RESUMOAvaliaram-se os efeitos da idade de acasalamento e classe de peso sobre a taxa de prenhez (TP) de novilhas de corte Hereford (n=119) acasaladas aos 18 (18M) ou 24 meses (24M) e classificadas em leves (18ML = 260kg; 24ML = 280kg) e pesadas (18MP = 300kg; 24MP = 330kg). O período de monta foi de 05/04 a 21/05/01 (outono) e de 04/11 a 20/12/01 (primavera) para 18M e 24M, respectivamente. Avaliaram-se os efeitos do peso no início do acasalamento (PIA), escore da condição corporal (CCI) e ganho de peso (GDM). Não ocorreram diferenças (P>0,05) na TP entre os grupos 18MP (73,3%), 24ML (72,4%) e 24MP (83,3%), mas a TP foi mais baixa entre as novilhas 18ML (26
O experimento foi desenvolvido com o objetivo de se avaliar duas idades de acasalamento, 18 meses (18M) e 24 meses (24M) em novilhas de corte Hereford, por monta natural, durante 45 dias. As variáveis analisadas foram a taxa de prenhez (TP), a condição corporal no início do acasalamento (CCI), o ganho de peso médio diário durante o período de acasalamento (GDM), a produtividade (P), representada pela quantidade de kg de bezerro desmamado por vaca acasalada, e a eficiência (E), ou seja, a produtividade para cada 100 kg de vaca. O período de acasalamento foi de 05/04/2000 a 20/05/2000 e de 04/11/2000 a 19/12/2000, para os grupos 18M e 24M, respectivamente. Novilhas do grupo 24M demonstraram maiores TP e CCI (86,7% e 3,86) que as do grupo 18M (52,2% e 3,59). O GDM nos períodos de acasalamento não apresentou diferença, sendo 0,728 e 0,724 kg/d, para 18M e 24M, respectivamente. A P e a E das novilhas do grupo 24M foram superiores (135,2 e 38,6 kg) às do grupo 18M (76,2 e 26,6 kg, respectivamente). A redução da idade de acasalamento para os 18 meses requer maiores pesos no início do acasalamento para assegurar maiores índices reprodutivos.
-Body development and reproductive performance of a hundred forty-two 14 to 15-month-old heifers, classified at weaning according to frame size as small, medium, and large, were evaluated. The parameters evaluated were: body weight, hip height, body condition score, weight gain, ovarian activity, and pregnancy rate. At weaning, body weight and hip height were significantly different among frame scores, (small -133.0 kg, 92.2 cm; medium -158.5 kg, 96.6 cm; and large -185.2 kg; 100.2 cm). After weaning, heifers grazed together on natural pastures during the autumn and on ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum La.) during the winter and spring. Frame score differences remained until the beginning of the breeding season (BS), starting on average at 14 months of age. Weight gain between weaning and the beginning of BS was not different among frame scores (0.740 kg/day, on average). Body weights at the beginning of the BS were significantly different, of 255.7 kg (53.3% of the mature weight) for small heifers, 285.0 kg (59.4%) for medium heifers, and 307.6 kg (64.1%) for large heifers. Ovarian activity at the beginning of the BS was not different among the three groups. The average weight gain values during the BS of 0.492, 0.472, and 0.421 kg/day for small, medium, and large heifers, respectively, were significantly different. Pregnancy rates were not different among groups (small, 71.4%; medium, 76.4%; and large, 76.5%). Frame score did not influence the reproductive performance of heifers, but the small and medium heifers conceived 29 and 20 days earlier, respectively, than the large heifers.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.
hi@scite.ai
334 Leonard St
Brooklyn, NY 11211
Copyright © 2024 scite LLC. All rights reserved.
Made with 💙 for researchers
Part of the Research Solutions Family.