The objective of this work was to test two forms of hydrolysis of sugarcane bagasse (with [17 kgf/cm2] or without [4 kgf/cm2] fast decompression post-hydrolysis) and two levels of concentrate (25 and 45%. DM) on the performance and final body composition of growing heifers in a 112 day feedlot period. Twenty-four Nellore and 12 Canchim heifers were allotted to a randomized block design in a 2×2 factorial arrangement. The results demonstrated that the omission of decompression post hydrolysis and the […]

This study evaluated the zootechnic and productive indexes, the production costs and the profit of four type B milk production systems in the State of São Paulo, Brazil, that use intensive pasture grazing as the forage source for the cattle during the summer. The four selected systems were: EMBRAPA/CPPSE system and two private production systems of São Carlos region, and one system located in São João da Boa Vista city. The criterion for the private systems selection was to have […]

Simulated populations were used to verify the effect of errors in the selection of males in the estimates of genetic gains along ten generations of selection, using BLUP. Five levels of errors in the selection of males (0, 5, 10, 15 and 20%) and three heritabilites (.10, .30 e .60) were used. Twenty males and 200 females were selected by BLUP. After the selection of 20 males in each generation, 1, 2, 3 and 4 sires were changed by others […]

A study was conducted in five locations to evaluate the silage potential of eight maize cultivars estimated by the rumen degradable dry matter yield (kg/ha). A significant interaction of genotype × environment was found for this characteristic, indicating a differential behavior of the varieties when environmental conditions changed. Although the variety BR HT2X had a high dry matter yield, it was the one which contributed most to the genotype × environment interaction. Nevertheless, it presented unpredictable behavior, thus it is […]

Data of 36,755 first lactation of Holstein cows, daughters of 866 sires, distributed in different states from 1980 to 1993, were stratified in herds according to the phenotypic standard deviation of the milk yield adjusted for adult age, in three levels: low (11,713 lactations), medium (12,764 lactations) and high (12,278 lactations). The total milk production adjusted for adult age and adjusted for adult age and for 305 days of lactation, within each class, and the base 10 logarithm transformations, square […]

The effects of different dietary concentrate levels on the intakes of dry matter (DM), crude protein (CP), neutral detergent fiber (NDF), ether extract (EE), total carbohydrates (TC), total digestible nutrients (TDN), calcium (Ca), phosphorus (P), magnesium (Mg), sodium (Na) and potassium (K) were evaluated. The live weight (LWG) and the empty body gains (EBG), feed:gain ratio (F:G), carcass gain (CG) and the carcass productivity in relation to live weight (LWCP) and to empty body weight (EBW) were also evaluated. Twenty […]

The experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of agricultural gypsum addition to broiler litter on broiler performance. Four levels of gypsum: G1, G2, G3 and G4 (respectively, 10, 20, 30 and 40% in relation to a control group that used 50 kg of wood scraps) were tested. The gypsum was added at different periods: T1 (when the broiler presented nine days of age) and T2 (the total amount of gypsum was divided in half and applied, respectively, at the […]

Data simulated with five levels of pedigree errors (0, 5, 10, 15 and 20%) and three heritabilities (.10, .30 and .60) were used to verify the effect of pedigree errors on the selection during 10 generations. The largest phenotypic values and efficiency on the individual selection, in overall, were obtained by BLUP without errors, followed by those with 5, 10, 15 and 20% of error. The average superiority in genetic gain of the BLUP per generation, in the various error […]

The objective of this work was to study the restorative yeast (Saccharomyces sp) dried by rotative roller (RYRR) or by spray-dry (RYSD), on the performance of 176 growing rabbits, 88 males and 88 females, white New Zealand breed, from 40 to 90 days of age.The animals were distributed in a randomized complete block design, with 11 treatments (five levels of each one yeast: 4.0, 8.0 12.0 16.0, and 20,0%) in gradually replacement of soybean meal (SM) crude protein (CP) of […]

The objective of this work was to study the effects of age at the beginning of forage supply (4 or 60 days) and weaning age (35 or 56 days) on the digestibility of dry matter (DM), crude protein (CP), neutral detergent fiber (NDF) and gross energy (GE) and nitrogen balance, in the post weaning period, in Holstein and Holstein x Zebu crossbred bull calves. The animals were maintained in metabolism cages for feces and urine collection. A unique diet containing […]