Carla Aparecida Soares Saraiva

• Federal University of Paraíba

The aim of this study was to evaluate the physicochemical and microbiological characteristics of rennet cheese and butter cheese produced by hand from cow’s milk in Paraiba. The study was carried out using 24 cheese samples, six samples per city (three rennet cheeses and three butter cheeses), in which physicochemical analyses were carried out to d...

The aim of this research was to analyze the chemical and sensory composition of seasoned rennet cheese produced from frozen goat’s milk. The frozen goat’s milk cheeses were divided into five treatments: seasoned with oregano, basil, without seasoning, black pepper, and Calabrian pepper. The average values obtained for dry extract, moisture, fat, an...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the nutritional composition (fat, fat in dry matter, protein, and total dry matter) and microbiological quality (total and thermotolerant coliforms) of rennet cheese produced from pasteurized goat’s milk and frozen for different periods. A completely randomized design was used, with treatments consisting of ren...

Tannins are found in various feeds and can produce numerous benefits to ruminants, such as preventing bloat, favoring a better use of dietary protein, increasing microbial protein synthesis, according to its concentration, molecular weight and structure. The tannins affect the digestibility of the protein, because they form complexes with dietary p...

The objective of this study was to analyze the physicochemical, microbiological, and sensory characteristics of coalho cheese supplemented with different concentrations of oregano oil. This study used a completely randomized experimental design with four levels of oregano oil and five storage days. However, fat content and fat in dry matter present...

The objective of this study was to evaluate the quality of milk and cheese and sensory analysis of cheese from goats that received a diet with different levels of sorghum silage in the diet. Twenty Anglonubian dairy goats were used, with an average age of 2 years, average live weight of 43.7 kg, distributed in a completely randomized design, with f...

Abstract The study aimed to evaluate the effect of adding tannic acid to the diet on the milk quality of cows. The five primiparous crossbred cows (Holstein x Zebu) were used, with about four years old, the average body weight of 420 ± 30 kg, 100 days of lactation initial average production of 18 ± 4 kg of milk/cow/day. The treatments consisted of...

Abstract The study aimed to evaluate tannic acid's influence on lactating cows' diets on milk production and lipid composition. Five crossbred cows (Holstein x Zebu), distributed in a 5 × 5 Latin square, were used to evaluate the effect of increasing tannic acid (hydrolyzable tannin). The diets were composed of 35 kg of corn silage as bulking and 6...

Tannins have been used to trigger positive effects on ruminal metabolism and increase ruminant production efficiency, since they increase the supply of dietary protein in the small intestine. Increasing levels of tannic acid in a sorghum-based diet on the feeding behavior of five Holstein/Zebu crossbred lactating dairy cows was evaluated. They were...

The welfare of dairy cows is a major global concern, due to its impact on cow health and productivity, as well as public health. The aim of this study was to identify the main problems related to welfare in dairy herds managed on pasture in the state of Paraíba, Brazil. For this investigation, a cross-sectional study was conducted in 12 dairy farms...

Background Primary cardiac tumours are relatively rare. Cardiac myxomas are the most prevalent and in a significant proportion of cases they are accidentally discovered in asymptomatic patients. Non-invasive definitive diagnosis remains challenging despite improvements provided by newer imaging tools. Our aim was to describe the long-term experienc...

Coronary CT angiography (CTA) is currently considered a reliable method to exclude obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) before valvular heart surgery in patients with low pretest probability. However, its role in excluding obstructive CAD before transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is less well established. Single-center retrospectiv...

Abstract Background Identifying the patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) in whom the risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD) justifies the implantation of a cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) in primary prevention remains challenging. Different risk stratification and criteria are used by the European and American guidelines in this setting. We...

Introduction: The CAD-RADSTM classification was recently introduced in an attempt to standardize coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) reports and to provide recommendations for further management. The aim of this study was to assess how additional cardiac investigations were being ordered before the introduction of the CAD-RADS classifi...

Introduction The CAD-RADSTM classification was recently introduced in an attempt to standardize coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) reports and to provide recommendations for further management. The aim of this study was to assess how additional cardiac investigations were being ordered before the introduction of the CAD-RADS classifica...

This study characterized the thermal environment and assessed the physiological aspects of acclimatization of Sindhi and Guzerat heifers in a tropical environment (Brazil) under shade. Eight Sindhi and eight Guzerat purebred heifers (Bos indicus) had their physiological traits measured twice a day (9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.). Environmental data durin...

The objective of this study was to evaluate the association of forage cactus with different fiber sources (elephant grass hay - EGH; corn straw - CS, hay of cassava shoots - HCS; fresh sugarcane bagasse - FSB; and hydrolyzed sugarcane bagasse - HSB) on the milk yield and composition and the feeding behavior of lactating Sindhi cows. Five cows with...

This experiment was carried to evaluate the effect of forage cactus with different fiber sources (elephant grass hay [EGH], corn straw [CS], hay of cassava shoots [HCS], fresh sugarcane bagasse [FSB], and hydrolyzed sugarcane bagasse [HSB]) on intake, apparent digestibility and macrobiotic protein production of cows. Five cows with 265 kg average b...

A ansiedade face à morte tem sido um tema bastante investigado, mas sem resultados consistentes. Em Portugal são escassas as investigações sobre atitudes perante a morte e processo de morte em geral, e mais com populações migrantes. Pretendeu-se identificar fatores associados à ansiedade face à morte em duas populações distintas, Portugueses e Chin...

Background: Willingness to commit to posthumous organ donation has been shown to be related to common death anxiety defenses, and to differ between cultures and socio-demographic variables. Studies indicate that Chinese people are less likely to donate organs than the Westerners. In Portugal organs donation after death is presumed, meaning that any...

Resumo: Um dos obstáculos a uma utilização mais frequente e apropriada da ressonância magnética cardíaca (RMC) em Portugal tem sido a ausência de códigos específicos que descrevam adequadamente os exames tal como são efetuados actualmente. Este documento de consenso fornece recomendações para a atualização e uniformização dos códigos empregues na R...

One of the obstacles to more frequent and appropriate use of cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) in Portugal has been the lack of specific codes that accurately describe these examinations as they are currently performed. In this consensus document, recommendations are made for updating and standardizing CMR codes in Portugal. Guidance on which techni...

We describe a case of a 54-year-old female referred for ablation of supraventricular tachycardia (recurrent episodes under anti arrhythmic therapy). During a first procedure catheters progressed on the left side of the spine draining to the superior vena cava. Multi-row detector CT angiography revealed infrahepatic interruption of the inferior vena...

Catheter ablation (CA) of atrial fibrillation (AF) might be a definitive curative therapy for selected groups of patients (pts). However, current ablation protocols are not standardized and predictors of CA success and sinus rhythm maintenance are not clearly defined. To evaluate whether left atrium (LA) volume quantification provided by multi-dete...

To classify the drainage patterns of the pulmonary veins as depicted by multi-detector row CT and to measure their ostial diameters. Over a period of two years contrast material-enhanced 64-slice CT scans were performed in 188 consecutive patients who were referred to our department for cardiac CT study prior to ablation of atrial fibrillation with...

A digestibilidade aparente e os consumos de matéria seca (MS), de matéria orgânica (MO), de proteína bruta (PB), de fibra em detergente neutro (FDN) e de nutrientes digestíveis totais (NDT) foram avaliados para se determinar o efeito da substituição do milho por farelo de palma forrageira (0, 33, 66 e 100%), em dietas de ovinos em crescimento. Obje...

Doze vacas Holandesas foram distribuídas em três quadrados latinos 4 x 4, balanceados de acordo com o período de lactação, com o objetivo de estimar a produção de proteína microbiana, utilizando-se a excreção total de derivados de purinas (DP) a partir de coletas spot de urina, as concentrações de nitrogênio (N)-uréia no plasma, no leite e na urina...

The apparent digestibility and the intakes of dry matter (DM), organic matter (OM), crude protein (CP), neutral detergent fiber (NDF) and total digestible nutrients (TDN) were estimated to evaluate the effects of replacement by corn by forage cactus meal (0, 33, 66 and 100%) in growing lambs diets. It was also aimed to compare the internal markers,...

Twelve Holstein cows were allotted to four 4 x 4 Latin square balanced in accordance with the lactation period, with the objective of evaluating the protein production, using the total purine derivatives (PD) excretion, obtained from spot urine collection, the plasma and milk urea and nitrogen(N)-urea, pH and ruminal ammonia concentration. The four...

Foram objetivos desta pesquisa determinar o tempo necessário para adaptação dos animais às dietas e avaliar o efeito de níveis crescentes de farelo de trigo, em substituição ao fubá de milho, na ração, sobre a produção e composição do leite, consumos e digestibilidades aparentes de matéria seca (MS), matéria orgânica (MO), fibra em detergente neutr...

The objetives of this research were to detect how many days were necessary to animals adapt to the diets, by measuring intake; to evaluate the effect of crescent levels of wheat middlings as a replacement for corn meal in the diets on the milk production and composition, the intake and apparent digestibilities of dry matter (DM), organic matter (OM...

Doze vacas da raça Holandesa, puras e mestiças, foram distribuídas em três quadrados latinos 4 X 4, balanceados de acordo com o período de lactação, com o objetivo de avaliar parâmetros do comportamento ingestivo. As dietas experimentais foram à base de silagem de milho com relação volumoso:concentrado de 60:40, com base na matéria seca, ou à base...

Twelve purebred and crossbred Holstein cows were assigned to three Latin squares 4 X 4, balanced according to the lactating period, to evaluate the ingestive behavior parameters. The experimental diets were based on corn silage with 60:40 forage:concentrate ratio, in dry matter (DM) basis, or based on sugar cane with 60:40 or 50:50 forage:concentra...

Doze vacas da raça Holandesa, puras e mestiças, foram distribuídas em três quadrados latinos 4 x 4, com o objetivo de avaliar o consumo e a digestibilidade aparente dos nutrientes, a produção e composição do leite, o pH e a amônia ruminais. As dietas foram constituídas à base de silagem de milho (SM) (AG 1051) com relação volumoso:concentrado (V:C)...

Doze vacas da raça Holandesa, puras e mestiças, foram distribuídas em três quadrados latinos 4 x 4, com o objetivo de avaliar o balanço de nitrogênio (N), a produção de proteína microbiana, a concentração de uréia no plasma e no leite e diferentes tempos de coleta de urina. As dietas foram constituídas à base de silagem de milho (SM) (AG 1051) com...

Twelve purebred and crossbred Holstein cows were allotted to three 4 x 4 Latin Squares to evaluate the intake, apparent digestibility of nutrients, milk production and composition, ruminal pH and ammonia. The experimental diets were based on corn silage (CS) (AG 1051) with forage:concentrate ratio (F:C) of 60:40, in dry matter (DM) basis, or based...

Twelve purebred and crossbred Holstein cows were allotted to three 4 x 4 Latin Squares to evaluate the nitrogen (N) balance, microbial protein production, plasma and milk urea concentration and different urine collections times. The experimental diets were based on corn silage (CS) (AG 1051) with forage:concentrate ratio (F:C) of 60:40, in dry matt...

Foram confinados 24 bezerros mestiços Holandês x Zebu, machos não-castrados, com peso médio inicial de 75 kg e final de 215 kg, com o objetivo de avaliar o custo de produção. Os animais foram alimentados com capim-elefante de 30 a 45 dias de idade, concentrado à base de farelo de soja, fubá de milho, farinha de carne, mistura mineral e cama de fran...

We report the results of a collaborative study aimed at developing reliable, direct assays for mutation in human cells. The project used common lymphoblastoid cell lines, both with and without mutagen treatment, as a shared resource to validate the development of new molecular methods for the detection of low-level mutations in the presence of a la...

In this paper the PROSSET Programme is described briefly and the preliminary results are presented. The Programme includes cleaner production (CP) demonstration projects developed in 10 companies located in the Setúbal Region and the testing of methodologies to promote the sustainability of the Programme. Both the involvement of local agents and th...

p53 gene mutations are the most common genetic changes known to occur in human cancer. In previous studies, the presence of alterations to the p53 gene has been linked to the null phenotype of the glutathione S-transferase mu gene (GSTM1). GSTM1 appears to be part of a protective mechanism against the development of cancers in which environmental c...

In this paper the PROSSET Programme is described briefly and the preliminary results are presented. The Programme includes cleaner production (CP) demonstration projects developed in 10 companies located in the Setúbal Region and the testing of methodologies to promote the sustainability of the Programme. Both the involvement of local agents and th...