Three hundred and eighty four broilers chicks, half males and half females, were used to determine the zinc requirement for broilers in the initial phase (from 8 to 21 days). A basal diet was formulated that meet the nutritional requirements, except for Zn level, which was kept deficient at 12.00 ppm. The treatments consisted of Zn supplementation to the basal diet with Zn oxide, in the levels of 12.0, 37.0, 62.0, 87.0, 112.0 and 137.0 ppm of Zn. The characteristics […]

This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of different levels of digestible lysine in diets on the performance of piglets from 6 to 15 kg. One hundred and twenty piglets (80 castrated males and 40 females) were used. The piglets were allotted to a completely randomized block design, with five treatments (1.06, 1.16, 1.26, 1.36, and 1.46% of digestible lysine), eight replicates and three animals per experimental unit, kept in thermoneutral environment. The dietary level of digestible lysine did […]

With the objective of determine the apparent metabolizable energy (AME), corrected apparent (AMEn), true metabolizable energy (TMEn) and corrected true (TME) values of eight feedstuffs and their respective coefficient of metabolizability, 300 male broiler chickens, Ross, averaging 21 days old, were assigned to eight treatment (feeds) and one reference diet, in three blocks with two replications per block and five birds per experimental unit. The feedstuffs studied were: two sample of wheat grain (WG), two wheat bran (WB), two corn […]

This study was carried out to evaluate the effect of total replacement of corn by sorghum and crecent levels of slaugherhouse poultry oil (PO) on performance and carcass characteristics and yield of broilers. A total of 260 chicks one day-old, males, Cobb strain, was allotted to the following treatments: a corn based reference ration, and four sorghum based diets with the inclusion levels of 0, 2.5, 5, and 7.5% of PO according to the growing phases (from 1 to 7 […]

It was evaluated four crude protein (CP) levels in diets considered as commercial fed to barrows in the growing and finishing phases. A total of 48 barrows, from the same genetic strain, averaging initial weights of 30.8 ± 0.12 kg (growing phase) and 61.2 ± -0.89 kg (finishing phase), segregated in the production system, was used. The animals were allotted to randomized blocks design, composed of four treatment (level of CP) and six replications and two animals per experimental unit. […]

This experiment was carried out to evaluate the dietary metabolizable energy levels for broilers in the pre-initial growth phase. A total of 280 Avian × Cobb one day old chicks was allotted to warm cages as a completely randomized design with five treatments (2,850, 2,950, 3,000, 3,050, and 3,150 kcal/kg of ME in the diet) and four replicates of 14 birds per experimental unit. Bird weight and diet and orts weights were measured at 1, 4, 7, 10, 14, 18 […]

Twenty-five crossbred Holstein-Zebu cows was used to evaluate the effect of body condition score at calving on milk yield and composition and evaluate the body reserves mobilization by variation of body condition score during the first 120 days of lactation. The cows were allocated in two classes according to the body condition score at calving (BCSC), using a scale from 1 (very thin) to 5 (very fat): class 1, cows with of BCSC > 3.25; and class 2, cows with […]

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of additional colostrum with different IGF-I and IgG concentrations, at 12 hours of life, on morphological characteristics of enterocytes, as well as the relationship of total amount of IGF-I ingested on the microvillus height of the calves small intestine in the first 72 hours after birth. It was utilized prolonged supply of colostrum with different concentrations, including colostrum enriched with lyophilized colostrum. Eighty two Holstein calves received, at birth, colostrum […]

This work had as objective to evaluate the physical-mechanic characteristics of the leather from one genotype of sheep and three genotypes of goat. Forty three tanned chrome skins were used: 9 Santa Inês sheep, 12 ½ Anglo Nubiano, 16 ½ Boer, all crossbed with animals of non-defined breeds (NDB) and six NBD native goats. In the pre-experimental period, all animals were weaned at 90 days of age approximately and raised under semi-intensive production systems using cultivate pasture. The experimental phase […]

This experiment was carried out to evaluate the substitution of corn silage by fresh pressed citrus pulp (FPCP) on the performance of Santa Ines lambs. Twenty-four lambs, with average age of 90 days and initial average body weight of 18.44 kg, were feedlot during 67 days and fed with increasing levels of FPCP in substitution of corn silage (0, 25, 50, and 75 % DM). There was no difference for DM intake (DMI). The average values for DMI in g, […]