The effect of two genetic groups, Aberdeen angus (AA) and 50% Nellore x 50% Aberdeen angus (NA), on temperament and meat quality of 40 steers averaging 2 years of age and 336.4 ± 29.39 kg of body weight was evaluated in this trial. Animals were assigned to treatments according to a completely randomized design. Temperament was evaluated through measurements of composite behavior score (BS) and flight time (FT). NA steers had higher BS than AA steers in this trial. Conversely, […]

Six Holstein x Zebu steers fitted with ruminal and abomasal cannulas and fed diets containing two levels of soybean hulls and three different protein supplements were used to determine ruminal, intestinal, and total tract digestibilities of nutrients. Cutine was used as the internal marker to quantify DM contents of both abomasal digesta and feces. After 15 days of diet adaptation, twelve samples of abomasal digesta and feces were taken from each animal in each period. Contents of cutine, DM, OM, […]

The objectives of this study were to analyze the effects of wilting and bacterial-enzimatic additive (BEA) and buffered propionic acid (BPA) on the microbial profile, physical parameters and aerobic stability of Tifton 85 (Cynodon spp.) silages stored as squared bales (140 x 120 x 70 cm) wrapped with plastic bags. Treatments were based on five forage dry matter (DM) contents (250, 350, 450, 550 and 650 g/kg DM) without BEA. Other three forage dry matter contents (250, 450 and 650 […]

An experiment was carried out in experimental plots of 300 m2 in size to evaluate the effects of doses of NK fertilization and irrigation on forage mass yield and quality of elephantgras cv Napier during the dry season. The experimental design was completely randomized with three treatment replications. The experimental treatments were arranged in a 4 x 2 factorial combination of four N-K2O doses with and without irrigation, in the dry season. N-K2O doses were: 100-80; 200-160; 300-240 and 400-320 […]

This study was carried out to define sward management targets for mixed Massaigrass (Panicum maximum x P. infestum, cv. Massai) and forage peanut (Arachis pintoi Ac 01) pastures in the Western Brazilian Amazon. Seasonal variation in the pasture carrying capacity was also analyzed. Pastures were intermittently stocked at three daily herbage allowance levels (9.0, 14.5 and 18.4% of live weight) from October 2002 to December 2003. Sward targets were defined in terms of the sward condition that best conciliated the […]

This trial was conducted to evaluate the effects of replacing corn silage with sugarcane on intake, apparent digestibility of nutrients, ruminal pH and ammonia nitrogen, and ruminal passage rate of digesta in lactating dairy cows. Proportion sugarcane increased as follows: 0, 33.3, 66.6 and 100% of the forage portion of the diet. Twelve Holstein and crossbred Holstein/Zebu cows with potential yield varying from 5,000 to 7,000 kg of milk per lactation were randomly assigned to three 4×4 Latin squares. Cows […]

The effect of arachidonic acid (AA) cascade on bovine embryo development in a granulosa cell co-culture system was studied. Arachidonic acid (100 µM) was supplemented from 1-cell to 8-16 cell block stage (first three days of co-culture) and from 1-cell to hatching. Specific cyclooxygenase (indomethacin, 28 µM) and lipoxygenase (nordihydroguaiaretic acid – NDGA, 28 µM) inhibitors were used from 1-cell to 8-16 cell block stage with AA. Embryo development was assessed by cleavage, day 7-day 8 and hatched embryo rates […]

This experiment compared the effects of five cylindrical aquarium with circular relief in the bottom or a rectangular aquariums with flat bottom on the intensive cultivation of matrinxã larvae (Brycon cephalus). Five aquariums of each format were used and the rectangular aquarium was the most efficient, confirmed by better survival average and biomass. Limnological variables were similar between aquariums, assuming that the parameters did not affect the results. The bottom relief in the aquarium resulted in areas with slow flow […]

A trial was conduced to evaluate decreasing levels of CP with amino acid supplementation on performance of gilts on thermoneutral environment. Thirty-five crossbreed gilts (Landrace x Large White) averaging initial weight of 60.5 kg were allotted to a complete randomized design with five treatments (17.3, 16, 14.7, 13.4 and 12.1% of CP) of seven replications (one animal per experimental unit). The experimental diets were fed ad libitum until the end of the experiment when the animals reached the average weight […]

Adjusted for 305 days milk yield records of Holstein cows calving from 1980 to 1993 in the states of MG, SP, PR, SC, and RS were used to investigate heterogeneity of variance and to evaluate the genotype by environment interaction. Milk production from each State was considered as a different trait and variances were assumed heterogeneous. Milk production was also analyzed using a single-trait model assuming homogeneity of variance. (Co)variance components and genetic parameters were estimated by Bayesian inference, via […]