This work was carried out with the objective of evaluate four stocking densities of bullfrog (post-metamorphic) in mini-stalls. The densities studied were D1: 75 bullfrogs/m² (initial) and 35 bullfrogs/m² (finishing); D2: 105 bullfrogs/m² (initial) and 50 bullfrogs/m² (finishing); D3: 125 bullfrogs/m² (initial) and 60 bullfrogs/m² (finishing); and D4: 160 bullfrogs/m² (initial) and 75 bullfrogs/m² (finishing). The performance trial was carried out with 558 bullfrogs averaging initial weight of 26.80 g, during 56 days, according to a completely randomized blocks design […]

The effects of full-fat extruded soybean at different temperatures (FES) on performance of broiler chickens were evaluated in this trial. Isonutritive diets were formulated to meet broiler requirements in the growing (22 – 35 days old) and finishing (36 – 45 days old) phases. The experimental treatments consisted of four soybean extrusion temperatures (125, 130, 135 and 140ºC) with nine replicates of 30 birds. The variables investigated were: feed intake, weight gain, feed:gain ratio and carcass composition (leg yield, breast […]

Two assays run simultaneously to evaluate the levels of metabolizable energy (ME) and digestible lysine (LYS) for growing pigs from specific strain on sanitary isolation conditions. Seventy-two castrated males averaging 23.34 ± 1.62 kg and 72 gilts averaging 21.56 ± 2.86 kg were assigned to a randomized blocks design with a 2 x 3 factorial arrangement and six replications of two animals per experimental unit. The treatments consisted of the combination of energy (3,270 and 3,500 kcal of ME/kg) and […]

Weight records of 24.028 zebu animals from Guzerá, Nelore, and Polled Nelore breeds available from Brazilian Association of Zebu Breeders (ABCZ) database were used to estimate heritabilities of growth curve parameters. Non-linear Brody, Gompertz, Logistic, Mitscherlich, von Bertalanffy, Richards, and Double Logistic models including sex, farm, year of birth, month of birth, raising system, and interaction sex*raising system as fixed effects and sire and dam, as random effects were adjusted using weight-age records of animals which were born between 1960 […]

The chemical composition and in vitro dry matter digestibility (IVDMD) of corn and sorghum silages with and without microbial inoculants after several fermentation periods were evaluated in laboratory silos. A 6 x 2 x 3 factorial treatment combination (6 fermentation periods x 2 silages x 3 inoculants) was assayed in a completely randomized design to evaluate the dry matter (DM) and crude protein (CP) contents and a 4 x 2 x 3 factorial arrangement of treatments (4 fermentation periods x […]

One hundred sixty-two animals were used during a 2-year period to evaluate the accuracy of ultrasound measurements to estimate carcass subcutaneous fat thickness (CFAT) and area of Longissimus muscle located between the 12th and 13th ribs (CLMA). Twenty-four hours before slaughter animals were ultrasonically measured to determine subcutaneous fat thickness (UFAT) and area of Longissimus muscle (ULMA). The correlation coefficients between ultrasound measurements and CFAT and CLMA were 0.95 and 0.97, respectively. Differences between ultrasonic and carcass measurements were expressed […]

The objective of this trial was to study the dynamics of pasture containing black oat (Avena strigosa Schreb) plus ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam) on beef heifers receiving different levels of supplementation. The following treatments were used: ‘No Supplement’- animals in black oat plus ryegrass pasture; ‘Increasing’ – animals in black oat plus ryegrass pasture and fed increasing levels of supplement: 0.3; 0.6; 0.9; and 1.2 to 1.5% of body weight (BW) during the pasture cycle; ‘Fixed’ – animals in black […]

To quantify defoliation effects resulting from several grazing periods with cattle on white oat (Avena sativa L.) an experiment was run at Experimental Station of Fundação Agrária de Pesquisa Agropecuária in Guarapuava, Paraná State, Brazil, from April to November of 1999. The specific objectives were to evaluate potential forage and grain yield of white oat cv. FAPA 2 after different grazing periods as well as to identify the maximum weeks of grazing so as to yield good forage animal grazing […]

The current work aimed to evaluate the ideal diet level for yellow tail lambari (Astyanax bimaculatus) fingerlings on body weight percentage. Two hundred and forty fingerlings averaging initial weight of 0.52 ± 0.05 g were allotted to 24 hapas according to a completely randomized blocks with six treatments and four replicates. A 1000 L-tank with 6 hapas was considered the block. A hapa with 10 fingerlings was considered the experimental unit. The treatments consisted of increasing feeding levels: 1, 4, […]

Eight high-yielding Jersey cows were randomly assigned to two 4×4 Latin squares to study the effects of different dietary fat sources on intakes of dry matter (DMI), neutral detergent fiber (NDFI), and ether extract (EEI) as well as on milk yield and composition. The following treatments were used: concentrate with no added fat (control = C); concentrate plus tallow (T); concentrate plus commercial ruminally protected fat (calcium salts + palm oil; PF); and concentrate plus whole soybean (WS). Both DMI […]