Samples from common carp (Cyprinus carpio) muscle and water from three fish ponds fertilized with pig manure and one where the fishes were fed with commercial ration, were analyzed for a period of six months. The objective was to observe the incidence of pathogenic bacterial, such as Salmonella, Staphylococcus aureus, total and fecal coliforms, in fish sold in natura in Chapecó county, Santa Catarina. Dissolved oxygen, pH, turbidity, total alkalinity, total hardness, ammonia, nitrate and orthophosphate, total and fecal coliforms […]

The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of methods and storage times of stem fractions upon tillering and dry matter production of Cameroongrass (Pennisetum purpureum cv. Cameroon) at 70 days after planting. Its propagation was carried out by planting culm fractions, each one containing four nodes. A split plot experiment design by time with 3 replications was used. Sorage methods of the stem fractions were: 1) tied bundles; 2) tied bundles and kept in plastic bags with […]

The objective of this research was to quantify morphological responses of Tanzania grass (Panicum maximum Jacq. cv. Tanzania-1) under three grazing intensities in an irrigated, rotationally stocked setting. Treatments consisted of three grazing intensities represented by three post-graze forage masses (T1=1,000; T2=2,500, and T3=4,000 kg green dry mass/ha), in a randomized complete block design with four replications. During the grazing season (eight 36-d cycles; three days of grazing followed by 33 days rest), the following measurements were taken: mean sward […]

A pot trial was carried out in a greenhouse to evaluate the effect of phosphorus rates applied in two Oxisols (LVAd and LVd) (0, 110, 220, 330 and 560 mg dm-3 de P) and an Entisol (RQ) (0, 80, 160, 240 and 410 mg dm-3) on tillering and dry matter yield of shoot (SDM) and root (RDM) of Mombaçagrass (Panicum maximum cv. Mombaça), Marandugrass (Brachiaria brizantha cv. Marandu) and Andropogongrass (Andropogon gayanus cv. Planaltina) to identify critical phosphorus rates for […]

The experiment was conducted with the objective to evaluate the agronomic production behavior of the plant and the chemical, qualitative and fermentation characteristics of silage from different corn (Zea mays, L.) hybrids: Agroceres AG-5011, Braskalb XL-344 and Cargill C-806. For the agronomic behavior of the hybrids a complete randomized experimental design was used, and for silages evaluation a randomized block design was used, where the silage utilization period was the blocking criterion. C-806 hybrid was the most precocious with an […]

(Co)variance components were determined for post-weaning traits, and covariances with birth weight (BW) and pre-weaning traits, in Angus cattle using an animal model. Records of weaning and yearling weights of 18,921 animals were used and from these 4,452 had complete evaluations of visual scores at weaning and post-weaning phases. Records of BW were available for 11,788 animals. Heritabilities of post-weaning gain (GP205) and visual scores for conformation (YC), precocity (YP), muscling (YM) and size (YS) were 0.20, 0.19, 0.25, 0.26 […]

As part of a preliminary study on the design of a breeding program involving Holstein Friesian and crossbred cattle (Holstein x Zebu) in the Southeast region of Brazil, economic values for milk volume (V), fat (F) and protein (P) production, age at first calving (AFC), mature body weight (MBW) and herd life (HL) were derived for a pasture based milk production system of crossbred cattle (Holstein x Zebu). The feeding regime was based on rotational grazing of elephantgrass during the […]

Studies on simulation were carried out aiming to achieve a comparative analysis between the following variance component estimation methods: Restrict Maximum Likelihood (REML), Maximum Likelihood (ML) and Method III of Henderson. All of them were used as a reproducer model, and the REML method was also used as a animal model. The main objective was to verify the effect of the unbalanced data on the estimation of the variance components. A genomic, made of a single quantitative characteristic, ruled by […]

In order to estimate genetic parameters for swine carcasses traits, data of dressing percentage (DP), carcass length by Brazilian method (CLBM) and American method (CLAM), average backfat thickness (ABT), backfat thickness at 6.5 cm from the dorsal line (P2), loin eye area (LEA), lean:fat ratio (LFR), ham yield (HY), lean, fat and lean cuts yields (LY, FY and LCY), fat weight:lean weight ratio (FLR), and lean tissue growth rate (LTGR) obtained from 711 swine of the Large White breed, were […]

Records of 1021 Nelore cows were analyzed in order to evaluate the effect of selection for growth on their stayability in the herd up to five years, considering that they were selected (P5|S). The coded variable (0=culled and 1=not culled) was analyzed with a threshold model. The Nelore cows were born from 1981 to 1997 within the selected (NeS and NeT) and control (NeC) lines of the Experimental Station of Sertãozinho (SP-Brazil). In NeS and NeT the selected (replacement) animals […]