The objective of this work was to determine, through a digestibility assay, the nutritional requirement of true digestible lysine for broiler chickens, in the four growing phases. Four performance experiments, previously performed, allowed the determination of total lysine requirement of broiler chickens in the periods from 1 to 21, 15 to 40, 22 to 40 and 42 to 48 days of age. Thirty cecectomized adults Leghorn roosters were used, with an average weight of 2316±190 g, and individually caged in […]

This experiment was conducted to study the effect of the inclusion of a commercial enzyme complex (alpha-amylase, xylanase and proteases) especific for corn and soybean meal based diets, on laying hens performance. One hundred and twenty eight Hy-line White Leghorns hens with 68 weeks of age, in the 2nd cycle of production were assigned to a completely randomized block design with four replications of four birds per block, totalizing 32 birds per treatment. Two isonitrogenous diets with different levels of […]

Two experiments were conducted to study the effects of (Na + K)/Cl ratio on the diet of commercial laying hens, at the end of egg production by the addition of sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3), sodium chloride (NaCl), potassium chloride (KCl) and ammonium chloride (NH4Cl), with regard to productive parameters and plasma blood characteristics. The first experiment involved five treatments: 0.30% NaCl; 0.30% NaCl + 0.95% NaHCO3; 0.38% KCl + 0.67% NaHCO3; 0.8% KCl + 1.62% NaHCO3 and 0.38% KCl + 2.56% […]

The objective of this experiment was to study the effects of environmental temperature and feeding restriction programs on performance, carcass and noble cuttings yields and fat, water and protein contents of the carcass, and also the liver glycogen content of broiler chickens under different environmental conditions. A completely randomized block experimental design, in a 5 x 2 (feeding program versus sex) factorial arrangement with two replicates within each environmental and 14 birds per experimental plot, was used. At 42 days […]

Two thousand and four hundred broiler chicks were assigned to a completely randomized design in a 2 x 2 x 2 (sex, with and without probiotic, with and without antibiotic) factorial arrangement, totalizing eight treatments and six replicates with 50 birds in each one. Independently of supplementation fed, the males were always heavier than the females. However, the analyses performance showed higher body weight and weight gain for males fed antibiotic when compared to the non supplemented. The use of […]

This experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of metabolizable energy (ME) levels on performance, carcass quality and physiological traits of broilers from 22 to 42 days of age maintained under thermoneutral environment (23.2±0.74oC). Two hundred and forty Hubbard male broilers with average weight of 753±3.03 g were used in a completely randomized design with five treatments (3000, 3075, 3150, 3225 and 3300 kcal metabolizable energy/kg diet), six replicates and eight birds per experimental unit. The experimental isoproteic diets were […]

Three experiments were conducted to evaluate the performance and carcass yield of broilers, receiving or not monensin (MON), at different levels (100,110 and 120 ppm) according to the growth phase (GP) (1 to 21; 22 at 40 and 41 to 45/46 days of age). The Experiment 1 was performed at metabolic cages and the AME, dry matter digestibility (DDM.) and nitrogen retention (NR) were determined. The Experiments 2 and 3 were performed at floor pens. In the Experiment 3, feed:gain […]

The experiment was carried out to evaluate the effect of the use of whole fermented soybean (WFS), whole extruded soybean (WES) and soybean meal (SBM) in replacement to the dried milk (MD) of the diet on the performance, feed intake and morphological alterations on the digestive system of piglets from 14 to 35 day and from 14 to 56 days, and its residual effects from 36 to 56 days of age. Ninety-six crossbreed (Landrace x Large White) piglets weaned at […]

Two experiments were carried out to determine the sodium (Na+) and chloride (Cl–) requirements for broilers in the pre-initial phase (1 to 7 days of age) and the best electrolyte balance of the diet. In each experiment 1500 broilers from Cobb strain were allotted to a completely randonmized design with six treatments, five replicates and 50 birds per experimental unit. The treatments used in the two experiments consisted of diets with levels on 0.10, 0.15, 0.20, 0.25, 0.30 and 0.35% […]

An experiment was conducted to study the effects of allowance of ammoniated rice straw on the voluntary intake (VI) and digestibility of dry matter (DMD), and on the intake, excretion, digestibility and N balance. Fifteen adult sheep, males, castrated, with average weight of 63.8 kg, individually kept in metabolic cages, were used. The levels of straw fed to the animals were: 1.5; 3.0; 4.5; 6.0 and 7.5% of live weight. A supplement (200 g/animal/day of corn) was used to supply […]