The objective of this work was to determine the available phosphorus requirement of Nile tilapia. A total of 144 fishes with initial weight 35.33 ± 0,66g LW were distributed to a completely randomized blocks design, with four treatments and three replicates. Diets with 29.0% CP and 2980 kcal/kg DE and four available phosphorus levels (0.25; 0.35; 0.45 e 0.55%) were used. The dicalcium phosphate was used as phosphorus source. The diets were fed to the fishes three times a day […]

This research was conducted to evaluate different feeding levels, as percentage of body weight (BW), for “trairão” (Hoplia lacerdae) juveniles in the beginning of fattening phase. Fishes with 15.0 ± 1.0 cm and of 38.5 ± 8.2 g were allotted to six 250 L aquaria each, with five juveniles/aquarium. A completely randomized design with three treatments and two replicates was used. The used feeding levels were 2.0; 4.0 and 6.0% BW of rations per day. The juveniles were fed with […]

This experiment analyzed the enzymatic activity of the exogenous protease in the fish digestive tract and, afterwards, it was also evaluated the growth performance of tucunaré paca (Cichla sp.) juvenile by the addition of four exogenous protease levels to a control diet with 40% CP. To evaluate the best enzyme inclusion level, four pelleted diets were elaborated with the following exogenous protease levels (0.00, 0.05, 0.10 and 0.15%), in a completely randomized design in a 4 × 4 factorial arrangement. […]

This trial aimed to evaluate the aerobic stability of marandu grass silages submitted to different packing intensities. The forage was harvested at 60 days of regrowth. The following packing densities were evaluated: 100, 120, 140, and 160 kg DM/m3. Silage chemical changes were determined 0, 3, and 6 days after air exposure and temperature recorded every 12 hours, during 156 hours after the buckets were placed in the climatic camera. Thermometers were inserted 10 cm into the silage mass. Data […]

A greenhouse experiment was carried out to evaluate the effect of P:Mg ratios on soil fertility and on mineral composition and yield of alfalfa cultivated in a dystrophic Red Yellow Latosol (Oxisol). It was used a split-plot in a complete randomized design, with three replicates. Treatments were combinations of P (rates: 0, 100, 200, and 400 mg kg-1, source: triple superphosphate) and Mg (rates: 0, 100, and 200 mg kg-1, source: magnesium chlorite) at the following P:Mg ratios: 0, 0.5, […]

The objective of this experiment was to evalute the effects of phosphorus sources (Yoorin®, Ordinary Superphosphate (SS) + Triple Superphosphate (TS) and control) on the concentration and amount of N, P, K, and Ca in the excreta of crossbred steers under grazing conditions on mombaça grass (Panicum maximum Jacq. cv. mombaça) pasture. The grazing method was the continuous stocking with variable stocking rate, and the animals used were crossbred with average live weight of 300 kg. It was used a […]

This study aimed to evaluate the effects related to the high occurrence (18%) of Guzerá newborn calves that failed to suckle (FS) after birth. Data from 1527 births recorded from 1992 to 2004 were analyzed by a fixed effects model using the probit linking function with the GENMOD procedure of SAS®. An animal model including direct and maternal additive genetic and cow permanent environment effects was also used to estimate genetic parameters for FS by quasi-restricted maximum likelihood. Cows with […]

An experiment was conducted with 2,112 Ross male broiler chicks, with the objective to evaluate the use of non-nutrient additives (antibiotic, prebiotic and symbiotic) on performance and carcass characteristics of broilers. The birds were distributed in a complete randomized design in 2 × 6 (corn × additive) factorial arrangement, with 12 rations, eight replicates and 22 birds per experimental unit. Diets were based on corn and soybean meal, using in the half the rations standard quality corn (Rations 1 to […]

The adequate level (0.12, 0.16, 0.20, 0.24, and 0.28%) of the dietary digestible tryptophan was evaluated in 400 laying Japanese quail from 21 to 30 weeks old. The animals were housed in laying cages, with initial weight of 158.50 g and egg production average of 84.50%. A completely randomized blocks design, with eight blocks, five diets, eight replicates of ten birds per replicate and three experimental periods of 21 days each was used. Feed intake (g/bird/day), digestible tryptophan intake (mg/bird/day), […]

The effects of feeding levels of tryptophan on performance and stress of Japanese quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica) in the rearing and laying periods were evaluated. In the rearing phase, from 30 to 44 days old, 192 Japanese quails were lodged to cages and allotted to completely randomized blocks design, with four nutrition plans [0.27% (control) 0.52; 0.77 and 1.02% of tryptophan] with six replicates and eight birds per cage. Performance (feed intake, body average weight gain, feed conversion ratio), mortality […]