RESUMO Dois experimentos foram realizados para avaliar a influência de milhos com diferentes texturas de endosperma e adição de alfa amilase na digestibilidade de dietas e no desempenho de leitões na fase de creche. No ensaio de digestibilidade, foram usados 12 leitões castrados (7,96±0,31kg), alojados individualmente em gaiolas de metabolismo, enquanto no desempenho utilizaram-se 75 leitões (7,87±0,67kg)

RESUMO Um experimento foi realizado no Departamento de Zootecnia da Universidade Federal de Lavras com o objetivo principal de avaliar os efeitos de rações com baixos teores de proteína bruta (PB), suplementadas com aminoácidos

The objective of this study was to evaluate the inclusion of dry residue of cassava (DRC) with or without supplementation of carbohydrases on performance, carcass yield, cuts and organs, blood parameters and meat quality of broiler chickens. Birds were distributed in a completely randomised design in a 2 x 5 factorial scheme, with or without addition of carbohydrases and five levels of DRC inclusion, resulting in 10 treatments with 5 replicates of 22 birds each. At 21 days of age, two birds of each treatment were fasted for 6 hours for blood brachial puncture. At 42 days, four birds per pen were slaughtered to determine carcass yield, cuts, organs, percentage of abdominal fat and meat quality. Between 1-21 days of age, there was an interaction (P < 0.05) between carbohydrase and DRC supplementation on weight gain (WG) and feed intake, which showed a decreasing linear effect without the inclusion of carbohydrases. In the period from 1 to 42 days, there was an interaction (P < 0.05) between carbohydrase supplementation and DRC inclusion on the variables WG and feed conversion. Carbohydrase inclusion provided an increase (P < 0.05) in the concentrations of cholesterol, triglycerides, creatinine, gamma GT and blood glucose. Concentrations of gamma GT were increased and levels of alanine aminotransferase and creatinine were decreased (P < 0.05) with DRC inclusion. At 24 hours post mortem, there was a significant interaction (P < 0.05) for breast meat between carbohydrase supplementation and DRC inclusion for the variable L. The analysed values of pH, water holding capacity and shear force of the breast meat were not affected (P > 0.05) by DRC inclusion and carbohydrase addition. However, cooking loss was influenced (P < 0.05) by levels of inclusion of DRC. The L and a* variable and the feet of broiler chickens were not affected (P > 0.05) by DRC levels and carbohydrase addition. The colour variable b* showed a decrease (P < 0.05) from 5% level of inclusion. The results of this study show that DRC can be used in the diets of broiler chickens from 1 to 21 days old to the assessed level of 10%, provided that carbohydrase is added. ResumoO objetivo do trabalho foi avaliar a inclusão do resíduo seco de fecularia (RSF) com ou sem a suplementação de carboidrases sobre o desempenho, o rendimento de carcaça, cortes e órgãos, parâmetros sanguíneos e qualidade da carne de frangos de corte. As aves foram distribuídas em um delineamento inteiramente casualizado, em esquema fatorial 2x5, constituído da combinação da adição ou não de carboidrases e cinco níveis de inclusão de RSF, resultando em 10 tratamentos, com cinco repetições de 22 aves cada. Aos 21 dias de idade, duas aves por unidade experimental foram mantidas em jejum por 6 horas, para coleta de sangue via punção braquial. Aos 42 dias de idade, quatro aves por unidade experimental foram abatidas para determinação do rendimento de carcaça, cortes, órgãos, porcentagem de gordura abdominal e avaliação da qualidade da carne. No período de 1 a 21 dias de idade houve in...

The objective of this study was to measure the water disappearance in the drinker and the pattern of daily water intake and estimate the amount of water wasted in pig production. The study will also generate information about the daily behaviour of water intake of pigs in the growing and finishing phases. Sixty male pigs with an average initial weight of 44.43 kg subjected to immunocastration were used. Animals received feed and water ad libitum. The animal-performance data, temperature and humidity, and feed and water intake behaviour were collected in real time during the entire experimental period, while water volume consumed was measured daily. The average water disappearance (WD) was 7.98 L, which increased during the studied period, and 29.07% of this corresponds to the estimated water wasted. The daily WD behaviour revealed an increasing pattern throughout the day for growing and finishing periods, with the registered peak at 16:00 and 15:00 h and intake of 6.24 and 9.48 L, respectively. The time spent drinking (TSD) and number of drinker visits (NDV) also showed a peak in the afternoon: 13:00 and 17:00 h for growing and finishing phases, respectively. The TSD was 282.73 and 268.36 s, and the NDV values were 16.13 and 13.84 for growing and finishing phases, respectively. The results demonstrated an increasing pattern during the animal housing period in WD that is proportional to dry matter intake and body weight, and the water wasted represents a significant portion of WD. The daily pattern of WD, TSD, and NDV increase during the total and growing periods, presenting peak activity at 13:00 h. During the finishing phase, TSD and NDV present a pattern similar to the growing phase, but the peak occurs in the last hour of the day.

0.05) was 101%. Nutrient digestibility coefficient (p > 0.05) estimates were adequately predicted by iCEL and iLIG, obtained in situ or in vivo, with average values of 52.63, 54.17, 64.90, 43.73 and 98.28% for dry matter, organic matter, crude protein, neutral detergent fiber and starch, respectively. It can be concluded that iCEL and iLIG may be obtained in vivo by MNB in horses consuming a forage-concentrate diet, to predict nutrient digestibility coefficients.]]>

RESUMO Foi realizado um experimento para determinar a composição química e digestibilidade dos nutrientes e energia do resíduo de batata palha (RBP), resíduo de pipoca doce (RPD), resíduo de biscoito de trigo doce (RBT), e resíduo de biscoito de trigo salgado (RBS) para leitões. Foram determinados os valores de matéria seca (MS), proteína bruta (PB), extrato etéreo (EE), matéria mineral (MM), cálcio (Ca), fósforo (P), sódio (Na) e energia bruta (EB de 39,64; 7,12; 12,40; e 22,28% para ABSTRACT One experiment was realized to determine the chemical composition and digestibility of nutrients and energy of shoestring potatoes residues (SP), sweet popcorn residues (SPC), wheat sweet biscuit residues (WSB) and wheat salted sticks residues (WSS) for piglets. The dry matter (DM), crude protein (CP), ether extract (EE), mineral matter (MM), calcium (Ca), phosphorus (P) and sodium (Na) and gross energy (GE) were measured. Eighteen castrated pigs penned in metabolic crates during two consecutive periods of 12 days (seven to adaptation and fi ve to feces collection) were used to evaluate the digestibility´s coeffi cients of feedstuffs.The SP, SPC, WSB, and WSS had relatively low CP values 7.2; 6.0; 6.8 and 3.4%, respectively. The EE contents were 39.64; 7.12; 12.40 and 22.28% for SP, SPC; WSB and WSS, respectively. All the co-products evaluated had low values of Ca and P and anyone had a Ca and P value higher than 0.18% and the SPC and WSS had high Na levels (0.9 and 1.36%, respectively). The GE were 5.686; 3.995; 3.916; 4.953kcal INTRODUÇÃOOs preços elevados que o suinocultor seguidamente paga pelo milho e farelo de soja, principais insumos utilizados na alimentação de suínos, contribuem para diminuir a rentabilidade da suinocultura. Inúmeras tecnologias são constantemente testadas visando a propor soluções que possam reverter ou amenizar essa situação.

Foi realizado um experimento para estudar o desempenho de leitões, dos 35 aos 62 dias de idade, alimentados com dietas sem aditivos, com alho ou com colistina. Noventa e seis leitões foram distribuídos em quatro tratamentos num desenho experimental de blocos inteiramente casualizados. A dieta controle (DC) não continha aditivos anti-microbianos; as dietas dois e três foram constituídas pela DC mais 0,05% e 0,15% de alho em pó, respectivamente; a dieta quatro continha a DC mais 0,25% de sulfato de colistina. O consumo de ração foi 16,2% maior (P<0,05) para os animais alimentados com dietas contendo colistina que aqueles que consumiram dietas contendo 0,05% de alho. Não houve diferenças entre os animais que consumiram colistina e aqueles alimentados sem aditivos ou com 0,015% de alho na dieta. O ganho de peso foi maior (P<0,05) para os animais alimentados com dietas contendo colistina. Não houve diferença de ganho de peso entre os animais que consumiram dietas sem aditivos e contendo alho. Os animais alimentados com dietas contendo de alho tiveram conversões alimentares médias ao redor de 7% piores (P>0,05) que os animais alimentados com colistina. O uso de dietas sem anti-microbianos ou com alho para leitões na creche não permite alcançar os mesmos resultados que dietas contendo colistina.

This study reports the optimization of geranyl butanoate production by esterification of geraniol and butanoic acid in a solventfree system using two immobilized lipases as catalyst. The operating conditions that optimized geranyl butanoate production were determined to be 40 °C, a geraniol to butanoic acid molar ratio of 3:1, 150 rpm, 5 wt% of enzyme, and 1 h of reaction, which resulted in a reaction conversion of about 97% for Novozyme 435. When homemade Novozyme NZL-102-LYO-HQ (Cal-B) immobilized in polyurethane foam was used as catalyst, the experimental conditions of an alcohol to acid molar ratio of 5:1, 70 °C, 150 rpm, 5 wt% of enzyme, and 1 h of reaction gave a conversion of 95%. New experimental data on enzymatic esterification of geraniol and butanoic acid for geranyl butanoate production are reported in this work, showing that the technique is promising for overcoming the well-known drawbacks of the chemical-catalyzed route.