The objective of this experiment was to evaluate the laying hens performance fed diets with different levels of lysine and sulfur amino acids digestible. A total of hundred and forty-four 24-week-old hens was allotted to a complete randomized design with three treatments, each with eight replicates of six hens. A corn-soybean positive control diet with high amino acids digestibility (HD) was compared to another diet using various by-products to partially replace corn and soybean meal. The second diet was formulated […]

The effect of calcium source on the performance and egg-shell quality of 96 white-egg layers hens, Lohmann LSL, allotted, at 72 weeks of age, to a density of two layers/pen, were evaluated during and after a forced molt (FM) for 12 days. A completely experimental randomized, with four treatments, each with four replicates of six layers, was used. The treatments were: 1 – positive control, with ad libitum diet during all experimental phases; 2 – FM with no calcium source; […]

The experiment was carried out to evaluate the increasing levels of anatto extract (AE) oil in sorghum-based diets as the main energy source. A total of 280 laying hens in the second production cycle, 140 Lohmann Selected Leghorn (LSL) and 140 Isa Brown (IB), was allotted to a density two birds/pen and full fed seven diets. The treatments consisted of a positive control corn based diet, as principal energy source, and a basal sorghum diet, as principal energy source, supplemented […]

The work objective was to evaluate the effect of using a thermal insulating material installed as lining under the roof, on broiler performance, on environmental conditions of different broiler chickens stocking densities (10, 16 and 22 birds/m2) and on litter characteristics. The experiment was carried out during the summer, using 3328 chicks of Hubbard strain, distributed in a completely randomized design, in a factorial scheme 3×2 (density and sex), with four replicates for each environment. For the environment comparison a […]

Three trials were conducted to evaluate the effect of enzymatic supplementation of corn and soybean based diets on performance (Trial 1), nutrients digestibility (Trial 2), performance and nutrient flow in the ileal digesta (Trial 3) in broiler chickens. In Trial 1, for experimental diet formulation, the chemical composition of soybean meal (SM) and full fat extruded soybean (ES) were overestimated in 7% for ME and CP, and 5% for Met, Met+Cys and Lys (Treatment C, D, and E) and 9% […]

The objective of this trial was to determine the adequate level of the phytase (0, 300, 600 and 900 PU/kg of the diet) to be added in corn-soybean meal diets with two crude protein (CP) levels, one at the animal requirements (18%CP) and another at smaller level (16% CP), for the most effective nitrogen bioavailability, of the energy and of the macro minerals, and also to observe in which of these diet protein levels the phytase has larger effect. Twenty-four […]

The objective of this experiment was to evaluate different feeding schedule and oyster shell supplementation on the performance and eggshell quality, determined blood constituents, and on the calcium and phosphorus apparent availability using 120 laying hens Lohmann LSL, aged 70 weeks, distributed in 20 experimental units with six hens each. A completely randomized experimental design was used in a factorial arrangement 2 x 2: feeding systems (ad libitum and fasting from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.) and oyster shell meal […]

The inclusion of four lactose levels (0, 7, 14 and 21%) in pre-starter diets for piglets was studied to determine the best level of lactose inclusion in weanling diets at this age. The experimental diets were fed from the weaning day to 14 days post weaning, but the performance was followed until the end of the nursery phase, at 35 days post weaning. The average daily gain (ADG) and the daily intake (CRD) from 0 to 14 days linearly increased […]

The polymorphism of the growth hormone gene (bGH) was studied in 211 Nellore pure breed bovine males to estimate the genotype and allelic frequencies and possible associations of the gene with weight traits. For this study, body weight data were collected at birth, weaning and monthly from 10 to 16 months of age. Additionally, weight gains from birth to weaning and weaning to 16 months of age were calculated. DNA was extracted from blood samples and the animals genotyped for […]

The carcass characteristics from young bulls or steers from different breed compositions of Charolais x Nellore were the objective of this study. Seventy beef males from three breeding systems: straightbreds (Charolais (Ch) and Nellore (Ne)), G1 crossbreds (1/2 Ch 1/2 Ne and 1/2 Ne 1/2 Ch) and G2 crossbreds (3/4 Ch 1/4 Ne and 3/4 Ne 1/4 Ch) were used. Thirty-five males were castrated (steers) at seven months and 35 were kept entire (young bulls). The animals were confined from […]