The objective of this study was to evaluate the genotype × environment interaction for weaning and yearling weights, daily weight gain from weaning to 12 months of age and the growth performance in Canchim (5/8 Charolais + 3/8 Zebu) beef cattle estimated by a principal components analysis including those three traits. The environment was defined by season of birth (first and second semesters of the year). Genetic parameters were estimated by bayesian method with the Gibbs sampler using bivariate analyses […]

The aim of this study was to evaluate the viability of in vitro produced bovine embryos, fresh or warmed, after submitted to different periods of transportation (6h-12h). Oocytes obtained from ovaries collected from slaughterhouse were matured, fertilized and cultured in vitro. After seven days, grades I and II blastocysts (according to IETS manual) were selected and vitrified after exposition to PBS solution with 5% fetal calf serum (HM), added with 10% ethylene glycol (EG) and 10% of dymetil sulfoxide (DMSO), […]

The true digestibility coefficients and the values of true amino acid digestibility of 12 protein meals were determined in Leghorn cecectomized roosters by the “forced feed” method. The experiment was analyzed as a complete randomized design with 12 treatments, six replicates and one rooster per experimental unit. The studied feedstuffs were as follows: corn gluten meal 22%, corn gluten meal 60%, soybean protein concentrate, partially defatted extruded whole soybean, meat and bone meal 36%, meat and bone meal 45%, fish […]

The chemical composition and the metabolizable energy values of ten protein feedstuffs fed to broilers at different ages were evaluated. The traditional method of total feces collection was used to determine the values of apparent metabolizable energy (AME) and apparent metabolizable energy corrected by nitrogen (AMEn), in male broilers in the periods from 21 to 30 (first period) and from 41 to 50 (second period) days of age. The experiment was analyzed as a complete randomized design with 10 treatments, […]

The economic and productive performances of the dietary corn replacement with cassava shavings flour were evaluated in 200 Lohmann LSL laying hens with 46 weeks old, kept in 25 cages. The experiment was analyzed as a complete randomized design with five treatments and five replicates of eight birds per experimental unit. The treatments consisted of five levels (0, 25, 50, 75, and 100%) of corn replacement with cassava shavings flour. Quadractic effect on daily feed intake, with averages of 100.68, […]

Seventy commercial hybrid barrows with high genetic potential for lean deposition in the carcass averaging initial and final body weight of 60.0 ± 1.34 kg and 95.0 ± 0.97 kg, respectively, were used to evaluate the effects of dietary digestible tryptophan levels on performance and carcass characteristics. The experiment was analyzed as a randomized experimental block design with five treatments (0.128, 0.136, 0.144, 0.152, and 0.160%) of digestible tryptophan, that is correspondent to the digestible tryptophan:lysine ratios of 16, 17, 18, […]

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of body weight (BW) of 1-d chicks on performance, yields of carcass and prime cuts and economic viability. One thousand, nine hundred and eight-four AGRoss 308 chicks (males and females) with different initial BW (32, 35, 40 and 49 g) were allotted to a randomized block design with a 2 x 4 (two sexes and four initial BW) factorial arrangement with eight treatments, four replicates and 62 birds per experimental […]

The effect of strain, breeding system and sex on body weight, carcass and leg yield, and morphologic aspects of skeletal muscle fibers of flexor hallucis longus muscle of broiler chickens was evaluated in this study. The experiment consisted of a 4x2x2 factorial arrangement of treatments, with four strains (Ross-308, Naked Neck Label Rouge, Caipirinha and Paraiso Pedrês), two breeding systems (confinement and semi-confinement) and two sexes, with two replicates per treatment, considering each bird selected randomly at 56 days of […]

The aim of this experiment was to determine the best level of salt for Japanese laying quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica). Three hundred and thirty-six quails with 13 weeks of age were housed in cages with 118 cm2/quail for 84 days (four cycles of 21 days each). The experiment was analyzed as a complete randomized design with seven treatments (0, 0.15, 0.20, 0.25, 0.30, 0.35, and 0.45% of salt) with six replicates of eight quails per pen. Every 21 days, the […]

Fifty barrows with high genetic potential for lean gain averaging initial body weight (BW) of 15.4 ± 1.02 kg were used to determine the digestible lysine requirements, considering performance and carcass protein deposition rate. The experiment was analyzed as a complete block design with five treatments, five replicates and two animals per replicate. Treatments consisted of five digestible lysine levels (0.80, 0.90, 1.00, 1.10, and 1.20%) obtained with different dietary amounts of corn and soybean meal. Animals were kept in […]