This study was carried out to evaluate the performance of Nile tilapia, cultured in net pens, and fed diets containing 27.0 (control), 25.2, 24.3, and 22.7% of digestible protein. Crystalline amino acids (L-lysine, DL-methionine and L-threonine) were added to keep amino acid levels according to the ideal protein profile and to simulate amino acid levels of the control diet. Fish (34.63±1.19 g) were hand-fed one of the four isoenergetic (3,075 kcal of digestible energy/kg, as fed basis) experimental diets until […]

Semen samples of five specimens of Prochilodus lineatus (Valencienes, 1847) were used to test the toxic and cryoprotectants effects of six solutions based on BTS (Beltsville Thawing Solution®) 4.5%: A – BTS 4.5% + Methanol 10%; B – BTS 4.5% + DMSO 10%; C – BTS 4.5% + KCl 0.072% + Methanol 10%; D – BTS 4.5% + KCl 0.072% + DMSO 10%; E – BTS 4.5% + KI 0.036% + Methanol 10% and F – BTS 4.5% + KI […]

The objective of this experiment was to evaluate the fermentative and chemical parameters of four different bulk densities of marandugrass (Brachiaria brizantha) silages. The forage was harvested with 60 days of vegetative growth and 32% of DM. The bulk densities used were 100, 120, 140 and 160 kg DM/m3. Treatments were distributed in a completely randomized design with four replicates. Gas production data were analyzed by repeated measures model. The lower density silages showed greater gas production. Low effluent production […]

The experiment was carried out to study structural and morphologic characteristics of five Pennisetum sp. genotypes (CE 08 A.D., Venezuela, HV-241, Elephant B and Hexaplóide) under grazing during the dry period in Pernambuco Forest Zone. Genotypes were managed under rotational stocking (44 days of resting and four days of grazing period). The experimental design was randomized blocks in a split plot arrangement, and four replications. The genotypes represented the plots, and grazing cycles, the subplots. There was variation in the […]

The objective of this trial was to study the effect of forage defoliation intensity and energy or protein supplementation on chewing activity of beef cattle. Eight Nellore steers fitted with ruminal cannula were used in a rotational grazing system of tanzaniagrass (Panicum maximum Jacq.) with 33 days of resting and three days of grazing. Additional steers were allowed to access the pasture before those with ruminal cannula to maintain the green dry matter (GDM) residue at 1,000 or 4,000 kg/ha […]

The objective of this trial was to evaluate chemical and bacterial additives on inhibition of ethanol production, reduction of DM losses and on in vitro digestibility improvement of sugar cane silages. Treatments were (wet basis): without additive – control; urea – UR – (0.5; 1.0; 1.5%), NaOH (1; 2; 3%), calcium propionate – PROP – (0.05; 0.1; 0.2%), sodium benzoate – BENZ – (0.05; 0.1; 0.2%), potassium sorbate – SORB – (0.015; 0.03; 0.045%), Lactobacillus plantarum – PLA – (1 […]

Genetic parameters for scrotal circumference at 12 (SC12) and at 18 months of age (SC18) of males, and yearling weight (W365), weight at first calving (WFC), age at first calving (AFC), days to first calving (DC) and length of first gestation (GL) of females were estimated using records from 9,932 females and 14,521 males from 28 Nellore herds, located in the South and Southeast regions of Brazil. Covariance components were estimated by REML, fitting bivariate animal models. Heritability estimates were […]

The aims of this study were to estimate heritability coefficients and genetic trends for visual scores of conformation (C), finishing precocity (P) and musculature (M) in Nelore beef cattle. Variance components and heritability coefficients were estimated by restrict maximum likelihood and breeding values were predicted by an animal mixed model using data from 56,076 animals born between 1990 and 2002. Genetic trends for each trait were estimated by the regression of breeding values on animal birth year. Heritability estimates for […]

The aim of the current study was to evaluate the performance of experimental and commercial genotypes of chicken recommended for free-range rearing system submitted to two diet programs (conventional and alternative). The experimental design consisted of a randomized design applied until 28 days and a randomized factorial 8×2 design (eight genotypes: Paraíso Pedrês, Caipirão da ESALQ, 7 P, Embrapa 041, Label Rouge, Paraíso Pelado, Caipirinha da ESALQ and Carijó Barbada and two diet programs), using two replicates with 30 chickens/box […]

The objective was to evaluate the effects of the addition of organic chromium in the diet of Japanese quails in the initial fase of laying, under heat stress. Six hundred quails averaging 63 days old and initial body weight of 158.60 g on high temperature environment (32ºC) were used. Diets were based on corn and soybean meal, and supplemented with five levels of chromium (0, 500, 1,000, 1,500, and 2,000 ppb), from chromium-methionine, in replacement with innert material. The experimental […]