The objective of this experiment was to evaluate the effect of utilization of soybean meal or corn gluten meal on in situ ruminal degradabilities of diets, based on coastcross hay, corn and one of the nitrogen sources, fed to bulls, with average weight of 650 kg. Corn gluten meal was considered as a nitrogen source of low degradability and the SBM as intermediate ruminal degradability. They presented nitrogen potencial degradability of 39.7 and 90.3% and effective degradability of 35.7 and […]

The effect of different sward heights (24, 26, 43, 45, 52, 62, 73 and 78 cm) and different sampling periods (28, 56, 84 days), on basal and aerial tiller density, weight and diameter of basal tillers, leaf area index (LAI), meristem apical height, node number and internode length basal tiller in Tanzaniagrass (Panicum maximum Jacq. cv. Tanzânia – 1) is provided. Nelore steers were used in grazing, with variable stocking rates, using put and take techniques. The experimental design was […]

The objective of this work was to study carcass and meat quantitative and qualitative characteristics of Hereford (H), 1/2 Jersey 1/2 H (JH) and 5/8 H 3/8 Nellore (HN) steers. Twenty-four castrated males, being eight of each genetic group, fed in feedlot since the weaning at seven months until the slaughter at fourteen months of age, were used. Slaughter weight was similar among genotypes, but the hot and the cold carcass weights were higher for the H (220.6 kg and […]

This work was carried out to evaluate the effect of the climatization of environments in daily pay-milking conditions. The experiment was carried out in the experimental farm of the Institute of Zootecnia, in Nova Odessa, SP, during twelve consecutive days of the summer. The effects of the system of evaporative cooling (SRE), by fogging in the wait corral and milking room were analyzed. Twelve Holstein cows were divided in two groups, where only the second group had passed climatization. Data […]

Genetic parameters for days to calving were estimated using a random regression model, with orthogonal polynomials of age at breeding season (in years) as covariable. The records of days to calving (4,118) came from 929 cows from three experimental Nelore herds, been the selection and traditional herds selected for higher yearling weight and the control herd selected for the mean of yearling weight. Genetic and permanent environmental variances were described by a fourth order polynomial function, with 9 measures of […]

It was aimed to compare the internal markers, indigestible neutral detergent (NDFi) and acid fiber (ADFi), and ADFi with oxide chromic to esteem the dry matter fecal production and nutrients digestibility of diets of bovine, in two outlines of collections (2 or 6 days). For the comparison among internal markers, 32 Nelore growing bulls, with 240 kg, were maintained under feedlot, receiving diets with different concentrate levels (20, 40, 60 and 80%). For the comparison among internal and external marker, […]

A trial was carried out to determine the viability of pearl millet inclusion (Pennisetum glaucum (L.)R. Brown) on pigs feeding, in the growing and finishing phases, considering their effects on daily feed intake, average daily gain and feed conversion. The effect of increasing dietary pearl millet levels on the carcass characteristics was also observed. Sixty barrows, comercial hybrids, averaging 22.7kg were used. A completely randomized experimental design, with five treatments (0, 15, 30, 45 and 60% pearl millet in the […]

The objectives of this study were to estimate variances and covariances and to evaluate the genetic trends for body weight at birth (BW), weaning (WW) and twelve months of age (YW) in a Canchim (5/8 Charolais + 3/8 Zebu) herd. Data on 6.517 animals, born from 1953 through 1996, were used to estimate breeding values by the derivative free restricted maximum likelihood method, using a model that included the fixed effects of contemporary group (year-season of birth-sex of calf) and […]

The objective of this research was to evaluate the forage yield, crude protein (CP) contents and dry matter (DM) in vitro digestibility of five forage sorghum hybrids (AG-2002, AG-2005E, AG-X202, AG-X213 e AG-X215), cultivated under four NPK fertilization levels. A randomized blocks design, in a 5 x 4 factorial scheme, with four replicates, was used. The evaluated hybrids showed high average DM/ha yield and positive linear answer in function of fertilization, except for the high productivity (15.47 t/ha) in the […]

This experiment was carried out to assess the fecal recuperation of the following internal markers: acid insoluble ash (AIA), acid detergent insoluble ash (ADIA), indigestible acid detergent fiber (IADF), indigestible neutral detergent fiber (INDF), and the apparent digestibility of dry matter (DM) and organic matter (OM). Four castrated sheep were used, fed with four levels of substitution of corn by cassava by-product meal. The feed samples, orts and feces were incubated in situ for 192 hours in three Holstein cows […]