The objective of this study was to estimate the genetic correlations between visual scores and the carcass traits measured by ultrasound, in Nellore breed cattle, using the bayesian statistics by Gibbs Sampling, in the linear-threshold model. The morphological categorical traits of musculature, physical structure, conformation and sacrum were studied, evaluated at 15 and 22 months. The carcass traits of the longissimus muscle area, backfat thickness, rump fat thickness and hip height were evaluated. Visual scores should be used as selection […]

This study was carried out to evaluate the use of different residual variance structures to estimate covariance functions for weight of Canchim beef cattle. The covariance functions were estimated by the Restricted Maximum Likelihood method, in an animal model with fixed effect of contemporary group (year and month of birth and sex), age of dam at calving as covariable (linear and quadratic effects) and mean growth trajectory while the random effects considered were the direct additive genetic and maternal effects, […]

The objective of the present study was to propose the use of protein free diet (PFD) associated with synthetic amino acids (AA) as method to determine the amino acid and protein endogenous loss in broiler chicks, as the normal endogenous flux is underestimated in PFD use. Eighty-four Ross 308 male chickens were used, aged from 17 to 22 days in a randomized complete design, totaling two treatments with six replications, with seven birds per experimental unit. The endogenous amino acid […]

A trial was carried out to evaluate the performance of female ROSS 308 broilers, from 1 to 21 days of age, submitted to 20% of water restriction (WR) or ad libitum water and four different sodium levels by adding NaCl to the drinking water (0, 150, 300, or 450 ppm) from 1 to 7 days of age. A control group, with four replications (rep), housed one day before the beginning of the experiment, was used as reference for WR calculation. […]

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of ractopamine and enzyme phytase on the performance and carcass characteristics of finishing pigs. Three hundred and fifty-four commercial type barrows were used from a single source with 94.1 ± 5.7 kg initial body weight in a randomized complete block design, with six treatments and five replications with 11 or 12 animals per experimental unit evaluated. The following feeds were: control diet based on tables of nutritional requirements; (A) diet […]

An experiment was conducted with the objective of evaluating the effects of different levels of benzoic acid (Vevovitall) on the performance and intestinal morphology of the duodenum in piglets from 28 to 70 days of age. One hundred and sixty Dalland × Penarlan piglets weaned at 21 day old, separated by sex, were used. The experiment was divided into pre-initial 1 (28 to 35 days), pre-initial 2 (36 to 46 days) and initial (47 to 70 days) phases. A randomized […]

With the objective of assessing the development of organs of the digestive tract and the enzymatic profile α-amylase, lipase and trypsin, an experiment lasting 21 days was carried out using one-day-old male Avian Farm broiler chicks, reared in heated batteries and fed ad libitum with water and purified diets containing all L-essential amino acids, glutamic acid (nonspecific nitrogen source), minerals and vitamins. A randomized complete design was used with four replications of ten birds. At one, seven, 14 e 21 […]

The effects of calcium levels and diet supplementation with mannan oligosaccharides (MOS) on the performance and economic viability of laying quails were evaluated. Two hundred quails were used in a randomized complete design and 2 × 2 + 1 factorial arrangement. The treatments were two calcium levels (2.2 and 1.9%), two MOS levels (0 and 0.1%) and a control diet (with 2.5% calcium and no MOS) with four replications. There was no effect of calcium or mannan oligosaccharide levels on […]

The objective of this study was to evaluate the dry matter and nutrient intake and digestibility and to estimate the energy value of diets with the inclusion of soybean hulls (0, 25, 50, 75 and 100%) replacement of ground corn in the diet of kids goats. The rations consisted of oat hay, ground corn and/or soybean hulls, soybean meal and mineral supplement. Five Saanen kid goats (32.44 ± 4.00 kg), housed in digestibility cages, in a 5 × 5 Latin […]

The study verified the influence of different nutritional levels of the dams, before parturition, the weaning age of the lambs and the finishing system on lamb muscle fiber morphology and meat quality. Ile-de-France × Bergamacia crossbred dams grazing on natural grassland were divided into two groups: 1) nutritional supplement 30 days before the parturition (SUPL), and 2) no nutritional supplement (NS). These groups were further subdivided by weaning age of the lambs, which corresponded to either 45 or 60 days. […]