The objective of this work was to evaluate the in situ disappearance of canola meal treated with water (control), in autoclave at 127oC for 30 min (CC), with 15% of Acacia mearnsii tannin (CT) and tannin followed by autoclaving (CTC). The effect of these treatments on in situ disappearance of dry matter (DM) and crude protein (CP) was evaluated by the nylon bag technique, using two rumen fistulated Holstein cows. The estimates of effective degradation of DM for control, CC, […]

The objective of this experiment was to evaluate the carcass yield of three genetic groups of broilers chickens, obtained at UFV, called UFV1, UFV2 and UFV3. The chicks were fed an unique diet during the initial phase period and isocaloric diet containing 16.5, 18.0, 19.5, and 21.0% of crude protein (CP) at the finishing phase. Two hundred and forty chicks of each genetic group, totaling 720 chicks, were allotted to 48 floor pens up to 42 days of age. At […]

The objective of this work was to evaluate the performance, ponderal development of heifers fed sugar cane based diets, supplemented with non protein nitrogen (NPN) sources (urea or broiler litter, in replacement of urea) and, or, probiotics addition (without probiotic, with yeast or with ruminal microbiota). Cost and gross margin of the use of these diets were also evaluated. Twenty-four heifers, with age and average initial weight of 14 months and 247 kg LW, respectively, were maintained in individual stalls […]

Milk production data of 19,151 lactations from 8,984 cows, daughters of 795 Gyr sires were used to genetically evaluate cows. Mixed model equation was used to predict sire-breeding values that were incorporated in the selection index of the cows. Besides the selection index, animal models were also used to predict the genetic value of the cows, using only the first lactation or up to five lactations per cow. The accuracies of the predictions obtained by cows breeding values, using the […]

Two experiments were conducted to study the effect of adding chlorine on drinking water and different dietary energy levels on the body weight gain and water intake in broiler chickens. In Experiment 1, broilers were fed diets containing two levels of energy (2900 and 3200 kcal ME/kg) in each growing phase. The dietary energy level did not affect the water intake and the body weight gain of the broilers. In experiment 2, the dietary metabolizable energy level was 3200 kcal […]

The effects of genetic and environmental factors on reproductive traits, from 475 records of calving interval (CI) and 401 of real fertility (RF) of Nellore cows reared at Santa Inês county, Maranhão State, in pasture grazing system with supplementation in the dry season, from 1980 to 1994, were studied. The data were analyzed by means of linear models, which included the sire effect (random effects), month and year of the last and the actual calving, calving number and sex of […]

The production and quality of forage of annual temperate grasses mixtures under continuous grazing condition were evaluated. The mixtures used were: T1 – Triticale (X Triticosecale) plus ryegrass, T2 – Oat (Avena strigosa) plus ryegrass, and T3 – Triticale plus oat plus ryegrass. Broadrast sowing occurred at 04/21/95, being the area fertilized with 200 kg/ha (05-30-15). The broadcast fertilization was of 175 kg/ha of nitrogen in urea form and it was subdivided in four applications. The establishment of the pasture […]

With the objective to evaluate the effects of digestible energy (DE) on the performance and carcass composition rate, 50 barrows, from 30 to 60 kg PV, maintained in a high temperature environment (32.00 ± .88°C) were used. A completely randomized block design with five treatments (3100, 3250, 3400, 3550, and 3700 kcal of DE/kg of diet), five replicates and two animals per experimental unit was used. The dietary DE level influenced, in a quadratic way, the daily weight gain and […]

The experiment was carried out at Piracicaba, SP, over one year, with two alfalfa cultivars (Crioula and CUF-101) grown in pots at open field. The weight and the basal shoot numbers were evaluated. The regrowth dynamics after the cut and seasonally of production using three cutting frequencies, 28, 35 and 42 days, and three defoliation intensities, cuts at 7 cm height with or without preservation of remaining leaf area and cut at soil level were evaluated. A completely randomized experimental […]

An experiment was conducted to establish the nutritional requirements of methionine+cystine (Met+Cys) for white-egg and the brown-egg layers hens in the second production cycle. Two hundred and twenty eight Lohmann Selected Leghorn and 288 Lohmann Brown laying hens were submitted to forced molting at the 76 weeks of age, were used. A completely experimental randomized experimental design was used. The treatments consisted of two egg laying strains and six Meth+Cys levels, with six replicates and eight birds per experimental unit. […]