Marcos Cláudio Pinheiro Rogério

• PhD
• Researcher at Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA)

Este estudo teve como objetivo avaliar a degradabilidade ruminal da matéria seca (MS), proteína bruta (PB) e fibra em detergente neutro (FDN) de espécies forrageiras selecionadas por ovinos em área de Caatinga ao longo do ano. A pesquisa foi motivada pela necessidade de melhoria do manejo nutricional dos ovinos na região semiárida. Para isso, foram...

The objective of this study was to evaluate the economic and financial viability of finishing of two sexes of Brazilian Somalis sheep in feedlot receiving diets with 0 and 15% reduction in the total digestible nutrients and crude protein contents. A completely randomized design was adopted, in a 2 × 2 factorial arrangement, with treatments consisti...

Diversifying pastures with forage legumes may reduce nitrogen fertilization due to biological N fixation. This study aimed to quantify forage accumulation rate and macronutrients extraction and to identify the best intercropping combination between butterfly pea (Clitoria ternatea) – a legume, and three warm-season forage grasses of different growt...

The study aimed to evaluate greenhouse gases (GHG) emission and the efficiency of dietary energy use in Santa Inês ewe lambs fed four exotic and native Pantanal grasses (Tifton 85 grass hay; Urochloa humidicola hay; Mesosetum chaseae hay; and mixed hay composed of two C3 grasses: Hymenachne amplexicaulis and Luziola subintegra ). Sixteen animals we...

This work aimed to evaluate the physiological parameters, the biomass flow, and the productive characteristics of the grasses BRS Piatã and BRS Paiaguás at different levels of water supply in the semi-arid region. The experiment was carried out in the dry season, in Sobral, Ceará State, Brazil. The following irrigation depths were used: 30, 60, 90,...

The objective was to evaluate the effect of detoxified castor bean replacing soybean meal in the concentrate diet or as nitrogen organic fertilizer replacing urea on intake and nutrient digestibility, blood parameters and productive performance of sheep finished on irrigated Tamani grass pasture under continuous stocking and variable stocking rate....

The objective was to evaluate Urochloa mosambicensis genotypes under two light conditions in order to select accessions for the forage breeding program for the Brazilian semi-arid region. Nine genotypes of Urochloa mosambicensis, and two genotypes of Urochloa brizantha as a control, were studied in two environmental conditions (full sun and artific...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of organic selenium (SE) supplementation on blood constituents related to hematology and serum biochemistry of dairy goats in the productive phase. A total of 16 lactating Saanen × Toggen-burg crossbred goats, aged between 2 and 3, lactating, nonpregnant, clinically healthy, and having a body weight...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of diets formulated with different roughage:concentrate (R:C) ratios on dry matter consumption and residual feed intake, globular volume in blood, eggs per gram of feces and methane emission in lambs artificially infected with Haemonchus contortus. A completely randomized design was used in a 4 x...

We evaluated the influence of the substitution of soybean meal by detoxified castor cake on performance, digestibility of nutrients, nitrogen balance, hepatic and renal functions of pregnant goats fed with diets containing detoxified castor cake by alkaline solutions during the stages (first two-thirds and final third) of pregnancy. Three diets wer...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate castor bean cake as alternative input in the control of gastrointestinal parasites in sheep raised on irrigated pasture under continuous stocking. The treatments consisted of sheep supplemented with standard diet and pasture fertilized with urea; sheep supplemented with alternative diet and pasture fertiliz...

To evaluate the ingestive behavior of sheep confined and fed with substitution levels of soybean meal (SM) by detoxified castor cake (DCC). We adopted a completely randomized design, with four levels of substitution (0; 33; 67 and 100%) with five replicates (sheep). We estimated the percentages of total times of intake of feed, time of rumination,...

This study aimed to evaluate the physiological parameters, the productive characteristics, structural and chemical composition of Megathyrsus maximus (syn. Panicum maximum) cultivars BRS Massai and BRS Tamani submitted to different periods of deferment and moments of use. The experimental design was randomized complete block design in a factorial s...

The cashew pseudo fruit can be used to animal feeding in tropical and subtropical countries as Brazil, Ivory Coast and Vietnam. Thus, our objective was to evaluate the intake, digestibility of nutrients and nitrogen balance of dehydrated cashew apple by-product to sheep. The experiment was carried out with 24 sheep in a completely randomized design...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of completely replacing soybean meal (SM) with castor cake detoxified (DCC) with two alkaline products on the nitrogen balance and hepatic and renal function in goat kids. Goat kids of two breeds, Saanen and Anglo Nubian, with an initial body weight of 16.2 ± 0.67 kg, and confined during the growt...

The aim was to evaluate the effects of feeding different roughage to concentrate ratios on performance and carcass characteristics of lambs experimentally infected with Haemonchus contortus. A 4 x 2 factorial scheme (four diets – 100%, 65%, 42%, 31% of forage to concentrate ratios and two infection conditions) was used in a completely randomized de...

The objective of this study was to identify by microhistological technique the reference chemical components for use as indicators of the nutritive value of Caatinga plants forage grazed by sheep throughout the year. A flock of twenty mixed-race meat ewes, multiparous, in production, with an average 34.84 ± 1.75 kg live weight and 36 months of age...

The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of concentrate feed supplements associated to seasonal conditions on performance and behavior of ewe grazing Caatinga rangeland from late gestation to lamb weaning. Treatments included supplements at 0, 200, 350 and 500 g concentrate/head/day during the rainy, transition or dry season for 3 yea...

This study aimed to evaluate the physiological parameters, the productive characteristics, structural and chemical composition of Urochloa Brizantha cultivars BRS and BRS Piatã submitted to two deferment periods and three using times. The experimental design was randomized complete block design in a factorial scheme 2 x 2 x 3, being two grass culti...

The objective of this study was to evaluate the metabolic profile of Santa Inês ewe lambs fed diets for early or late-maturing diets with or without nutrient restrictions. The experiment consisted of a 2 × 2 completely randomized factorial experiment with either early- or late-maturity feed formulation according to “Nutrient Requirements of Small R...

Cashew nut meal (CNM) is widely used in tropical countries due to the high protein and energy levels; therefore, it has potential to be an alternative feed supplementation for livestock. Our objective was to evaluate the use of CNM as feed supplement for lambs. Twenty-four lambs were divided into a randomized block design with four treatments, star...

A escassez de informações sobre o valor nutricional e forrageiro das pastagens nativas do Pantanal brasileiro tem dificultado a elaboração de estratégias adequadas para aproveitamento e consequentemente, a conservação desse importante recurso alimentar para ruminantes. Diante da complexidade das pastagens nativas do Pantanal, o principal desafio é...

As grandes áreas de campos e savanas do Pantanal brasileiro possibilitam a produção de ruminantes, tendo em vista a presença de espécies herbáceas de forrageiras nativas. Porém, mesmo com riqueza de espécies de forrageiras nativas, ocorre a substituição destas por forrageiras exóticas sem adequado critério técnico, podendo tal prática diminuir cons...

A ovinocultura na região Centro-Oeste do Brasil apresenta-se como atividade em crescente desenvolvimento. O Pantanal brasileiro, localizado nessa região, é conhecido pela marcante presença de espécies herbáceas de forrageiras nativas, essenciais para a alimentação dos rebanhos de forma prática e econômica. Porém, mesmo com a referida disponibilidad...

The objective of this research was to evaluate lamb diets with a high proportion of concentrate and various levels of physically effective neutral detergent fibre (NDF) using tropical ingredients. Four diets were formulated: D1 with 16.5% physically effective NDF (peNDF), D2 with 21.4% peNDF, D3 with 23.3% peNDF, and D4 with 24.6% peNDF. Twenty mal...

This study aimed to evaluate the influence of dietary supplementation of organic selenium (Se) in non-lactating goats, as well as possible changes in the physiological responses of thermoregulation and in blood constituents under semiarid conditions. The study was undertaken for 42 consecutive days using 22 animals. Data were collected: (1) meteoro...

The objective was to characterize the adaptive profile and thermoregulatory responses of Saanen goats raised under tropical conditions. Twenty dairy goats were used. Its rectal temperature (RT, °C), respiratory rate (RR, breaths min−1), and heart rate (HR, bpm) were collected biweekly for two consecutive years. Individual blood samples were collect...

The objective of this study was to evaluate the subjective, chemical and sensorial meat characteristics of ½ Santa Inês (SI) x ½ No Defi ned Racial Standard (NDRS) and ½ Brazilian Somalis (BS) x ½ No Defi ned Racial Standard (NDRS) crossbred lambs, fi nished in confi nement. Sixteen uncastrated male lambs with initial weight of 19.7 ± 2.03 kg and a...

In livestock systems inserted in the Caatinga biome, mainly those located in the most representative existing landscape unit, known as “Depressão Sertaneja”, the main food base is natural or native pastures that can compose up to 90% of the diet consumed by animals. The principle of experimentation used in research that generated this document corr...

We evaluated the influence of the substitution of soybean meal (SM) by detoxified castor cake (DCC) on the feeding behavior and physiological parameters of pregnant goats and fed with diets containing DCC by alkaline solutions in confinement regime during the stages of pregnancy (first two thirds third and final). Three diets were provided to the e...

This study aimed to evaluate the influence of the substitution of soybean meal (SM) by detoxified castor cake (DCC) by two alkaline products on intake, performance and on the growth curve of goat’s kids. 24 were used, Saanen goats (n=12) and Anglo Nubian (n=12), with initial body weight of 16.2±0.67 kg, initial age of 3 months and confined during t...

Our objective was to evaluate the effect of 15% crude protein (CP) and total digestible nutrient (TDN) restriction vis-á-vis that recommended by NRC (2007) on feed intake, digestibility, and average daily gain (ADG) of confined Morada Nova lambs. Twenty lambs with 18.8 ± 2.8 kg liveweight were assigned to a randomized 2 × 2 factorial experiment wit...

This study aimed to evaluate the physiological parameters and the biomass flow and structural characteristics of BRS Massai and BRS Tamani grasses under different irrigation conditions. The rating of gas exchange, biomass flow and structural characteristics were performed in dry periods and dry/rainy season, under the water supply of 30; 60; 90 and...

The relationship between hair color characteristics and thermoregulatory responses in ewes raised in hot environment were evaluated. 15 Santa Inês hair ewes of different genotypes associated with coat colors (light brown, dark brown and black) with body weight of 41.2 ± 8.1 kg were evaluated during three consecutive days. Rectal temperature (RT, °C...

This study aimed to evaluate the detoxification of crude castor (DCC) through two alkaline products in different concentrations and their effects on the chemical composition, in situ degradability of DM and the fractionation of proteins. We used the calcium hydroxide [Ca(OH)2] and sodium hydroxide (NaOH) in two concentrations (60 and 90 grams) dilu...

A sazonalidade da produção de forragem em regiões semiáridas consiste em um dos principais entraves à produção de ruminantes a pasto. A utilização de forrageiras tolerantes ao défice hídrico consiste em estratégia viável para minimizar a oscilação na produção de forragem das pastagens. Objetivou-se avaliar a produção e a composição morfológica de p...

A sazonalidade da produção de forragem em regiões semiáridas consiste em um dos principais entraves à produção de ruminantes a pasto. A utilização de forrageiras tolerantes ao défice hídrico consiste em estratégia viável para minimizar a oscilação na produção de forragem das pastagens. Objetivou-se avaliar a produção e a composição morfológica de p...

Abstract Context. Interest in sheep production has grown considerably, mainly in the meat market segment in large urban centres. This growth is due to improved efficiencyand quality products, which makes the segment attractive for production. Aims. Our objective was to evaluate the effects of dietary nutrient restrictions on the feed efficiency and...

We aimed to evaluate the lactation curves, composition, and fatty acid profile of milk of lactating goats fed diets containing detoxified castor cake (DCC) by alkaline solutions during 150 days of lactation. Twenty-four Saanen and Anglo Nubian goats, approximately 17 months old (first lactation) and 43±2.97 kg body weight, were distributed in a com...

The objective was to evaluate the intake, digestibility, nitrogen balance, and metabolic profile of lactating goats fed diets containing detoxified castor cake (DCC) by alkaline solutions during 150 days of lactation. Twenty-four Saanen and Anglo Nubian goats, approximately 17 months old (first lactation) and body weights of 43±2.97 kg, were distri...

Increasing milk production in countries such as Brazil, India and Pakistan implies the generation of dairy by-products such as nutrient-rich bovine whey which, if used in feeding small ruminants would reduce environmental waste and add value to this by-product. Twenty entire male kids weighing an average 17 kg and 5 months age were used. The diet c...

Respirometry in trials with small ruminants contributes to the measurement of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, subsidies for payment for environmental services and the development of rations and supplements that provide maximum feed efficiency. For GHG emission measurements, 15 Santa Inês lambs, weighing 15.09 kg±2.63 kg, were evaluated in the respi...

Production of small ruminants in tropical semiarid regions represents important role in GHG mitigation, especially methane. Works already developed at Embrapa Sheep and Goats realize the excellent potential emission reduction by manipulating the caatinga vegetation (enrichment) in association with groups locally adapted sheep genetics. Deepening th...

The effect of substituting soybean meal (SM) with four levels (0, 33, 67 and 100%) of detoxified castor cake (DCC) on intake, nutrient digestibility and nitrogen balance was evaluated in uncastrated, male, crossbred sheep in a randomised complete block design with four treatments and five replications. There was a decreasing linear effect from the...

Context Interest in sheep production has grown considerably, mainly in the meat market segment in large urban centres. This growth is due to improved efficiencyand quality products, which makes the segment attractive for production. Aims Our objective was to evaluate the effects of dietary nutrient restrictions on the feed efficiency and productiv...

The objective of this study was to evaluate the inclusion of cow cheese whey (CCW) in the diet for lambs on the ingestive behavior, ruminal and blood parameters. Twenty crossbred, male, non-castrated lambs with 25 kg body weight were assigned to four treatments: control diet (composed of corn, soybean meal and native pasture silage) and test diets...

The objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of replacing soybean meal (SM) by detoxified castor bean cake (DCC), containing different alkaline solutions, on the nutritional parameters of Saanen and Anglo-Nubian female goat (Capra aegagrus hircus) kids. The treatments consisted of three diets: one based on corn and SM; and two with DCC wit...

Objective of this study was to evaluate the ingestive behavior, feed efficiency, and nutritional and physiological parameters of sheep that were fed diets based on byproducts from the processing of cashew. The experiment was conducted in a completely randomized design with a 4 × 2 factorial arrangement with four levels of inclusion (6 %, 11 %, 16 %...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of supplementation to diets containing different biodiesel-derived cakes on the feeding behavior of crossbred Morada Nova sheep and structural traits of a Tanzania grass pasture. Treatments corresponded to four supplements (soybean meal, babassu cake, cotton cake, or castor cake detoxified with calc...

Sheep production systems in Brazilian caatinga rangelands require supplementation adapted to changes in floristic and chemical composition as dry seasons progress. Meeting sheep nutritional needs in extensive semiarid systems is challenging because of sheep dietary preferences and habits. The objective of this trial was to evaluate the substitutive...

This study aimed to evaluate the influence of the substitution of soybean meal (SM) by detoxified castor (DCC) by two alkaline products on the feeding behavior and physiological parameters of lactating goats of Saanen breeds and Anglo Nubian. The treatments consisted of three diets, with a standard formulation based on corn and FS and the others we...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of diets containing different levels of Pilosocereus gounellei, (xiquexique), (0, 120, 240 and 360 g/kg DM) on intake, performance, ingestive behaviour and water use efficiency in sheep finished in confinement. Twenty noncastrated Santa Inês male lambs with an initial mean body weight of 18.86 ± 1.4...

A disponibilidade de forragem ao longo do ano pode ser comprometida pela escassez de chuvas sendo necessária a suplementação dos animais, principalmente das fêmeas gestantes que fazem uso do bioma da caatinga. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o efeito da suplementação energético-proteica durante a gestação sobre a produção e a composição do le...

A nutrição materna durante a gestação implica na programação da partição de nutrientes para crescimento, desenvolvimento e função dos principais sistemas de órgãos fetais, além de influenciar o desempenho e a produção de leite das matrizes. Dessa forma, o objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o efeito da restrição nutricional ao longo da gestação sob...

The Brazilian Northeast occupies approximately 20% of the national territory and has a significant economic activity in the production of small ruminants, especially due to the numerical expressiveness of the herds (91.5% and 57.4% of the Brazilian goat and sheep herds respectively, distributed in small rural properties, representing a source of in...

The high concentrate diet (HCD) may be characterized by diet with low inclusion of bulky, diet with inclusion of 100% concentrate or high-grain diet with pelletized core, with corn being the most used grain. Among the advantages of using these formulations, we can highlight: • higher intake of dry matter (DM) • higher nutrient digestibility due to...

For the Brazilian semi - arid, the use of annual crops producing grain mixed with several forage plants (Santa Fé System) is very promising, in order to use fodder species adapted to water stress, geared to production under rainfed conditions, reserving the material in the form of silage for the dry season. Under this condition, the proposal of a c...

This study aimed to evaluate the performance and ingestive behavior of growing goats grazing on Tanzania guinea grass and fed diets containing 40% carnauba or tucum fruits. Twenty-one male castrated goats were distributed into three groups, one exclusively on pasture and the other two on pasture and fed diet supplemented at the level of 1.5% body w...

The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of replacing soybean meal (SM) with castor bean cake (DCC), detoxified using two alkaline products, on the feeding behavior and physiological parameters of Saanen and Anglo-Nubian goat breeds with an initial body weight of 16.22 ± 0.67 kg. The treatments consisted of three diets that were is...

Feed restriction during the gestational phase, especially at the final third, can cause damages to milk production during lactation, as well as lower quality of milk produced. Our objective with this study was to evaluate the effect of the concentrated supplementation during gestation on the production and quality of the milk of sheep raised in nat...

Nutritional restrictions imposed on the matrices during the final gestation period may influence their performance, resulting in less than optimal body condition at calving, and negative consequences for lamb production. Thus, our objective with this work was to evaluate the effect of dietary supplementation during pregnancy on the performance of M...

Ensuring the sustainability of livestock production in natural pastures is an ever-increasing demand on the society's agenda. One of the great challenges is the monitoring of the botanical composition of the selected diet, fundamental to guide the management of the animals and to guarantee their production with a minimum impact on the ecosystem. Th...

This study analyse ruminal degradation the technique of the nylon bags of dry matter (DM) and crude protein (CP) and the intestinal digestibility of rumen undegraded protein (RUP) by the method of the three stages of raw and roasted soybeans at different temperatures with and without The in situ ruminal degradation were weighed five grams of natura...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a 20% increase in dietary energy during short-term estrus induction treatment on the reproductive parameters of Santa Inês ewes. Females (n=43) were allocated into two experimental groups according to the amount of energy inclusion in the diet: maintenance diet or maintenance diet plus 20% energy....

Evaluated the effect of dietary inclusion of annatto seeds replacing concentrate feed (corn and soybean meal) and roughage (hay of native pasture from Caatinga) on feeding behavior of sheep. Twenty male undefined breed sheep and castrated were distributed in a completely randomized design into four treatments (five animals per treatment), with the...

This study analyse ruminal degradation the technique of the nylon bags of dry matter and crude protein (CP) and the intestinal digestibility of rumen undegraded protein (RUP) by the method of the three stages of raw and roasted soybeans at different temperatures with and without The in situ ruminal degradation were weighed five grams of natural mat...

Was evaluated the influence of alternative methods of detoxification of castor cake on nitrogen balance and ruminal evaluation in sheep fed isocaloric and isonitrogenous experimental diets. Twenty sheep (ten males and ten females) were used in five treatments (castor cake untreated, treated with limestone, treated with urea, treated with phosphate...

Avaliou-se o desempenho produtivo e características quantitativas e qualitativas de carcaça e dos não-componentes de carcaça de cordeiros SPRD (Sem Padrão Racial Definido) cruzados com as raças Santa Inês (SI) e Somalis Brasileira (SB) terminados em confinamento. Foram utilizados 16 cordeiros desmamados, machos, não castrados, com peso inicial 19,7...

Management evaluation of Panicum maximum cv. massai (Massai guineagrass) under deferment contributes as a strategic reserve of forage in the Brazilian semi-arid region. The objective of this study was to evaluate biomass production and nutritive value of massai guineagrass in an area of thinned caatinga vegetation in two deferment periods (60 and 9...

We evaluated the growth performance and quantitative and qualitative characteristics of carcass and non-carcass components of crossbred lambs meat (1/2 undefined breed -SPRD x 1/2 Santa Inês - SI and 1/2 SPRD x 1/2 Somalis Brasileira - SB) finished in feedlot. We used 16 lambs weaned males, intact, with an initial weight of 19.7 ± 2.0 kg and about...

Objetivou-se avaliar a inclusão do farelo de castanha de caju (FCC) fornecido a cordeiros de três grupos genéticos sobre os consumos e digestibilidades dos nutrientes dietéticos. Foram utilizados dezoito ovinos, machos e inteiros, ½ sangue Dorper, ½ sangue Somalis e ½ sangue Santa Inês, com 22,66kg de peso vivo. A dieta controle composta por feno d...

The objective of this research was to evaluate the chemical composition and in situ degradability of hay stubble from a maize crop fertilized with 40; 120 or 200 kg N ha-1, ammoniated with urea. To evaluate in situ degradability, 4 g samples were incubated in nylon bags in the rumen of cattle for 6; 24 and 72 hours. The levels of acid detergent fib...

The objective of this research was to compare the National Research Council (NRC) 1985 (NRC85) and 2007 (NRC07) small ruminant nutrition recommendations for growing lambs in a tropical setting with tropical feeds. Twenty mixed breed Santa Ines males, 4 mo of age, with an average initial 19.5 +/- 13.5 kg weight were randomly distributed to four trea...

The objective of this research was to compare the National Research Council (NRC) 1985 (NRC85) and 2007 (NRC07) small ruminant nutrition recommendations for growing lambs in a tropical setting with tropical feeds. Twenty mixed breed Santa Inês males, 4 mo of age, with an average initial 19.5 ± 3.5 kg weight were randomly distributed to four treatme...

This study aimed to evaluate the inclusion of cashew nut meal (CNM) offered to lambs of three genetic groups on intake and digestibility of dietary nutrients. Eighteen male lambs, 1/2 Dorper x 1/2 native, 1/2 Somalis x 1/2 native and 1/2 Santa Inês x 1/2 native, with body weight of 22,66. The control diet, constituted Aruana's hay, corn, soybean me...

It was evaluated the production and quality of milk produced by goats grazing Panicum maximum Jacq cv. Tanzania (Guineagrass) and receiving four levels of concentrate supplementation. Eight Anglo Nubian goats, aged between two and four years, 43.6 kg in average body weight and between the 2nd and 4th lactation were distributed into two 4 x 4 balanc...

Objetivou-se determinar o consumo de nutrientes e os aspectos quantitativos da carcaça de ovinos de diferentes grupos genéticos com dietas com ou sem farelo de castanha de caju. Foram usados dezoito ovinos com peso inicial médio de 20,1kg em um delineamento inteiramente casualizado, em esquema fatorial 3 x 2 (três cruzamentos e duas dietas diferent...

This study compares both versions of the nutritional requirement system determined by the National Research Council (NRC) version 1985 (NRC85) and NRC version 2007 (NRC07), for finishing lambs in feedlots. Nineteen crossbred lambs were divided in four groups representing four experimental treatments: one diet according to NRC85 and three diets acco...

The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of four substitution levels (0; 33; 67 and 100%) of soybean meal by detoxified castor cake on performance and carcass characteristics of 20 non-castrated male crossbred Morada Nova lambs, with mean body weight of 18.7 kg, in a randomized blocks design with four treatments and five replicates...

Avaliou-se a viabilidade econômica da terminação de ovinos em pastagem de capim-tanzânia sob lotação rotativa com quatro níveis de suplementação concentrada (0; 0,6; 1,2 e 1,8% PV), dois sistemas de separação do rebanho (cerca elétrica e cerca de tela) e três tamanhos de áreas (1,0; 3,0 e 5,0 ha). A análise foi feita com vistas a determinar as cond...

A avaliacao economica concomitante com a avaliacao nutricional de dietas e necessaria para a tomada de decisao quanto ao uso de estrategias alimentares em sistemas de producao de ovinos. Objetivou-se, neste estudo, avaliar os indicadores produtivos e economicos da terminacao de ovinos mesticos Santa Ines, em confinamento, na regiao Norte do Estado...

The economic viability of finishing sheep on Tanzania grass under intermittent grazing was evaluated with four concentrate supplementation levels (0; 0.6; 1.2 and 1.8% LW), two herd separation systems (electric and net fence) and three pasture sizes (1.0; 3.0 and 5.0 ha). The analysis was carried out to determine the minimal necessary conditions to...

It were evaluated the effects of bagana of carnauba (Copernicia prunifera (Mill.) H.E. Moore) (BC), as roughage source, on carcass characteristics of lambs finished in confinement. Thirty crossbred weaned lambs with 16.9 + 1.56 kg initial average weight and 80-day of age were used. Five diets with increasing levels of substitution of tifton 85 gras...

Avaliou-se o desempenho de ovinos em capim-tanzânia sob lotação rotativa com quatro proporções de suplementação concentrada 0%, 0,6%, 1,2% e 1,8% do peso vivo (PV), e oito repetições, em delineamento inteiramente ao acaso, com período de ocupação de três dias e descanso de 21 dias. Foram avaliados o ganho médio diário (GMD), o ganho de peso total (...

This study evaluated the performance of sheep raised on Tanzania grass under intermittent stocking with four supplementation proportions 0; 0.6; 1.2, and 1.8% of live weight (LW) and eight replicates, in a completely randomized design with tree grazing periods, and 21 rest periods. The average daily gain (GMD), the total weight gain (GPT), the days...