The objectives of this study were to estimate the genetic trends and also the genetic and phenotypic parameters for body weight at 378 days (W378), body measurements and scrotal circumferences of Nellore males from selected and control populations of the Estação Experimental de Zootecnia de Sertãozinho (SP), Brazil. The heritability estimates, considering sire and animal model were, respectively, 0.53± 0.12 and 0.36 for W378 days; 0.38±0.11 and 0.58 for hip height; 0.31±0.10 and 0.10 for chest girth; 0.40± 0.11 and […]

The objective of this experiment was to evaluate the effects of monensin on changes of fermentation pattern and resistance to intracellular potassium losses from ruminal bacteria of four cattle receiving high forage or high concentrate diets. The bacteria obtained by differential centrifugation were resuspended in a low potassium media. The intracellular potassium losses were measured after 10 minutes of incubation at increasing levels of monensin. The fermentation products were obtained after 24 hours of culture incubation with grass hay (100 […]

This work was carried to evaluate the effect of different cutting heights on the productivity of elephant grass var. Roxo in dry and rainy season in the Paraíba swamp region. A randomized complete block design in a 4 X 2 factorial, arrangement, with four cutting heights (0, 15, 30 and 45 cm), two periods (dry and rainy seasons) and 4 blocks were used. It was evaluated the production/ha of fresh matter (FM), dry matter (DM), leaves (DML), stems (DMS) and […]

The present study was carried out to study the substitution of the ground corn grain by the dried citrus pulp in the starter diet of 28 Holstein calves in an early weaning system. The experimental design was in completely randomized blocks, with the blocks formed in accordance to the arrival order of the animals. The animals were slaughter at the end of the experiment. The experiment consisted on four treatments: 0, 15, 30 and 45% of citrus pulp in the […]

In this study genetic parameters of scrotal circumference (SC), SC corrected for age (SC/a) and SC/a corrected for live weight (SC/aw) of Nellore Cattle were estimated and comparisons of the rank based on EPDs of the above criteria were made. In addition, the genetic correlations between SC measurements and growth (preweaning average daily gain, number of days to gain 160 kg after birth, post weaning average daily gain and number of days to gain 240 kg after weaning) were estimated. […]

The objectives of this trial were to study the effect of supplementation with concentrate on elephant grass pasture rotationally managed on milk yield and composition and live weight changes of crossbred Holstein x Zebu cows. The treatments were: no concentrate (NC) and 2 kg concentrate/cow/day (WC). The experiment was carried out during the rainy season. The area was divided in 44 paddocks of 606 m2 each, with 22 for each treatment, with two areas replication of 11 paddocks each. Twelve […]

The objective of the research was to develop equations to predict the chemical body composition of F1 Simmental x Nellore, based on the chemical composition of rib joints. Twenty-nine F1 Simmental x Nellore bulls, averaging 17 months of age and initial live weight of 354 kg, were used. Five animals were slaughtered at the beginning of the experiment and the others were randomly allotted to the treatments designed according to the concentrate levels in the diet (25, 37.5, 50, 62.5, […]

(Co) variance components and genetic parameters for birth weight (BW), adjusted weaning gain (AWG) and for conformation (WC), precocity (WP), muscling (WM) and size (WS) scores at weaning were estimated, from records of 40,915 Angus calves, raised in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil. From that data, 12,706 had birth weight records and 11,863 had complete records for visual scores (VS). The data were analyzed using an animal model, in uni and multivariate analyses, and the variance […]

The swine stress gene (hal gene) in recessive homozygosis (nn) is associated with the occurrence of the Porcine Stress Syndrome (PSS) and with the occurrence of pale, soft and exudative pork (PSE). In heterozygosis (Nn) it is related to low quality of carcass, but higher carcass weight. This study has characterized the genotype of hal gene by DNA-testing, obtained by alkaline extraction from a single hair root, in a sample of 160 swines. These animals were slaughtered and carcass traits […]

The objective of this study was to evaluate the fitness capacity of a non-linear model in the process parameter estimation of the solid transit kinetics of bovine at pasture, using different sequences of fecal sampling. Five F1 Limousin X Nellore steers, fistulated in esophagus and rumen on Brachiaria decumbens grazing and concentrate supplemented during the rainy season period were used. The experiment was developed in three experimental periods; in a randomized completely blocks design. Chromium mordant, produced from extrusa samples, […]