The objective of this trial was to evaluate the effect of replacing Tifton hay and corn with forage cactus (Opuntia ficus indica Mill ) on milk production and composition and milk fatty acid profile in lactating Holstein cows. Animals averaged 583 ± 7.07 kg of body weight in the beginning of the trial and were fed diets containing (% of DM): 0, 12.0, 25.0, 38.0 or 51.0% of forage cactus. Five Holstein cows were randomly assigned to treatments in a […]

This work aimed to evaluate the effect of the cutting height (10 cm and 20 cm) and cutting interval (30 days and 45 days) on the seed production of dallisgrass cultivated under field conditions. Plants were cut between September/2003 and June/2004, nine and six times, for the 30 d and 45 d cutting interval, respectively. Seed harvests were performed on 19/11/2004 (44 g of seeds/row) and 17/12/2004 (15.8 g of seeds/row). There was significant effect of the cutting management in […]

The objective of this study was to estimate heritability of scrotal circumference at 12 months of age (SC12), age (AFC) and weight (WFC) at first calving and genetic correlations between each of these traits and the following growth traits: weight at birth (BW), weaning (WW), twelve (W12) and eighteen (W18) months of age, weight gain from birth to weaning (DGBW) and from birth to eighteen (DGB18) months of age, days to 175 kg from birth to weaning (D175 = 175/DGBW) […]

This experiment was carried out to evaluate the influence of different fertilization and cutting intensity combinations on morphogenic and productive characteristics of Panicum maximum Jaccq., cv. Tanzania in pots. Leaf appearance rate (LAR) and phyllochron were not influenced by cutting intensities. Plants fertilized with N, however, produced greater LAR and phyllochron, with 0.21, 0.20, and 0.19 leaf/day and 4.67, 5.03, and 5.43 day/leaf for N and K (NK), N and P (NP), and N, P and K (NPK) combinations, respectively. […]

Apparent digestibility coefficients of dry matter, crude protein, gross energy and ether extract from protein feeds: soybean meal and fish meal and from energy feeds: corn and wheat middlings were evaluated for Siamese fighting fish (Betta splendens). Adult female fish were stocked in cages and held in two fiberglass aquaria (30 fish/aquarium) for feeding and two aquaria for collect fecal samples, both with conic shape with 30L. The results of apparent digestibility coefficients for DM, CP, GE and EE were […]

This experiment was conduced to determine the level of CP with amino acid supplementation in diets to gilts under high environmental temperature in finishing phase. Thirty-five crossbreed gilts (Landrace x Large White) with an average initial weight of 60.3 kg were allotted in a randomized experimental design with five diets (17.3, 16, 14.7, 13.4, and 12.1% CP) seven replications and one animal by experimental unity. The experimental diets were supplied ad libitum until the end of the experiment when the […]

The objective of this trial was to evaluate the effect of replacing Tifton hay and corn with forage cactus (Opuntia ficus indica Mill ) on microbial protein synthesis and efficiency and N metabolism in lactating Holstein cows. Diets contained (% of DM): 0, 12.0, 25.0, 38.0, or 51.0%) of forage cactus. Five Holstein cows were randomly assigned to treatments in a 5 x 5 Latin square design. Each experimental period lasted 17 days with 10 days for diet adaptation and […]

Nine populations, with five replications each, were simulated for average daily gain (GMD1) assuming normal distribution, average 100, and different group sizes as well as standard deviations. Each replication was divided into three different sets of contemporary (CG) and progeny groups. The first set (I) was formed by 1,000 contemporary groups, 100 observations each and 10 progenies/sire. The second set (II) included 2,500 CG, 40 observations and 4 progenies/sire. The third set (III) consisted of 5,000 CG, 20 observations and […]