Hypercaloric and hyperlipidic diets are often used in obesity research to induce excess weight and dyslipidemia in rats. In this experiment, Sprague-Dawley rats received a hypercaloric diet that was enriched with hydrogenated vegetable fat and sugar but hypoproteic and nutrient deficient. The rats’ body development and serum parameters were evaluated. Nine rats were fed a standard diet, while 27 rats were fed a...
Made available in DSpace on 2020-12-12T01:14:11Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2020-03-01; Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq); Animal welfare is a major concern these days, as well as the factors that have impact on animal productivity. Constant monitoring of environmental parameters such as temperature, humidity, levels of ammonia and luminosity is crucial b...
An experiment was conducted during 60 days with forty pacu males fed diets supplemented with increasing concentrations of ractopamine (0.00, 11.25, 22.50, 33.75, and 45.00 mg kg−1). Eight fish were evaluated for each experimental diet. Performance and survival rate of the fish were measured. At the end of the experiment, blood was collected to determine the levels of cortisol, triacylglycerol, and protein. More...
Although the conventional rearing of quails is done in cages, part of the consumer market has required that poultry not be raised in this way. Therefore, an alternative rearing system for European quails was evaluated. Two treatments (rearing in cage or in portable aviary) were evaluated in six replicates of 30 birds, totaling 360 quails. The performance of 30 to 55 days of age, as well as live weight at slaugh...
Highly appreciated by all people worldwide, coffee is a commodity with great economical weight in Brazil. While underscoring analyses on coffee production by the scientific community, current assay deals with the profile of coffee producers in the rural regions of the towns Machado, Poço Fundo and others in the south of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Field work with 225 small producers of the region compris...