ABSTRACT – The tissue proportions, the degree of simple linear correlation of this characteristics with the in vitro dry matter disappearance (IVDMD) and their chemical composition were determined in transversal sections of the botanical fractions, leaf blades and sheath and stem sampled from the top and bottom tillers of dwarf elefantgrass (Pennisetum purpureum, Schumach cv. Mott, setariagrass (Setaria anceps, Stapf ex Massey cv. Kazungula)) and jaraguagrass (Hyparrhenia rufa, Nees Stapf). The jaraguagrass, with high percentage of parenchyma bundle sheath (PBS) […]

ABSTRACT – This work was conducted to evaluate the effects of different concentrate levels on the parameters of at ruminal fermentation, the apparent, total, ruminal and intestinal N digestibilities, the microbial efficiency and the N balance. Five rumen and abomasum fistulated bull Holstein calves, with an initial average age of 5.8±0.7 months and initial average of 107.4±11.0 kg LW were allotted to a 5×5 Latin square design (treatment x period). The animals were housed in individual stalls and full fed […]

ABSTRACT – The objectives of this work were to estimate the heritabilities, genetic, phenotypic and environmental correlations for milk production (T305), front (ALA) and rear (ALP) udder height, front (CAN) and rear (CPO) teat length, front (DAN) and rear (DPO) teat diameter, front (FA) and rear (FP) teat shape, front (PA) and rear (PP) teat point shape by means of an animal model that included the fixed effects of year-season, herd-classifier and age at measurement and the random effects of […]

ABSTRACT – The effects of different concentrate levels on the ingestive behavior were studied with five rumen and abomasum fistulated Holstein bull calves, with average initial age of 10.8±0.8 months and average 233.4±26.1 kg BW. The animals were housed in individual stalls and ad libitum fed diets containing 30, 45, 60, 75 and 90% of concentrate, on DM basis. The diets contained, approximately, 16% CP were formulated for body weight gain of 1.0 kg/day and constituted of soybean meal corn […]

ABSTRACT – The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of the substitution of corn by cassava bagasse in concentrate on apparent digestibility, digestible nutrient intakes, average daily gain (ADG) and feed:gain ratio (F:G) in growing cattle. Sixteen cossbred bulls, were allotted to a completely randomized block design and in two periods. Four types of concentrade were tested, in association with an ad libitum allowance of oat/ryegrass hay (Avena strigosa, L.; Lolium multiflorum, L.) and an average concentrate […]

ABSTRACT – This work was conducted to evaluate the effects of different concentrate levels on the voluntary intake and the apparent total and partial digestibilities of dry matter (DM), organic matter (OM), ether extract (EE), neutral detergent fiber (NDF) and total carbohydrates (TCH), in the rumen and in the intestines. Five rumen and abomasum fistulated Holstein calves, with initial average age of 5.8±0.7 months and initial average of 107.4±11.0 kg LW were allotted to a 5×5 Latin square design (treatment […]

ABSTRACT – The experiment was conducted to evaluate the animal production and the economic result of the mixtures of oat + ryegrass (MOR), triticale + ryegrass (MTR), rye + ryegrass (MRR) in continuous grazing. Beef heifers with seven months of age and initial 140 kg LW were used. The sowing was broadcast at 04/12/96, using 85 kg/ha of oat, 170 kg/ha of triticale, 140 kg/ha of rye and 30 kg/ha of ryegrass, in the respective mixtures. The area was fertilized […]

ABSTRACT – Economic weights for important economic characteristics in the “Milk Production System” of the Santa Rita Experimental Farm, EPAMIG, located in the municipality of Prudente de Moraes, MG were calculated. The economic weights were defined as the partial derivative of profit with respect to each trait, in method (1), and as the partial derivative of the receipts/cost ratio, in method (2), evaluated at the mean value of all other traits. The economic weights, expressed in milk equivalents, for milk […]

ABSTRACT – With the objective to increase the germoplasm availability for forage production, 215 accessions of the genus Paspalum collected in different regions and introduced at the Embrapa Southeast – Cattle Research Center, located at the central region of the São Paulo state. These accessions were evaluated and selected based on their yields in the first year, of dry matter from the vegetative development throughout the year and during the period of high and low rain preciptation. The accesses were […]

ABSTRACT – Growth records data of 688 animals from the Nellore breed reared in two herds in the El’Dourado farm were used to estimate the means, heritability coefficients and the genetic, phenotypic and environmental correlations for the birth weight, weaning weight and from birth to weaning daily gain (pre-weaning daily gain). The least-Square Method was used for the analysis of variance of data with unequal frequency in the subclasses. The average observed birth weight, weaning weight (at 205 days) and […]