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Carcass and meat quality of lambs fed with sunflower seed or oil
Gasparini, Marta Juliane; Pertile, Simone Fernanda Nedel; Santos, Rafaela Machado dos; Barreto, José Victor Pronievicz; Zundt, MariliceThe objective of this study was to compare the use of sunflower seeds and oil as a fat source in the diets of finishing lambs. Twelve crossbred Santa Inês × Dorper lambs, with an average initial weight of 22.10 ± 3.82 kg were housed in individual pens and divided into two treatments: diets with sunflower seeds or oil. The total diet of both groups contained 33% roughage (tifton grass hay 85) and 67% concentrate...
Detection of bluetongue virus antibodies in sheep from Paraná, Brazil
Sbizera, Maria Carolina Ricciardi; Cunha Filho, Luiz Fernando Coelho da; Lunardi, Michele; Pertile, Simone Fernanda NedelBluetongue (BT) is an infectious and non-contagious disease caused by bluetongue virus (BTV) belonging to the genus Orbivirus. It is transmitted by a hematophagous vector, Culicoides sp., to ruminants, particularly to sheep, which are most susceptible to this disease. The main serological tests are agar gel immunodiffusion (AGID), which is recommended by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), and the c...