The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of feeding energy levels during the last third of gestation and lactation on performance of ewes and lambs up to weaning. The experiment was carried out in the sheep raising sector of Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL), from August to December of 2007. Thirty-two adult lambs with 105 days of gestation, average live weight of 57.55 kg and average body condition scores of 3.42 were used in the beginning of […]

Objetivou-se avaliar o processamento do grão de milheto inteiro ou triturado em suplementos fornecidos diariamente ou três vezes por semana para bovinos de corte em pastejo e seus efeitos sobre o desempenho produtivo e econômico e o comportamento ingestivo diurno durante o período da seca. Utilizaram-se 25 bovinos nelores não-castrados, com peso inicial de 350,92±31,7 kg, mantidos em cinco piquetes com área unitária de 1,45 ha formados por B. brizantha cv Marandu. Os animais foram distribuídos em delineamento inteiramente casualizado […]

The use of viscera and bone meal in poultry pre-starter and starter diets and its effects on performance, digestive organ development and digestibility and nutrient retention were evaluated. In the first assay, 280-day-old Avian Cobb® chicks were allotted in four experimental groups with five replicates of 14 birds each, in the pre-starter phase; in the second assay, 280 eight-day-old Avian Cobb 48® chicks were allotted in four experimental groups with five replicates of 12 birds each. The experimental diet consisted […]

The assay was carried out to determine the effect of phytase supplementation on performance of broilers from 1 to 21 and 1 to 40 days of age. Twelve hundred and fifty male broilers (Ross) were distributed in a randomized experimental design, with five treatments, 10 repetitions and 25 birds per experimental unit. The treatments consisted of evaluating the phytase supplementation in diets with reductions in nutritional levels, compared with the positive control. The nutrient contents in negative controls one and […]

In order to determine the profile of leptin and insulin values in seminal plasma and their correlations with sperm patterns during the peripuberty, a total of 16 crossbred Gyr dairy bulls were monitored from 60 days before to 60 days after puberty, separated into two groups, early and regular, according to the onset of puberty. Hormone values were determined by radioimmunoassay after gel filtration in fast performance liquid chromatography and semen patterns, according to the Brazilian College of Animal Reproduction. […]

Objetivou-se verificar o efeito de três protocolos de criopreservação sobre a viabilidade espermática pósdescongelamento de suínos da raça Piau (Sus scrofa), por meio de testes de avaliação in vitro e in vivo. Foram coletados 22 ejaculados de 5 machos adultos da raça Piau por meio do método da mão enluvada. Para verificar a viabilidade espermática do sêmen in natura e pós-descongelamento, foram avaliados a motilidade e o vigor espermático, o teste hiposmótico, a coloração supra-vital e a porcentagem de acrossomas […]

The objective of this study was to assess the accumulation and morphological composition of forage in Aruana Guineagrass (Panicum maximum cv. Aruana) swards subjected to intermittent stocking with sheep. Experimental treatments when grazing was introduced included low (95%) and high (98%) incident light interception and low (10 cm)- and high (15 cm)-residue height and were allocated to experimental units (196 m2 fenced areas) in a completely randomized 2 × 2 factorial arrangement with three replicates. Treatments were imposed between January […]

This study was conducted to evaluate the defoliation patterns on B. decumbens cv. Basilisk (signalgrass) tiller as a function of influence of feces deposited naturally by cattle. The signalgrass was managed with an average height of 25 cm, under continuous stocking and variable stocking rate. Interval and intensity of defoliation, grazing efficiency and forage loss were evaluated in two sites on pasture – one close and the other distant from feces. The completely randomized block design with three replications was […]

The experiment was carried out to evaluate the structural characteristics, biomass accumulation, chemical composition and in vitro digestibility of dry matter and crude protein of white oat (Avena sativa L. IPR 126) under different management systems. Grazing, cut at two heights (15 and 20 cm) and free growth were all evaluated in three periods (July, August and September) with a 28-day average interval between evaluations. In the free growth system, samples at 15 and 20 cm were also taken at […]

This study was conducted in order to evaluate the morphogenetic and structural characteristics of guinea grass cv. Mombasa under three post-grazing heights (intense – 30 cm, lenient – 50 cm and variable – 50 in spring-summer and 30 cm in autumn-winter) when sward light interception reached 95% during regrowth. Post-grazing heights were allocated to experimental units (0.25 ha) in a completely randomized block design with three replications. Post-grazing heights affected only leaf elongation rate and the number of live leaves. […]