ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to evaluate performance, apparent digestibility, blood parameters, and quantitative characteristics of carcass and internal organs of crossbred dairy calves fed different levels of crude glycerin in corn grain-based diets. Twenty-four calves of three months of age and average initial weight of 95.5±11.8 kg were used. The experimental design was completely randomized with four treatments (0, 80, 160, and 240 g kg−1 of crude glycerin of DM of diets). The calves were fed in […]

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of grinding corn and inclusion of babassu mesocarp bran (BMB) in the diet of crossbred dairy young bulls finished in feedlot on their carcass and meat characteristics. Twenty-four young bulls were fed four experimental diets containing two BMB inclusion levels (0 and 41.24%) and corn in two forms of processing (ground and whole grains) for 98 days, and then slaughtered in a commercial packing plant. Among the quantitative carcass characteristics, […]

Objetivou-se com este trabalho avaliar o desempenho de bovinos de corte em confinamento alimentados com rações contendo silagem de milho ou de cana-de-açúcar, e com diferentes formulações. Foram avaliadas cinco rações: SMF – ração contendo silagem de milho, com formulação fixa durante o período de confinamento; SMV – ração contendo silagem de milho, com formulação variável conforme a fase de confinamento; SCF: ração contendo silagem de cana-de-açúcar, com formulação fixa; SCV: ração contendo silagem de cana-de-açúcar, com formulação variável; SCV/SMV: […]