This study was conduced to evaluate the energy sources, rich in starch or fiber in multiples supplements on performance and nutritional characteristics of finishing crossbred steers in the dry/rainy transition season, grazing Brachiaria decumbens Stapf. The experimental area was divided into 5 paddocks with 2.0 ha each, with dry matter availability of 4.309,4 kg/ha. Twenty-four castrated crossbred steers were used, initially 24 month old and 314.46 kg. For each animal, one of the five treatments was randomly applied: mineral mixture […]

The objective of this study was to evaluate the levels of concentrate for growing calves. Four Holstein × Brahman crossbred calves with average age of 7 months and 155 kg of body weight were used, distributed into one Latin square design (4 × 4). The animals were fed ad libtum in the form of complete diet containing levels of 20, 40, 60 and 80% of concentrate on the dry matter basis (DM). The diets were composed of Cynodon dactylon hay, […]

In order to study the inclusion of forage watermelon (Citrullus lanatus var. Citroides) meal (FWM) in pigeon pea hay based diets (Cajanus cajan) (PPH), a digestibility trial in sheep was carried out for testing five levels of FWM (20, 35, 50, 65 and 80%). Twenty lambs with an average age of six months and live weight of 11.2 kg (± 1.2) were used. The experimental period was twenty days for adaptation and five days for total refuses and feces collection. […]

The objective was to evaluate the effects of daily intake of four levels of phosphorus (8, 12, 15 and 18 g) on the metabolism of macro minerals (Ca, P, Mg, Na, K and S), including the intake, concentration in rumen, ruminal fluid passage rate, excretion in feces and apparent availability. Four rumen-fistulated buffaloes were allotted to a 4 × 4 Latin Square, with total diet composed by sugar cane as forage (85%) and concentrate formulated for each different phosphorus levels. […]

A bioeconomical simulation model was developed in a traditional cow-calf production system (TPS) for the application of cost center methodology with the objective of evaluating its sensibility by the introduction of early weaning technologies in primiparous cows (EWS), improved pasture for primiparous cows and half lot of secundiparous cows (IPS) and protein supplementation for replacement heifers (PSS). All technologies were used to increase the pregnancy rate in this system (TPS). Data on biological performance was obtained from a bibliographic review […]