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The Residual Feed Intake (RFI) is a measure of feed efficiency usually evaluated post-weaning, and according to available evidences in the literature is highly correlated to RFI measured at other ages. The objective of present study was examining the reclassification of RFI in Nellore bulls classified in two post-weaning tests. In post-weaning performance test 127 Nellore males (210 ± 45 days of age) in feedlot collective pens (GrowSafe Systems®) were evaluated. Data of dry matter intake (DMI, 7.23 ± 1.72 kg/day) and mean body weight (BW, 306.72 ± 7.54 kg) were collected during 112 days, and the animals were classified according to RFI. The RFI was estimated as multiple regression error of DMI on average daily gain (ADG) and metabolic weight (BW0.75). Thereafter, a sample of 24 animals (408 ± 45 days old), 12 high (2.34 ± 0.24 kg DM/day) and 12 low RFI animals (-1.48 ± 0.24 kg DM/day) were reclassified after performance post-weaning test in feedlot for 84 days in individual pens. The diet was offered twice daily, contained corn silage (53.6% DM), Urochloa hay (10.0% DM), ground corn (21.8% DM), soybean meal (11.6% DM) and mineral supplement (3.0% DM). The experimental design was completely randomized. Data were analyzed using GLM procedure (SAS Inst., Inc., Cary, NC), fitting a model including the fixed effects of RFI class and the initial weight as linear covariate. Means were
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Feed efficiency is difficult to evaluate because individual feeding are required. An alternative is selecting animals based on traits easier to obtain and genetically favorably correlated with feed efficiency traits. This study aimed to estimate genetic and phenotypic correlations between feed efficiency traits (residual feed intake RFI, feed efficiency FE and residual BW gain RG) with yearling weight (YW), hip height (HH) and girth circumference (GC) in Nellore cattle. Feed efficiency data set consisted of 887 records of DMI, ADG and BW0.75 obtained during performance tests (83 ± 15 d) to calculate RFI (0.005 ± 0.58 kg DM/d), FE (0.14 ± 0.03) and RG (0.00 ± 0.11 kg/d). FE was calculated as ADG and DMI ratio, RFI was estimated as the error of multiple regression of DMI on ADG and BW0.75, and RG was estimated as the error of multiple regression of ADG on DMI and BW0.75. The YW data set consisted of 7,948 records of males (314.45 ± 45.85 kg) and females (282.68 ± 48.19 kg) adjusted to 378 and 550 d of age, respectively. The HH consisted of 6,418 records of males (131.80 ± 5.40 cm) and females (132.51 ± 5.38 cm), and 3,745 records of GC of males (162.56 ± 8.48 cm) and females (167.72 ± 8.08 cm). Pedigree file contained 9,830 animals. Growth traits were analyzed as unit standard deviation of each sex/age. (Co)variance components were estimated through two-trait animal models
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The main factor that affects performance and animal efficiency is the feed intake. This trait is important for diets formulation, animal performance prediction, and planning and controlling yield systems. In addition, estimating digestibility values is essential to determine nutritional value of feed. The objective of this study was to evaluate feed intake and nutrient digestibility of beef cattle. The tests were performed at Centro APTA Bovinos de Corte Instituto de Zootecnia - Sertãozinho-SP, on 2012 and 2013, with 95 Nellore animals. Forty-seven animals (25 heifers and 22 young bulls) were kept on Marandu grass (Urochloa brizantha) paddocks in the dry season for 46 days. The forages NDF content on this period was 56.71% and 14.63% of CP. Forty-eight animals (24 heifers and 24 young bulls) were kept on feedlot system receiving a diet containing corn silage, grass hay, ground corn, soybean meal with a NDF content of 50.18% and a CP content of 13.98% for 70 days. After the feedlot period, the 48 animals that were in the pens were allocated on Marandu grass (Urochloa brizantha) paddocks in the rainy season for 46 days, when the NDF content of the forage was 65.09% and the CP was 9.02%. Data were analyzed using PROC MIXED in SAS 9.2, the mixed model analysis included the fixed effects of sex and diet and the linear effect of covariate weight and the lsmeans were compared by F
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The aim with this present study to evaluate the effects of inoculation of Bacillus subtilis on the fermentation characteristics and losses, on the development of yeasts and molds and aerobic stability of corn silages. The corn studied was the hybrid 2B655 with the next treatments: untreated silage (control) and corn silages inoculated with B. subtilis in the concentrations of 5x10(4); 1x10(5) and 5x10(5)cfu/g of fresh forage. The experimental design was completely randomized in a split-plot, in which the silage was the main plots and the exposure times aerobic sub-plots with four replications. The data were subjected to analysis of variance using SISVAR ® software, applying regression analysis to 5% significance level. The inoculation of B. subtilis did not alter the fermentation characteristics and losses. The yeast count was reduced at the time of opening of the silo, as the molds population decreased during the air exposure, which resulted in lower pH values. These facts resulted in increase aerobic stability when the highest dose of B. subtilis was applied. The inoculation of B. subtilis in the concentration of 5x10(5)cfu/g forage controls the growth of yeasts and improves the aerobic stability in corn silage, while maintaining the pH more stable in the post-opening of the silos.
Objetivou-se avaliar os efeitos da inoculação de Bacillus subtilis sobre as características e perdas ocorridas na fermentação, no desenvolvimento de leveduras e fungos filamentosos e na estabilidade aeróbia de silagens de milho. Estudou-se o milho híbrido 2B655, no qual avaliaram-se os seguintes tratamentos: silagem sem inoculação de B. subtilis e silagens inoculadas com B. subtilis nas concentrações de 5x10(4); 1x10(5) e 5x10(5)UFC/g de forragem. O delineamento experimental utilizado foi o inteiramente casualizado, em esquema de parcelas subdivididas, em que as silagens constituíram as parcelas e os tempos de exposição aeróbia as subparcelas, com quatro repetições. Os dados obtidos foram submetidos à análise de variância por meio do software SISVAR®, bem como aplicou-se a análise de regressão a 5% de significância. A aplicação de B. subtilis não alterou as características químicas e as perdas no processo de fermentação da silagem de milho. A contagem de leveduras na abertura dos silos foi reduzida, assim como a população de fungos filamentosos diminuiu durante a exposição aeróbia, o que implicou em menores valores de pH e resultou em maior estabilidade aeróbia, devido à utilização da maior dose de B. subtilis. A inoculação de Bacillus subtilis na concentração de 5x10(5)UFC/g de forragem controla o crescimento dos micro-organismos deterioradores e melhora a estabilidade aeróbia da silagem de milho, a manter os valores de pH mais estáveis na fase de pós-abertura dos silos.
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The aim with this present study to evaluate the effects of inoculation of Bacillus subtilis on the fermentation characteristics and losses, on the development of yeasts and molds and aerobic stability of corn silages. The corn studied was the hybrid 2B655 with the next treatments: untreated silage (control) and corn silages inoculated with B. subtilis in the concentrations of 5x104; 1x105 and 5x105cfu/g of fresh forage. The experimental design was completely randomized in a split-plot, in which the silage was the main plots and the exposure times aerobic sub-plots with four replications. The data were subjected to analysis of variance using SISVAR ® software, applying regression analysis to 5% significance level. The inoculation of B. subtilis did not alter the fermentation characteristics and losses. The yeast count was reduced at the time of opening of the silo, as the molds population decreased during the air exposure, which resulted in lower pH values. These facts resulted in increase aerobic stability when the highest dose of B. subtilis was applied. The inoculation of B. subtilis in the concentration of 5x105cfu/g forage controls the growth of yeasts and improves the aerobic stability in corn silage, while maintaining the pH more stable in the post-opening of the silos.
Objetivou-se avaliar os efeitos da inoculação de Bacillus subtilis sobre as características e perdas ocorridas na fermentação, no desenvolvimento de leveduras e fungos filamentosos e na estabilidade aeróbia de silagens de milho. Estudou-se o milho híbrido 2B655, no qual avaliaram-se os seguintes tratamentos: silagem sem inoculação de B. subtilis e silagens inoculadas com B. subtilis nas concentrações de 5x104; 1x105 e 5x105UFC/g de forragem. O delineamento experimental utilizado foi o inteiramente casualizado, em esquema de parcelas subdivididas, em que as silagens constituíram as parcelas e os tempos de exposição aeróbia as subparcelas, com quatro repetições. Os dados obtidos foram submetidos à análise de variância por meio do software SISVAR®, bem como aplicou-se a análise de regressão a 5% de significância. A aplicação de B. subtilis não alterou as características químicas e as perdas no processo de fermentação da silagem de milho. A contagem de leveduras na abertura dos silos foi reduzida, assim como a população de fungos filamentosos diminuiu durante a exposição aeróbia, o que implicou em menores valores de pH e resultou em maior estabilidade aeróbia, devido à utilização da maior dose de B. subtilis. A inoculação de Bacillus subtilis na concentração de 5x105 UFC/g de forragem controla o crescimento dos micro-organismos deterioradores e melhora a estabilidade aeróbia da sil
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The Residual Feed Intake (RFI) is a measure of feed efficiency usually evaluated post-weaning, and according to available evidences in the literature is highly correlated to RFI measured at other ages. The objective of present study was examining the reclassification of RFI in Nellore bulls classified in two post-weaning tests. In post-weaning performance test 127 Nellore males (210 ± 45 days of age) in feedlot collective pens (GrowSafe Systems®) were evaluated. Data of dry matter intake (DMI, 7.23 ± 1.72 kg/day) and mean body weight (BW, 306.72 ± 7.54 kg) were collected during 112 days, and the animals were classified according to RFI. The RFI was estimated as multiple regression error of DMI on average daily gain (ADG) and metabolic weight (BW0.75). Thereafter, a sample of 24 animals (408 ± 45 days old), 12 high (2.34 ± 0.24 kg DM/day) and 12 low RFI animals (-1.48 ± 0.24 kg DM/day) were reclassified after performance post-weaning test in feedlot for 84 days in individual pens. The diet was offered twice daily, contained corn silage (53.6% DM), Urochloa hay (10.0% DM), ground corn (21.8% DM), soybean meal (11.6% DM) and mineral supplement (3.0% DM). The experimental design was completely randomized. Data were analyzed using GLM procedure (SAS Inst., Inc., Cary, NC), fitting a model including the fixed effects of RFI class and the initial weight as linear covariate. Means were
O artigo não apresenta resumo em português.
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The aim with this present study to evaluate the effects of inoculation of Bacillus subtilis on the fermentation characteristics and losses, on the development of yeasts and molds and aerobic stability of corn silages. The corn studied was the hybrid 2B655 with the next treatments: untreated silage (control) and corn silages inoculated with B. subtilis in the concentrations of 5x104; 1x105 and 5x105cfu/g of fresh forage. The experimental design was completely randomized in a split-plot, in which the silage was the main plots and the exposure times aerobic sub-plots with four replications. The data were subjected to analysis of variance using SISVAR ® software, applying regression analysis to 5% significance level. The inoculation of B. subtilis did not alter the fermentation characteristics and losses. The yeast count was reduced at the time of opening of the silo, as the molds population decreased during the air exposure, which resulted in lower pH values. These facts resulted in increase aerobic stability when the highest dose of B. subtilis was applied. The inoculation of B. subtilis in the concentration of 5x105cfu/g forage controls the growth of yeasts and improves the aerobic stability in corn silage, while maintaining the pH more stable in the post-opening of the silos.
Objetivou-se avaliar os efeitos da inoculação de Bacillus subtilis sobre as características e perdas ocorridas na fermentação, no desenvolvimento de leveduras e fungos filamentosos e na estabilidade aeróbia de silagens de milho. Estudou-se o milho híbrido 2B655, no qual avaliaram-se os seguintes tratamentos: silagem sem inoculação de B. subtilis e silagens inoculadas com B. subtilis nas concentrações de 5x104; 1x105 e 5x105UFC/g de forragem. O delineamento experimental utilizado foi o inteiramente casualizado, em esquema de parcelas subdivididas, em que as silagens constituíram as parcelas e os tempos de exposição aeróbia as subparcelas, com quatro repetições. Os dados obtidos foram submetidos à análise de variância por meio do software SISVAR®, bem como aplicou-se a análise de regressão a 5% de significância. A aplicação de B. subtilis não alterou as características químicas e as perdas no processo de fermentação da silagem de milho. A contagem de leveduras na abertura dos silos foi reduzida, assim como a população de fungos filamentosos diminuiu durante a exposição aeróbia, o que implicou em menores valores de pH e resultou em maior estabilidade aeróbia, devido à utilização da maior dose de B. subtilis. A inoculação de Bacillus subtilis na concentração de 5x105 UFC/g de forragem controla o crescimento dos micro-organismos deterioradores e melhora a estabilidade aeróbia da sil
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Feed efficiency is difficult to evaluate because individual feeding are required. An alternative is selecting animals based on traits easier to obtain and genetically favorably correlated with feed efficiency traits. This study aimed to estimate genetic and phenotypic correlations between feed efficiency traits (residual feed intake RFI, feed efficiency FE and residual BW gain RG) with yearling weight (YW), hip height (HH) and girth circumference (GC) in Nellore cattle. Feed efficiency data set consisted of 887 records of DMI, ADG and BW0.75 obtained during performance tests (83 ± 15 d) to calculate RFI (0.005 ± 0.58 kg DM/d), FE (0.14 ± 0.03) and RG (0.00 ± 0.11 kg/d). FE was calculated as ADG and DMI ratio, RFI was estimated as the error of multiple regression of DMI on ADG and BW0.75, and RG was estimated as the error of multiple regression of ADG on DMI and BW0.75. The YW data set consisted of 7,948 records of males (314.45 ± 45.85 kg) and females (282.68 ± 48.19 kg) adjusted to 378 and 550 d of age, respectively. The HH consisted of 6,418 records of males (131.80 ± 5.40 cm) and females (132.51 ± 5.38 cm), and 3,745 records of GC of males (162.56 ± 8.48 cm) and females (167.72 ± 8.08 cm). Pedigree file contained 9,830 animals. Growth traits were analyzed as unit standard deviation of each sex/age. (Co)variance components were estimated through two-trait animal models
O artigo não apresenta resumo em português.
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The main factor that affects performance and animal efficiency is the feed intake. This trait is important for diets formulation, animal performance prediction, and planning and controlling yield systems. In addition, estimating digestibility values is essential to determine nutritional value of feed. The objective of this study was to evaluate feed intake and nutrient digestibility of beef cattle. The tests were performed at Centro APTA Bovinos de Corte Instituto de Zootecnia - Sertãozinho-SP, on 2012 and 2013, with 95 Nellore animals. Forty-seven animals (25 heifers and 22 young bulls) were kept on Marandu grass (Urochloa brizantha) paddocks in the dry season for 46 days. The forages NDF content on this period was 56.71% and 14.63% of CP. Forty-eight animals (24 heifers and 24 young bulls) were kept on feedlot system receiving a diet containing corn silage, grass hay, ground corn, soybean meal with a NDF content of 50.18% and a CP content of 13.98% for 70 days. After the feedlot period, the 48 animals that were in the pens were allocated on Marandu grass (Urochloa brizantha) paddocks in the rainy season for 46 days, when the NDF content of the forage was 65.09% and the CP was 9.02%. Data were analyzed using PROC MIXED in SAS 9.2, the mixed model analysis included the fixed effects of sex and diet and the linear effect of covariate weight and the lsmeans were compared by F
O artigo não apresenta resumo em português.