RESUMO Foi desenvolvido no Instituto de Zootecnia, Agência Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agronegócios (APTA), São Paulo um experimento com o objetivo de avaliar quimicamente a qualidade das silagens e a degradação ruminal da matéria seca (MS), fibra detergente neutra (FDN) e proteína bruta (PB) das

RESUMO -Sessenta e nove cordeiros filhos de ovelhas das raças Ideal ou Corriedale cobertas com machos das raças Suffolk, Ile de France, ou da mesma raça materna, foram usados para avaliar o seu desempenho e as características de carcaça. Os animais permaneceram em pastagem até o desmame (60 dias), foram confinados por 90 dias e alimentados com ração à base de silagem de milho e concentrado. Foi usado delineamento completamente casualizado em esquema fatorial. O uso de machos de corte sobre fêmeas lanígeras não causou efeito sobre o peso ao nascer e ao desmame das crias, porém aumentou o peso e a compacidade das carcaças, sem alterar as proporções de traseiro e costilhar. A espessura de gordura subcutânea não foi influenciada pelo genótipo, apresentando-se maior para fêmeas. A área de olho de lombo não apresentou diferença entre genótipos. As medidas de carcaça mostraram diferença entre genótipos, sendo as do cruzamento com Suffolk mais compridas, seguidas pelos mestiços de Ile de France.Palavras-chave: carcaça, cordeiros, raças de corte, rendimento Use of Meat Sheep Sire Breed on Fine Wool Ewe Flocks to Produce Fast-growing Lambs for SlaughterABSTRACT -Sixty-nine lambs from the crossbreeding Corriedale or Polwarth ewes with Suffolk, Ile de France rams or from the same ewe breed were used to evaluate their performance and carcass characteristics. Lambs were maintained under grazing until weaning time (60 days), then were confined for 90 days and fed corn silage and concentrate based diet. A completely randomized design in a factorial arrangement was used. The use of meat type rams on fine wool ewes did not affect lamb birth and weaning weight, however increased the carcass weight and compacting, without effect on forequarter and ribs. Subcutaneous fat thickness was not affected by the genotype and it was greater for females. Loin eye area did not show difference between genotypes. Carcass measurements showed differences between genotypes, being the ones from Suffolk mating the longest, followed by the crossbred from Ile de France.

Grazing behaviour, ponderal growth and level of parasitic infestation were studied in Suffolk breed sheep, from 1994 to 1995, in Nova Odessa, São Paulo. Two management systems were compared: restricted grazing, where the animals were released to the pastures at 9:50 a.m. and confined at 5:30 p.m., and 24 hour grazing, where the animals were maintained all the time in the paddocks, but with access to shelters. Thirty-four adult ewes were used in the summer period (17 under restricted grazing and 17 full-time grazing), and 42 ewes in the winter period (21 with restricted grazing and 21 full-time grazing). Also, for both seasons, 12 tracer animals, six in each grazing system, were used to obtain worm counts from their digestive tracts. For three consecutive days, grazing behaviour, that is, whether grazing or not, was observed in January/February (summer) and July/August (winter) at 30 minute intervals from 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., also whether the animals stayed in the sun or shade, irrespective of whether they were grazing or not. The level of parasitic infestation was evaluated under each system by eggs per gram countings (EPG) of the herd and the tracer animals, as well as by larvae count. It was concluded that restriction of grazing time by itself does not provide any effective control of parasitic infestation in sheep, however a better control was obtained in the summer period. Restricted grazing time was compensated by the greater activity of the animals during the hotter hours of the day, however, this behaviour affected the animal performance, resulting in lower weight gains. Greater forage availability in relation to estimated consumption may explain the similarity between the grazing times observed in both management systems, either in the summer or in the winter.

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-The efficacy of estrus synchronization using short-term protocol was evaluated by ultrasound exams in Suffolk ewes during the pre-breeding season. The control Group (n = 12) was synchronized by treatment for 12 days with vaginal sponges impregnated with medroxyprogesterone acetate, and 400 IU eCG at sponge withdrawal. Experimental groups I, II and III kept the sponge in place for 4 days, and 100 μg of PGF 2α was administered at sponge withdrawal. Additionally, Group I (n = 12) had 0.1 mg of estradiol benzoate (EB) administered during sponge placement and 50 μg of GnRH 48 hours after sponge removal. Group II (n = 6) had 35 mg of progesterone (P4) injected, and 0.1 mg of EB administered during sponge placement, 400 IU eCG at withdrawal and 48 hours after, 50 μg GnRH were administrated.Group III (n = 12) had 35 mg of P4 and 0.2 mg of EB administered at sponge placement, 400 IU eCG at withdrawal, and 50 μg of GnRH was administrated after 56 hours. Ovaries were monitored through ultrasound scanning. Concerning the first wave, no difference was detected between the control group and the experimental groups. However, the characteristics of ovulatory wave were significantly different between the groups. The duration of the follicular wave was shorter for Group III than for Group II. The follicle in Group I reached its maximum diameter before the Group II. The diameter of the follicle at the sponge withdrawal in the control group was larger than in Group I. After sponge withdrawal, the follicular growth rate was smaller in the control group than in Group III. The maximum diameter of the follicle in Group II was larger than in the other groups. The short-term protocol in which estrogen was used did not synchronize the emergence of the wave of follicular development.

RESUMO.Este trabalho foi realizado com o objetivo de estudar a eficácia do protocolo de curta duração de sincronização do estro. As ovelhas foram divididas em quatro grupos: Grupo Controle (esponjas de MAP por 12 dias, e eCG na retirada); Os Grupos I, II e III permaneceram com a esponja por quatro dias e na retirada foi aplicado 100 g de PGF e adicionalmente: no Grupo I (0,1 mg de Benzoato de estradiol -BE na colocação da esponja e 48h após a retirada 50 g de GnRH); Grupo II (35 mg de progesterona injetável e 0,1 mg de BE na colocação da esponja e na retirada 400 UI de eCG e 50 g de GnRH 48h após); Grupo III (35 mg de progesterona injetável e 0,2 mg de BE na colocação da esponja e na retirada 400 UI de eCG e 50 g de GnRH 56h após). Foram feitos exames de ultrassom, dosagens de progesterona, e observações do início do estro e da ovulação. A falta do eCG no Grupo I fez com que esse protocolo fosse menos eficaz na indução e sincronização do estro e ovulação. O Grupo Controle teve maior sincronia do estro e da ovulação.Palavras-chave: Benzoato de estradiol, eCG, GnRH, progesterona, ultrassonografia.ABSTRACT. Estrus and ovulation synchronization using short-term protocols during the previous reproductive season in Suffolk ewes. This study was carried out with the objective of examining the effect of the short-term estrus synchronization protocol. Ewes were divided in four groups: Control Group (MAP sponges for 12 days, and eCG at withdrawal); Groups I, II and III used the sponge for four days, and 100 g of PGF was applied at withdrawal; and additionally, Group I (0.1 mg of Estradiol benzoate -EB, in the sponge placement, and in the withdrawn 400 UI of eCG and 50 g of GnRH 48h later); Group II (35 mg of injectable progesterone and 0.1 mg of EB in the sponge placement, and 400 UI of eCG at withdrawal, and 50 g of GnRH 48h after); Group III (35 mg of injectable progesterone and 0.2 mg of EB in the sponge placement, and 400 UI of eCG at withdrawal, and 50 g of GnRH 56h after). Exams were accomplished for ultrasound and determine the plasmatic concentrations of progesterone and observations of the beginning the estrus and the ovulation. The lack of eCG in Group I caused this protocol to be less efficacious in induction and synchronization of estrus and ovulation. The Control Group had a greater synchronization of estrus and ovulation.

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Foram realizados dois experimentos com o objetivo de avaliar o valor nutritivo de dietas à base de silagens de milho ou de girassol e o desempenho de ovinos alimentados com estas dietas acrescidas de níveis crescentes de concentrado comercial (20, 40 e 60%). Para avaliação do valor nutritivo e dos coeficientes de digestibilidade aparente dos nutrientes, utilizou-se delineamento em esquema fatorial (2x3), duas silagens e três proporções de ração comercial, com três ovinos por tratamento. Para avaliação do desempenho de cordeiros, o ensaio foi em blocos ao acaso, em esquema fatorial 2x3 (duas silagens e três proporções de ração comercial), com cinco cordeiros por tratamento. Os coeficientes de digestibilidade aparente de MS, MO, FB, ENN, FDN, FDA e de celulose foram menores para as dietas à base de silagem de girassol. As dietas com silagem de milho apresentaram maiores valores de ingestão diária de matéria seca (709,5 x 609,7 g) e ganho diário de peso vivo (181,8 x 108,2 g) e menores de conversão alimentar (3,82 x 5,35 kg de MS/kg de ganho de PV) que as de girassol. As dietas à base de silagem de girassol apresentaram valor nutritivo inferior às de silagem de milho, o que acarretou pior desempenho dos cordeiros. Os animais alimentados com dietas à base de silagem de girassol necessitam de maior quantidade de ração concentrada para obterem desempenho similar aos alimentados com silagem de milho.