ABSTRACT – Twenty-eight heifers, with average 303 kg LW were used to determine the apparent digestibility of dry matter (DM), crude protein (CP), organic matter (OM), gross energy (GE), acid detergent fiber (ADF), neutral detergent fiber (NDF) and starch in diets containing corn or cassava hull and yeast or cottonseed meal plus meat and bone meal, during seven days. The addition effect of salt or mineralized salt to the diets was also evaluated. The acid insoluble ash was used as […]

ABSTRACT – The objective of this work was to evaluate the lipase activity in the chime present in the intestines or in the rectum of three tropical freshwater Teleostei species with different feeding habits: piracanjuba, Brycon orbignyanus (Valenciennes, 1849), piau, Leporinus friderici, omnivorous, and surubim (Pseudoplatystoma coruscans), preferably carnivorous, aiming to provide nutritional data for the adjustment of different artificial feeding systems. The lipase activity was thus determined by the use of BIOCLIN kit. The results showed average specific lipase […]

ABSTRACT – This experiment was carried out to compare the objective and subjective measurements of carcasses from 18 Corriedale and 18 Ile de France x Corriedale lambs, slaughtered at 30 to 32 kg LW. The lambs were weaned at 60 days of age, with 10 to 12 kg LW, finished in feedlot, and were full fed a diet with 15,0% CP and 70,0% TDN. After post-slaughter manipulation and cooled for 24 hours at 4°C, the objective and subjective carcass evaluations […]

ABSTRACT – Data from 573 primiparous lactating Gyr cows were used to estimate the (co) variance components of the conformation traits, milk production up to 305 days of lactation (MP) and age at first calving (AFC) by REML method. These components were used to calculate heritability coefficients and genetic, phenotypic and residual correlations. The conformation measures, the heart girth (HG), croup height (CH), body length (BL), teats length (TL), teats diameter (TD) and udder height (UH) were obtained in the […]

ABSTRACT – Estimates of variance, covariance and heritabilities (h2) for body weights at birth (y1), weaning (y2), 12 (y3), 18 (y4) and 24 (y5) months of age, and scrotal circumference at 12 months of age (y6) were obtained from three data sets of purebreed Canchim males and females, born from 1961 to 1969 in São Carlos, São Paulo State. The genetic parameters were obtained by means of univariate analysis by Henderson Method 3, Maximum Likelihood (ML), Restricted ML (REML), Iterative […]

ABSTRACT – The objective of this study was to analyze the testicular volume and shape in young males of Nellore Zebu breed and their importance for the evaluation and selection of sires. Four hundred and forty two males, from 12 to 18 month of age, were examined for scrotal circumference (CE), length (COMP), width (LARG) and testicular volume (VOL). The animals were divided in two groups (G1 and G2) according to their date of birth. The VOL was calculated by […]

ABSTRACT – Thirty six lambs (18 male and 18 female) from three different genetic groups: 12 lambs Texel x Bergamacia, (T B), 12 lambs Texel x Santa Inês (T S) and 12 lambs pure Santa Inês (SI) were fed with three different experimental diets: A – without coffee hulls; B – with in natura coffee hull and; C – with coffee hull, treated with urea and whole ground soybean seed. The hot carcass weight (CQ), cold carcass weight (CF), hot […]

ABSTRACT – Twelve quantitative carcass traits of 162 Charolais (Ch), Caracu (Ca), 3/4Ca+1/4Ch, 3/4Ch+1/4Ca, 5/8Ca+3/8Ch and 5/8Ch+3/8Ca, born from 1988 to 1993, were analyzed. Averages for age at the beginning of the confinement period, initial weight, length of confinement period, final age and final weight were, respectively, 712 days, 362 kg, 99 days, 811 days and 489 kg. During the confinement period, the animals were fed corn silage ad libitum and a concentrate diet (79% TDN, 17,8% CP) offered on […]

ABSTRACT – Daily dry matter intake (CPUPV), feed:gain ratio (CONV) and average daily gain (ADG) of 80 Charolais (Ch), Caracu (Ca) and reciprocal crossbred (ChCa and CaCh) males were analyzed. The ChCa and CaCh were generated by rotational Ch x Ca crossbreeding. All animals were fed in individual stalls for 76 to 97 day periods receiving corn silage ad libitum and a concentrate containing 17.8% CP and 79% TDN fed 1% LW/animal•day. The three traits were analyzed first as a […]

ABSTRACT – The effect of environmental temperature on performance and carcass characteristics in broilers pair-fed and two levels of metabolizable energy was evaluated. One hundred and sixty Hubbard male broilers, with 21 days of age and 791±4.12 g average initial weight were allotted either under thermoneutral environment (23.3±0.58ºC) or under hot environment (32.3±0.31ºC) up to 42 days of age. A completely randomized design in a 2 x 2 factorial arrangement (level of metabolizable energy [3075 and 3300 kcal of ME/kg] […]