The objective of this paper is to assess the effects of the inclusion of different levels of green propolis extract in the diet of lambs in feedlot on ingestive behavior, nutrients digestibility, physiological parameters and performance. Eight lambs were distributed in double Latin Square with four treatments, corresponding to the inclusion levels (4, 8, 12, 16 mL) of green propolis ethanolic extract (30 g of ground crude propolis was infused in a 100-mL hydroalcoholic solution, 700 mL/L). The diets were […]

The objective of this work was to evaluate the performance of piglets in the nursery phase submitted to activation of immune system with vaccine against Haemophilus parasuis and to different levels of metabolizable energy in the diets. It was used 160 barrows and females at 30 days of age, weaned at 23 days of age, with initial weight of 7.97 ± 0.54 kg, distributed in 2 × 4 factorial arrangement (with vaccination and without vaccination with four levels of metabolizable […]

Two experiments were carried out (pre-starter and starter phases) to evaluate the effect of feather and blood meal on performance, organ development and digestibility and retention of nutrients in broilers. In the first experiment, it was used 280 birds and in experiment 2, it was used 240 birds. The experimental diets were formulated with four levels of feather and blood meal (0%, 2%, 4% and 6%) all of them isonutritive and isoenergetic. A metabolic assay was developed on the 4th […]

O experimento foi realizado para avaliar o efeito da redução do nível de proteína bruta (PB) da ração formulada de acordo com o conceito de proteína ideal e suplementada com aminoácidos industriais, sobre o desempenho e rendimento de cortes de frangos de corte machos de 22 a 42 dias de idade mantidos em ambiente termoneutro. Foram utilizados 280 frangos de corte machos “Cobb” com peso inicial de 856 ± 6,48 g, distribuídos em delineamento experimental inteiramente casualizado, com cinco tratamentos […]

This study was conducted in order to evaluate the influence of different levels of metabolizable energy and crude protein in diets formulated according to the ideal protein concept with phytase supplementation on performance and nutrient excretion of broilers from 22 to 42 days age. It was used 1,500 Coob lineage broilers at 22 days of age and with initial weight of 833 ± 7g, distributed in completely randomized design in a 3 × 3 + 1 factorial scheme composed of […]

In order to evaluate the effects of increasing dietary tryptophan levels on performance and carcass characteristics of growing pigs, a total of 60 crossbred castrated male pigs, with average initial and final body weights of 15.50 ± 1.15 and 30.60 ± 1.35 kg were used. Pigs were allotted in a completely randomized block design, with five dietary treatments (0.149, 0.158, 0.168, 0.177, and 0.187% digestible tryptophan, corresponding to digestible tryptophan:lysine relations of 16.0, 17.0, 18.0, 19.0, and 20.0%), six replicates, […]

Esta pesquisa foi desenvolvida para avaliar o desempenho produtivo e a histomorfometria dos segmentos do intestino delgado em frangos de corte no período de 1 a 21 dias de idade alimentados com dietas contendo diferentes aditivos melhoradores de crescimento: ração controle (sem melhorador de crescimento); ração controle + antibióticos (colistina e bacitracina de zinco); ração controle + probiótico; ração controle + prebiótico; ração controle + probiótico + prebiótico. As aves foram distribuídas em delineamento em blocos casualizados, com cinco tratamentos […]

Objetivou-se avaliar a influência da inoculação de soluções nutritivas in ovo sobre a eclodibilidade e o desempenho de frangos de corte aos 21 dias de idade. Foram incubados 2.400 ovos, oriundos de matrizes Cobb com 40 semanas de idade, em 4 datas diferentes. Aos 17,5 dias de incubação, os ovos foram inoculados com 0,5 mL de uma das seguintes soluções nutritivas: solução salina 0,5%; solução de 2,0% de glicose + 2,0% de sacarose; solução de 2,5% de glicose + 3,0% […]

The objective of this experiment was to study yolk pigmentation stability in omega 3 (ω-3) enriched eggs stored under different temperatures in zeaxanthin equivalent (by using visible light spectrophotometer) and visual score (with values obtained by yolk color fan) and to verify the correlation among those methodologies. Three hundred big eggs from Isa Brown hens were distributed into two lots each one containing 150 eggs, stored at room temperature (26.5ºC) or under refrigeration (7.9ºC) for 35 days. It was used […]

O trabalho foi realizado com o objetivo de determinar os valores nutricionais de milhos de quatro qualidades, obtidos por meio de estratificação em mesa densimétrica, para frangos de corte em diferentes idades. Os milhos foram designados como: MDA – milho de densidade alta; MDI – milho de densidade intermediária; MDB – milho de densidade baixa; e MDO milho de densidade original, composto de 25% de MDA, 50% de MDI e 25% de MDB. Três ensaios biológicos foram conduzidos utilizando-se o […]