The objective of this study was to evaluate performance and biometrics of lambs fed different sources of forage. Twenty-four six-month-old Santa Inês female lambs were randomly allocated to four experimental diets and housed in individual stalls. They weighed on average 26.35±0.20 kg. The diets were coast cross hay (HAY), cassava hay (CAS), dehydrated by-product of pea crop (PEA) and saccharin (SAC). The diets were formulated with the same amount of protein and energy with fixed levels of forage (60%) and […]

Dietas à base de milho e farelo de soja, contendo níveis crescentes de grão de ervilha forrageira (0, 20 e 40%), foram formuladas com os objetivos de avaliar o valor nutricional deste grão, sub-espécie hortense, cultivar Alfetta e de determinar os valores de energia digestível e metabolizável aparentes do mesmo. Todas dietas foram fornecidas a 18 suínos machos castrados híbridos comerciais com peso médio inicial de 40 kg. O estudo teve duração de quatro semanas, com avaliação semanal do consumo […]