Two hundred crossbred piglets (Landrace ´ Large White), fed in the period from 14 to 56 days of age, were assigned to a randomized block design with four treatments and five replicates, to evaluate the effects of different diets on the piglets performance, relative and absolute weights of liver and pancreas in suckling and post-weaning periods. The treatments consisted of four diets, that were supplied from 14 to 42 days of age, when were replaced by a simple diet (nursing […]

Three experiments were carried out to evaluate garlic in broilers diets as growth promoter. In the first experiment 480 one day old chicks, sexed, were distributed in six treatments with eight replicates (four with males and four with females), with ten birds each. The treatments were: basal diet with corn , soybean meal and dicalcium phosphaate (RB1), RB1 + 0.2% garlic; RB1 + 0.4%garlic; RB1 + 0.6%garlic, RB1 + 0.01% lincomicin and RB1 + 0.0025% zinc bacitracin. In the second […]

An experiment was carried out to evaluate the effect of the inclusion of sugar cane yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae), produced in the sugar cane distillery, in broiler chickens diets. Six hundred and seventy two one day old male broiler chicks, AGROSS line, were alloted to a completely randomized design with six treatments and one hundred and twelve birds per treatment, being eight replicates of fourteen birds per treatment. Treatments consisted of six isoproteic (22 and 20% of crude protein for initial […]

The true digestibility coefficients of amino acids (TDCaa) were determined and digestible amino acids prediction equations obtained, using the chemical composition of 11 feedstuffs. The feedstuffs evaluated were: brown flour meal, wheat flour, wheat grain, wheat grain residue, wheat germ, cookies residue, macaroni residue and, four wheat brans. The method of “precision feeding” with cecectomized adult rooster was utilized. A randomized complete design was used, with 11 feedstuffs and 1 fast, using six replications with 1 rooster per experimental unit. […]

The apparent metabolizable energy (AME) and nitrogen corrected apparent metabolizable energy (AMEn) values were determined and energy prediction equations obtained using the chemical composition of 11 feedstuffs. The feedstuffs evaluated were: brown flour meal, wheat flour, wheat grain, wheat grain residue, wheat germ, cookies residue, macaroni residue and, four wheat brans. Total excreta collection method was used, with 480 broiler chicks, 16 to 24 days old. A randomized complete design was utilized, with 11 feedstuffs and a basal reference diet, […]

An experiment was conducted with piglets allocated in eight treatments combinations with different types of diet (dry and wet), rations (with and without sweetener) and two types of drinking water (with and without sweetener), offered after weaning to study the effects on histology and intestine enzymatic development. Intestinal villi height, crypt depth, and relation between villi height and crypt depth of duodenum and jejunum, jejunum protein content and enzyme activity of maltase, sucrase and dipeptidase were evaluated. Thirty two Large […]

One experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of microbial enzymes, phytase, on the performance of the birds and on the digestibility coefficient of dry mater (DM), crude protein (CP), phosphorus (P) and calcium (Ca) and the values of apparent ileal digestible of energy (AIDe) and nitrogen corrected apparent metabolizable energy (AMEn). A total of 384 Avian Farm male broiler chicks, 10 days old, during 14 d-trial were used in a factorial arrangement of 2 x 3, with eight replicates, […]

Two experiments, using 8 to 18 days old Avian -Farm male broiler chicks, were conducted to evaluate the effect of microbial enzymes on the ileal digestibility coefficient (DC) of dry mater (DM), crude protein (CP), energy (E), calcium (Ca) and phosphorus (P) in corn soybean meal diets with different level of Ca and available P (Pa). Chromic oxide (0,5%) was added to the diets, as an indigestible marker, to estimate ileal digestibility. All chicks were killed at the end of […]

The objective of this trial was to evaluate the performance of veal calves fed whole milk or milk replacers. Thirty Holstein calves from birth up to 160-170kg of body weight were randomly allotted to the following experimental treatments: I-whole milk; II- whole milk up to 100kg of body weight, and from this weight on, the supply of more liquid diet was from a commercial finishing milk replacer, added to the milk, up to slaughter; III-whole milk up to the 10th […]

The ammonia is a highly irritant gas which cause stress to the birds, leading to weight losses, or even their death. For that reason, there is a great interest on determining the amount of ammonia liberated from the litter, as well as the factors which influence the production of this substance, but most methods require expensive equipment or are relative complex. Therefore, the present work was idealized with the aim of develop and standardize a simple and unexpensive methodology, usefull […]