Made available in DSpace on 2021-06-25T11:02:06Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2021-08-20; AgResearch; New Zealand Government; Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) is a developing region characterized for its importance for global food security, producing 23 and 11% of the global beef and milk production, respectively. The region's ruminant livestock sector however, is under scrutiny on environm...
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of supplementation strategy on performance, nutritional and metabolic characteristics of Nellore suckling female calves, on grazing Urochloa decumbens during the rainy-dry transition period. Forty-four Nellore female calves, averaging 147.6 ± 1.34 kg (4 months), were used. A single supplement 20% of crude protein of dry matter was provided, consisting of d...
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of strategic supplementation in the dry period and dry/rainy transition period on the performance and nutritional, metabolic, and reproductive responses of Nellore heifers grazing Urochloa decumbens. Forty-eight Nellore heifers with age and body weight (BW) of eight months and 235 ± 3.3 kg, respectively, were used. The experimental design was a completely ...
Microbial communities play critical roles in the gastrointestinal tracts (GIT) of preruminant calves by influencing performance and health. However, little is known about the establishment of microbial communities in the calf GIT or their dynamics during development. In this study, next-generation sequencing was used to assess changes in the bacterial communities of the rumen, jejunum, cecum, and colon in 26 cr...
Beef cows’ milk yield is typically determined by measuring milk yield once daily and then doubling this value to estimate daily production. However, it is not known whether this is accurate. Thus, we aimed to determine the association between morning and afternoon milk yield in grazing Nellore cows. Eighty Nellore cows were used, with initial weight of 516.0 ± 1.0 kg. The experiment was a completely randomized ...
The research aimed to evaluate the effect of replacing soybean meal with soybean grain on the nutritional parameters and productivity of heifers grazing on Urochloa decumbens in the rainy-dry transition period. Forty crossbred heifers with the initial age and weight of 18 months and 292 ± 6.1 kg, respectively, were used. The experimental design was a completely randomized design, with five treatments and eight ...
Este estudo foi realizado para avaliar modelos de predição de peso corporal (PC), utilizando-se medidas corporais como perímetro torácico (PT), altura de cernelha (AC), largura de garupa (LG), comprimento corporal (CC) e altura de garupa (AG), e desenvolver novas Equações de estimação de PC para novilhas Holandesas e mestiças. Foram testadas Equações de predição (1, 2, 3, 4, 5 e 6) propostas em estudos anterior...
Este trabalho foi realizado com o objetivo de avaliar o efeito de níveis de casca de algodão sobre o consumo e a digestibilidade aparente total dos nutrientes, a composição física e as características de carcaça e o rendimento dos cortes comerciais de novilhos confinados. Foram utilizados 18 novilhos mestiços, com peso vivo (PV) médio inicial de 230 kg. Dois animais foram abatidos no início do experimento para ...
Objetivou-se avaliar a produção e qualidade do leite em vacas meio sangue (Holandesa x Zebu) em função da presença do bezerro durante a ordenha e/ou da administração de ocitocina exógena. Foram utilizadas oito vacas meio sangue (holandesa x zebu), multíparas, distribuídas em dois quadrados latinos (4x4) em esquema fatorial (2x2), com e sem a presença do bezerro durante a ordenha, e com a utilização, ou não, de ...
Objetivou-se avaliar os efeitos de suplementos múltiplos com diferentes fontes protéicas sobre o desempenho produtivo, consumo, digestibilidade dos componentes da dieta e eficiência de síntese de proteína bruta microbiana de bezerras de corte lactentes sob pastejo. O trabalho foi realizado durante o período de transição de águas-secas (Fevereiro á Julho de 2012), utilizando-se quatro piquetes com média de 4,5 h...