The experiment was carried out to evaluate the performances of cross breed Saanen dairy goats submitted to two strategies of supplementation with concentrate 30% of daily requirements in net energy (NRC, 1981) supplied by concentrate, from third week until the end of lactation (ESC.1) or 60% of requirements from the 3rd to the 13th week of lactation and 15% from 14th until the end of lactation (ESC.2); and evaluate the animal response to these strategies of supplementation with concentrate in […]

The objective of this work was to evaluate the effects of sex, sub-region, age at registration and year of registration, on 15 linear measures (withers height, back height, croup height, midback height, head length, neck length, back-loins length, croup length, shoulder bone length, body length, head width, chest width, hip width, thorax perimeter and shin bone perimeter) of the Pantaneiro horse. Data from 1214 animals were used, registered in the Brazilian Pantaneiro Horse Association, from 1972 to 1991, and analyzed […]

The carcass physical composition, meat quality and cholesterol content in the Longissimus dorsi muscle of 24 Red Angus steers finished in feedlot with different weights were evaluated. Steers average age and weight at the beginning of the feedlot were, respectively, eight months and 189 kg. The number of days on feed was 114, 144, 173 and 213 days to reach the slaughter weight (PA) of 340, 373, 400.6 or 433.6 kg. The carcass composition was affected by the slaugther weight, […]

Body composition of 42 crossbreed bulls ¼ B. indicus x ¾ B. taurus of either Continental (Guelbvieh) or British (Shorthorn) paternal breed and Caracu x Nelore cows (9 months old and initial empty body weight of 243 kg), were evaluated. Six animals were slaughtered after the adaptation period to obtain the initial body composition. The other 36 animals were fed diets formulated with 9, 15 and 21% of sugar cane bagasse in natura (BIN) and concentrated. There were no significant […]

This study was run to evaluate the effect of inclusion of an enzymatic cocktail, containing proteases, amilases and cellulases (Vegpro) in broiler diets. The cocktail was added with the ration of 1 kg per 200 kg of soybean meal. Two thousand and forty female Ross chicks were distributed in eight treatments with seven replicates each. A split-plot experimental design was used. Treatments consisted of T1 ¾ control (no enzyme added), T2 ¾ diet five percent lower in energy, protein and […]

The objective of this study was to evaluate milk production of primiparous beef cows and growth of calves of two genotypes from birth to weaning. Forty eight Hereford heifers with average age of 3 years grazing only native pastures were used. Sixteen cows were inseminated with Red Angus (Bos taurus) semen and 32 with Nelore (Bos indicus). Effects were calf genotype (GENOT) – Bos taurus x Bos taurus and Bos taurus x Bos indicus, calving season (EPOCN), concentrated in Spring […]

The experiment was conducted with the purpose to evaluate the nutritional value of the plant and silage of different sorghum hybrids: AGX-213, AG-2002, AGX-217 e AG-2005E. The AG-2005E hybrid was the most precocious with 125 days between sowing and harvesting, while the AGX-213 was the latest with 151 days. The plants of the forage hybrids AG-2002 and AGX-213 were taller and showed higher dry matter production than the double purpose hybrids AGX-217 and AG-2005E. The AG-2005E hybrid plant showed higher […]

One experiment was conducted to evaluate the performance and carcass yield of two strains of male broilers fed the diets with different profiles of amino acids from 43 to 56 days of age. Data of performance (weight gain, feed intake and feed conversion), carcass yield (dressing, breast, wing, legs, head, back percentage, abdominal fat) and edible bowels (gizzard, liver and heart) were collected. The experimental design involved eight treatments in a factorial 2×4 (two strains – Hubbard and HI-Yield and […]

The effects of concentrate supplementation of stocked an during the rainny season on the body composition of energy and protein and net requirements of protein and energy for weight gain were evaluated. Forty-nine crossbred steers, were Brachiaria decumbens pastures, were used. The experiment was driven in three experimental periods, according to a completely randomized design. The following supplements were daily fed at 10 a.m.: mineral salt (SALT), supplements based on corn and soybean meal, with 20% CP, at the level […]

Forty Nellore bulls, with average initial live weight (LW) of 240 kg, were used. Four reference bulls and four bulls fed for maintenance were used, and the remaining was assigned to eight treatments, with four different concentrate levels in the diets (20, 40, 60 and 80%) and two (15 and 18%) levels of crude protein (CP). The protein, fat and energy contents retained in the body were estimated by regression equations of the logarithm of protein, fat or energy body […]