EFECTO DE LA SUPLEMENTACIÓN ENZIMÁTICA EN PARÁMETROS  PRODUCTIVOS DE CUYES (LÍNEA SINTÉTICA P 0.625)

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the supplementation of an enzymatic complex in integral diets for guinea pigs in the growing phase on productive performance. In total, 54 male guinea pigs (Synthetic line P 0.625) were used and submitted to a diet free of the enzyme complex (T1), and two experimental ones, one with 0.1% (T2) and the other with 0.2% (T3) of enzyme complex evaluated between two weeks of age (weaning) and after rearing (nine weeks old). It was statically evaluated and there were found no significant difference between treatments in relation to final body weight, weight gain, feed intake and feed conversion; and it was reported the weekly average of percentage of dairy dry matter intake by body weight.

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Intake, digestibility and performance of lambs fed with diets containing cassava peels

Ciência e Agrotecnologia ◽

10.1590/s1413-70542014000300010 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 38 (3) ◽

pp. 295-302 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Gilmara Santos Guimarães ◽

Fabiano Ferreira da Silva ◽

Luciano Lemos da Silva ◽

Luísa Miranda Girardi Galvão ◽

Lenon Machado dos Santos ◽

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Keyword(s):

Body Weight ◽

Dry Matter ◽

Average Daily Gain ◽

Neutral Detergent Fiber ◽

Dry Matter Intake ◽

Feed Conversion ◽

Final Body Weight ◽

Linear Effect ◽

And Performance ◽

Cassava Peel

Sheep farming is designated to economic exploitation, and dry matter intake is the most important factor that influences the performance of animal, thus seeking alternative foods. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of inclusion levels of cassava peel on intake, digestibility and performance of feedlot lambs. We used 32 crossbred lambs Santa Inês uncastrated, mean body weight of 21 ± 1.5 kg. Treatments were arranged in a randomized design to animals, with inclusion levels of cassava peel (0, 10, 20, 30%) in the diet dry matter and forage cassava leaf hay. During 70 days, there have been weighing the food provided, leftovers, and animals, and feces collection. The intake of dry matter (DMI), organic matter (OMI), crude protein (CPI), ether extract (EEI), neutral detergent fiber corrected for ash and protein (NDIap), total carbohydrates (CTI), non-fiber carbohydrates (NFCI), total digestible nutrients (TDNI), as well as DMI and NDFap/kgCP, DMI and NDFIap/PC0.75 levels have not been affected by the inclusion of cassava peel. Similar results for DM digestibility, NDF, CP, MO, CT and the TDN. DEE had a growing linear effect whereas DNFC presented a quadratic effect. Average daily gain (ADG), feed conversion (FC), initial body weight (BWinitial), final body weight (BWfinal), warm carcass weight (WCW) and warm carcass yield (WCR) showed no changes. It is concluded that the peel cassava may be included in diet until 30%, without change dry matter intake and animal performance.

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Inclusion of different levels of inulin on productive parameters and intestinal morphology in fattening guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus)

Ciência Rural ◽

10.1590/0103-8478cr20200961 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 51 (11) ◽

Author(s):

Fernando Carcelén Cáceres ◽

Felipe San Martín Howard ◽

Miguel Ara Gómez ◽

Sandra Bezada Quintana ◽

Ana Asencios Méndez ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Weight Gain ◽

Guinea Pigs ◽

Dry Matter ◽

Intestinal Morphology ◽

Dry Matter Intake ◽

Human Consumption ◽

Growth Promoter ◽

Feed Conversion ◽

Linear Effect ◽

Zinc Bacitracin

ABSTRACT: This study evaluated the effect of the three inulin levels (0.1%, 0.2%, 0.4%) supplemented as a substitute for an antibiotic growth promoter (AGP, zinc bacitracin) and control in guinea pigs raised for human consumption. Fifty 14-day-old male guinea pigs were used. Productive parameters (weight gain, total dry matter intake, and feed conversion ratio (FCR)) and intestinal morphology of the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum at slaughter (70 days of age) were evaluated. An inverse relationship was observed between inulin levels and FCR (linear effect; P = 0.006). There was no statistically significant effect of the treatments on total dry matter intake and weight gain (P > 0.05). A linear effect of the inulin level on the villi’s length (VL), villi’s width (VW), and length/depth ratio (VL/DC) in the duodenum; VW in the jejunum; and VL in the ileum (P <0 .05) was reported. In conclusion, a linear effect of the increasing doses of inulin was found on the FCR and the morphological parameters of the duodenum’s integrity, and no differences in the effects of the inulin added to the diet and the treatment with AGP were found.

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Productive performance of finishing lambs fed with faveleira fodder salt (Cnidoscolus quercifolius Pohl)

Semina Ciências Agrárias ◽

10.5433/1679-0359.2016v37n2p977 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 37 (2) ◽

pp. 977

Author(s):

João Vinícius Barbosa Roberto ◽

Bonifácio Benicio de Souza ◽

Gabriel Jorge Carneiro de Oliveira ◽

Jaime Miguel de Araujo Filho ◽

Thaiz Lamy Alves Ribeiro ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Feed Efficiency ◽

Dry Matter ◽

Salt Intake ◽

Average Daily Gain ◽

Daily Intake ◽

Mineral Salt ◽

Productive Performance ◽

Feed Conversion ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Daily Gain

This study evaluated food intake and productive performance of crossbred (½ Santa Inês x ½ dorper) lambs supplemented with different levels of faveleira (Cnidoscolus quercifolius Pohl) fodder salt. Thirty male sheep fed tifton grass hay, water, and faveleira fodder salt were randomly allocated into five treatments with six replicates each. The treatments consisted of diets with different inclusion levels of faveleira hay in the fodder salt composition: Treatment 1 (1% mineral salt + 99% faveleira hay), Treatment 2 (3% mineral salt + 97% faveleira hay), Treatment 3 (5% mineral salt + 95% faveleira hay), Treatment 4 (7% mineral salt + 93% faveleira hay), and Treatment 5 (Control - 100% mineral salt). Intake of dry matter, tifton hay and water, average daily gain, feed conversion, and feed efficiency were not affected by fodder salt supplementation (P > 0.05). There was a significant difference (P < 0.05) in fodder salt intake between Treatments 4 and 5, and daily intake was higher in animals submitted to Treatment 4 (61.0 g day-1). Mineral salt intake increased significantly with increasing mineral salt levels in the diet. However, no significant difference was observed in average daily gain across treatments, indicating that faveleira hay, even in small quantities, and tifton hay were able to meet the nutritional requirements of animals to support a good average daily gain. The inclusion of up to 99% faveleira hay in fodder salt formulations did not affect voluntary intake of forage, water and dry matter, average daily gain, feed conversion, and feed efficiency. Lambs supplemented with faveleira fodder salt had average daily gains within the optimal range for slaughter and high feed conversion and feed efficiency values. Faveleira was shown to be an effective supplementary feed alternative in sheep.

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Performance and behavior of dairy calves fed diets containing milk and citric flavor agents

Ciência e Agrotecnologia ◽

10.1590/s1413-70542007000300041 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 31 (3) ◽

pp. 889-895 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Silvane Barcelos Carlotto ◽

Clair Jorge Olivo ◽

Julio Viégas ◽

David Arthur Stiles ◽

Alexandre Mossate Gabbi ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Animal Behavior ◽

Dry Matter ◽

Block Design ◽

Dairy Calves ◽

Dry Matter Intake ◽

Average Weight ◽

Feed Conversion ◽

Final Body Weight ◽

Holstein Breed ◽

Abdominal Perimeter

While young ruminants prefer milk aroma and researches about this theme are being developed, the use of citric aroma, very appetized for older ruminants, are low utilized to young animals. This work aims to compare the influence of milk and citric flavor agents on the diets of nursing dairy calves. In this trial, 12 animals of Holstein breed were distributed in a randomized block design with four treatments (concentrate without flavor agent, concentrate with milk flavor or citrus flavor, and concentrate with milk plus citrus flavor agent) and three repetitions. The parameters evaluated were: concentrate dry matter intake (CDMI), hay dry matter (HDMI), milk dry matter intake (MDMI) and total dry matter intake (TDMI), average weight gain (ADWG), feed conversion (FC), initial (IBW) and final body weight (FBW), initial thoracic perimeter (ITP) and final thoracic perimeter (FTP), initial abdominal perimeter (IAP) and final abdominal perimeter (FAP), initial withers height (IWH) and final withers height (FWH) and animal behavior. The CDMI, HDMI and TDMI, as well as IBW, FBW, ITP, FTP, IAP, FAP, IWH and FWH did not show differences (P>0.05). The averages daily gain and feed conversion showed no differences, with means of 0.55 kg/animal and 2.09, respectively. The diets did not affect animal behavior parameters (P>0.05).

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Growth performance and safety of meat from cattle feedlot finished with monensin in the ration

Semina Ciências Agrárias ◽

10.5433/1679-0359.2018v39n2p697 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 39 (2) ◽

pp. 697 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Mikael Neumann ◽

Robson Kyoshi Ueno ◽

Julio Cezar Heker Junior ◽

Eloize Jaqueline Askel ◽

André Martins de Souza ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Dry Matter ◽

Carcass Characteristics ◽

Live Weight ◽

Corn Silage ◽

Dry Matter Intake ◽

Control Group ◽

Productive Performance ◽

Feed Conversion ◽

Edible Tissues ◽

Fat Thickness

Monensin is an ionophore antibiotic, the inclusion of which in the feed of beef cattle favors the best use of feed nutrients, via ruminal modulation. However, there are concerns regarding the residence of residues in the carcass from metabolism of monensin. The objective of this study was to evaluate the productive performance, carcass characteristics, serum parameters, tissue residual depletion and economic benefit of finishing of young bulls in confinement with monensin in the ration. Thirty-six animals were confined, and given 50% corn silage feed and 50% more concentrated feed. The experimental design was completely randomized, with two treatments (with or without monensin) and 10 replicates for the control group and eight for the monensin group. The use of monensin reduced the dry matter intake in relation to live weight (2.36% vs 2.55%), and improved feed conversion (8.61 vs 10.06 kg kg?1); the animals presented higher live weight (511 vs 494 kg), higher warm carcass weight (285 vs 272 kg) and an increase in fat thickness (4.97 vs 4.25 mm) compared to control animals. These increases in performance gave higher economic results, with a profit margin of R$ 122.84 per animal. A waiting period of 16 h before slaughter resulted in monensin concentrations below 0.25 µg kg?1 in edible organs and tissues, values well below those permitted by legislation. The use of monensin for young bulls in confinement promoted improvements in productive and economic performance, without leaving residues in edible tissues.

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PSXIV-17 Effects of corn bran plus solubles and corn oil on growth performance and carcass traits of finishing bulls

Journal of Animal Science ◽

10.1093/jas/skz258.864 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 97 (Supplement_3) ◽

pp. 436-437

Author(s):

Arquimedes Lima Junior ◽

Murillo A Meschiatti ◽

Vinicius N Gouvêa ◽

Victor Dantas ◽

Daniel Silva Antonelo ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Body Weight ◽

Growth Performance ◽

Feed Efficiency ◽

Dry Matter ◽

Corn Oil ◽

Average Daily Gain ◽

Carcass Traits ◽

Dry Matter Intake ◽

Final Body Weight ◽

Finishing Diets

Abstract The objective of this study was to evaluate the growth performance and carcass traits of finishing bulls fed diets containing, on dietary dry matter basis, different levels of corn wet distillers bran plus solubles (WDBS; 0, 15, 30 or 45%) added with or without corn oil (CO; 0 and 3%). A total of 205 Nellore bulls (390 ± 25 kg initial BW) were blocked by initial body weight, distributed in 40 pens and pens within weight block were randomly assigned to treatments in a 2 × 4 factorial arrangement. Diets were isonitrogenous and contained 8.5% sugarcane bagasse and 91.5% concentrate (ground corn, soybean meal, pelleted citrus pulp, urea, mineral). The WDBS (FlexyDDG®) and the corn oil were from SJC Bioenergia (Quirinópolis, Goiás, Brazil). Data were analyzed using the PROC MIXED procedure of SAS. An interaction between CO × WDBS levels was observed for dry matter intake (DMI; P = 0.032). In diets without CO, increasing levels of WDBS linearly (P = 0.004) reduced the DMI, but in diets containing 3% CO, increasing levels of WDBS quadraticaly affected the DMI (P = 0.002). No effects of CO, WDBSF levels or CO × WDBS levels were observed for final body weight, average daily gain, hot carcass weight and dressing percentage. Feed efficiency tended (P = 0.07) to be greater for bulls fed diets containing CO (0.154 vs. 0.144). Increasing levels of WDBS tended (P = 0.09) to increase the feed efficiency. In summary, increasing levels of WDBS in finishing diets linearly (in diets without CO) or quadratically (in diets with CO) reduces the dry matter intake. Adding CO and WDBS tend to increase feed efficiency.

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340 Impact of essential oils blend on beef cattle performance and carcass characteristics in diets with increasing corn silage inclusions

Journal of Animal Science ◽

10.1093/jas/skz122.246 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 97 (Supplement_2) ◽

pp. 138-139

Author(s):

Hannah C Wilson ◽

Henry Hilscher ◽

Zachary E Carlson ◽

Bradley M Boyd ◽

Andrea K Watson ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Body Weight ◽

Essential Oils ◽

Dry Matter ◽

Average Daily Gain ◽

Carcass Characteristics ◽

Corn Silage ◽

Feed Ratio ◽

Animal Performance ◽

Final Body Weight ◽

Significant Difference

Abstract A feedlot study was conducted comparing a natural feed additive (essential oils blend) at varying silage inclusions on receiving and finishing performance. The study utilized 480 crossbred steers (initial shrunk BW 296 kg ± 7.72 kg) in 48 pens with 10 steers/pen and 8 pens per treatment. Treatments were designed as a 2 × 3 factorial with 3 inclusions of corn silage [14, 47, 80 %; dry matter (DM) basis] with or without (+, -) the inclusion of an essential oils (EO) blend. All treatment diets contained 16% modified distillers grains plus solubles and 4% supplement with dry-rolled corn replacing corn silage (CS) on a DM basis. Steers were fed at 80% CS inclusion and adapted to 47% and 14% CS over a 10 and 24-d period, respectively. Cattle fed 80% CS were fed for 238 days, 47% CS for 195 days, and 14% CS were fed for 168 days to a common backfat of 1.28 cm (P > 0.59). There were no interactions for corn silage inclusion and the inclusion of essential oils on final body weight (FBW), dry matter intake (DMI), average daily gain (ADG), gain to feed ratio (G:F), hot carcass weight (HCW), longissimus muscle (LM) area, marbling, or calculated yield grade (CYG; P > 0.15). There was no significant difference for FBW, DMI, ADG, G:F, HCW, LM area, marbling, or CYG for cattle fed EO or no EO. However, there was a quadratic response for FBW, ADG, G:F, HCW, marbling and CYG with increased inclusion of corn silage (P < 0.04). Feeding corn silage at greater inclusions decreased animal performance but increased final body weight when fed to an equal fatness. Essential oils did not affect animal performance or carcass characteristics. However, feeding greater amounts of corn silage can be an economical way to finish cattle.

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Effect of adding different levels of zinc to the diets on performance and growth of local female goat

Al-Anbar Journal of Veterinary Sciences ◽

10.37940/ajvs.2018.11.2.5 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 27-32

Author(s):

Moayed Towaje ◽

A Kuttar ◽

Hassan Hassan

Keyword(s):

Body Weight ◽

Dry Matter ◽

Carcass Characteristics ◽

Conversion Ratio ◽

Feed Conversion Ratio ◽

Dry Matter Intake ◽

Feed Conversion ◽

Breeding Station ◽

Final Weight ◽

Different Levels

This study was carried out at the Abu Ghraib sheep and goat breeding station to study the effect of adding different levels of zinc (0, 15, 20 and 25 mg/kg. DM) which type of radians: concentrate diets 25% or alfalfa hay 75% in the performance of local goat females and some carcass characteristics of goat females. The animals were divided into four groups (T1) fed free of additives and T2 fed 15 mg zinc/kg.DM and T3 and T4 groups fed 20 and 25 mg/kg.DM of zinc. The results showed no significant effect of adding zinc to the diet on the total feed intake for all nutrients except the dry matter intake (g/ kg) that were increasing significant (P˂0.01) For all groups of adding zinc, Also the results showed that there were increase significant (P˂0.01) in some of the studied traits (total and daily weight and feed conversion ratio as well as the final weight of local goat females). The results also showed increase significant (P˂0.01) in some of the carcass characteristics (slaughter weight, empty body weight, warm carcass weight and the percentage of conversion based on body weight) compared with the T1 group.

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Performan dan Persentase Karkas Ayam Ras Petelur Jantan pada Kepadatan Kandang yang Berbeda

Jurnal Agripet ◽

10.17969/agripet.v17i1.7557 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 17 (1) ◽

pp. 67-74 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Muhammad Daud ◽

Zahrul Fuadi ◽

Mulyadi Mulyadi

Keyword(s):

Body Weight ◽

Analysis Of Variance ◽

Body Weight Gain ◽

Feed Consumption ◽

Feed Conversion ◽

Final Body Weight ◽

Randomized Design ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Male Chicken ◽

Layer Chickens

ABSTRAK. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengevaluasi tingkat kepadatan kandang yang berbeda terhadap performan dan persentase karkas. Materi penelitian yang digunakan adalah ayam ras petelur jantan strain Isa Brown dari PT Charoen Pokphand Jaya Farm, Medan, sebanyak 208 ekor berumur 1 hari (DOC). Penelitian dilakukan secara eksperimental menggunakan Rancangan Acak Lengkap (RAL), terdiri atas 4 perlakuan tingkat kepadatan kandang dan masing-masing perlakuan diulang sebanyak 4 kali. Perlakuannya antara lain adalah K1: 10 ekor/m2, K2: 12 ekor/m2, K3: 14 ekor/m2, K4: 16 ekor/m2. Data yang diperoleh dianalisis dengan analysis of variance dan jika memberikan hasil yang nyata dilanjutkan dengan Uji Duncan. Variabel yang diamati meliputi: konsumsi ransum, pertambahan bobot badan, bobot badan akhir, konversi ransum, mortalitas, bobot karkas dan persentase karkas. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kepadatan kandang yang berbeda 10, 12 14, dan 16 ekor/m2 tidak memberi pengaruh yang nyata terhadap konsumsi ransum ayam ras petelur jantan umur 6 minggu. Demikian juga halnya terhadap pertambahan bobot badan, bobot badan akhir, konversi ransum, bobot karkas. Pemeliharaan ayam ras petelur jantan pada kepadatan kandang yang berbeda tidak mengalami mortalitas (0%) selama 6 minggu penelitian. Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini adalah kepadatan kandang yang berbeda 10, 12, 14 dan 16 ekor/m2 tidak mempengaruhi performan, dan persentase karkas ayam ras petelur jantan umur 6 minggu. Pemeliharaan ayam ras petelur jantan masih dapat dilakukan pada kepadatan kandang 16 ekor/m2 tanpa mempengaruhi performan dan persentase karkas. (Performance and carcass percentage of male chicken layers with different density) ABSTRACT. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the performance and carcass percentage of male layer chickens in different density of cage. U 208 male layer DOC, strain Isa Brown produced by PT. Charoen Pokphand Jaya Farm, Medan. The study was designed into Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with 4 treatments and 4 replications; K1: 10 birds/m2, K2: 12 birds/m2, K3: 14 birds/m2 and K4: 16 birds/m2.Data was analyzed by Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), a significant difference, would be analyzed with the Duncan Multiple Range Test. Measured variables were, body weight, feed consumption, feed conversion, mortality, and carcass percentage. The results indicated that different density of cage has no significant effect on final body weight, body weight gain, feed intake, feed conversion and carcass percentage of male layer chickens. Density of cage did not influence to mortality rate of male . In conclusion, density of cage of 10, 12, 14, and 16 birds/m2 did not affect performance and carcass percentage of male chicken layers.

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A Study on the Effect of Graded Levels of Locust Beans (Parkia biglobosa) Seed Meal on the Performance of “Broiler” in Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto Teaching and Research Farm Nigeria

European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety ◽

10.9734/ejnfs/2020/v12i1230334 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 53-63

Author(s):

Abubakar Yusuf Kakagida ◽

Bello Abubakar Anka ◽

Isa Musa Mabu ◽

Audu A. Mohammed

Keyword(s):

Body Weight ◽

Conversion Ratio ◽

Feed Conversion Ratio ◽

Seed Meal ◽

Feed Conversion ◽

Parkia Biglobosa ◽

Final Body Weight ◽

Treatment Groups ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Locust Bean

The study was carried out to evaluate the effect of feeding locust bean (Parkia Biglobosa) seed meal (LBSM) at graded levels on the performance of broilers. Two hundred and forty broilers were used which were randomly allotted to four treatment groups, each replicated four times in a completely randomized design. The diets contained 0% level of LBSM which served as the control, while other three diets contained 5, 10 and 15% levels of LBSM. The experiment lasted for 28days. Significant differences of (P<0.05) were observed in feed intake (g/b/d) water intake ml/b/d, final body weight (g/b), body weight gain (g/b) averaged daily gain (g/b/d) and feed conversion ratio (FCR). While no significant effect of locust bean seed meal (LBSM) in broilers diets provide effective mechanism for better performance. But live weight was significantly influenced (P<0.05) by LBSM. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to determine significant difference between treatment groups in term of performance parameters. Where significant difference existed, Duncan’s multiple range test was applied to separate the means. Data analysis was carried out using (SPSS (SPSS, 2013version 20.0).It is concluded that LBSM can be included in the diet of broilers at starter phase from 5-15% inclusion levels while at finisher phase, diets containing 10 and 15% level of inclusion would be used for better performance without any deleterious effect on the growth performance. It could be recommended that, diets containing 10 and 15% LBSM level of inclusion would be used for better performance and economic benefit with better feed conversion ratio.

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