SUMMARY The aim of this study was to evaluate the economic viability of the inclusion of urea in the ration provided to feedlot lambs. Twenty-four non-castrated male lambs, crossbred Dorper, with 2-5 months of age and a body weight (BW) of 25.0 ± 4.3 kg were used. A completely randomized design with four treatments and six replicates was adopted, in which the treatments were urea levels of 0.0, 0.5, 1.0 and 1.5...
Resumo O objetivo deste estudo foi caracterizar a dinâmica de alguns parâmetros hematológicos em cordeiros recém-nascidos sadios, antes e após a ingestão de colostro. Foram coletadas amostras sanguíneas de 28 cordeiros recém-nascidos, determinando-se o eritroleucograma, as concentrações de proteína plasmática total (PPT) e de fibrinogênio nos momentos pré e pós-colostro. Os dados foram analisados comparando-se ...
This study intended to evaluate three identification devices for adult goats reared in semi-intensive system. They were (1) the ruminal bolus, electronic identification device composed of non-toxic ceramic and weighing 74.4 g; (2) small ear tag on left ear, visual identification device with dimensions of 50 × 15mm; and (3) big ear tag on right ear, also a visual identification device with dimensions of 42 × 48 ...