scholarly journals Qualitative monitoring of corn silage stored in commercial bunker silos and used as feed for dairy cattle in the western region of Santa Catarina State, Brazil

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 1695
Author(s):  
Laura Caroline Di Domenico Giombelli ◽  
Eduardo Roscamp ◽  
Fábio José Gomes ◽  
Claiton André Zotti ◽  
Ana Luiza Bachmann Schogor
Keyword(s):  
Sampling Method ◽  
Titratable Acidity ◽  
Corn Silage ◽  
Neutral Detergent Fiber ◽  
Western Region ◽  
Santa Catarina ◽  
Technical Data ◽  
The Western Region ◽  
Silage Process

Corn ensiling is a feed preservation practice used for ruminant production. During the process of making and opening the silos, the quality of the silage may change due to the entrance of air, which can cause damage and decrease the voluntary intake of the animals. The objective of this work was to evaluate the chemical composition of corn silages during their use in commercial bunker silos, as well as to correlate this with qualitative and quantitative characteristics related to the silage making process. Technical data on silage making and samples were collected from 14 bunker silos, with five samples collected along each silo (at 10, 30, 50, 70 and 90% of their lengths); additionally, two sampling methodologies were compared (“W” vs. layer collections in silo panels: top, middle and bottom). The values for the pH and titratable acidity (TA) were significant (p < 0.05) in relation to the sampling method, where the pH of the top was higher (3.8±0.5) than that of the middle and the bottom layers (3.6±0.3 and 3.5±0.3); therefore, the TA was lower in the top of the silos. The dry matter, ashes, crude protein, neutral detergent fiber, acid detergent fiber, pH, TA, as well as the silo sampling method during the unloading of commercial bunker silos did not differ for any of the variables (p < 0.05). Also, the particle size did not differ during the unloading of the commercial bunker silos (p > 0.05). According to the collected technical data, 78.57% of the bunker silos were built directly on the ground, the harvesting equipment was mostly borrowed from municipalities or farmers’ associations (for 35.7 and 28.5% of the farms, respectively), and in only 64.2% of the farms, the harvester was sharpened before silage cutting. Good practices were applied during the corn silage process and throughout the use of the silos, homogeneous quality was detected in the western region of Santa Catarina. Either “W” or layer collections can be used to sample corn silage.

Aborigines and Their Central Schools: Part I

1989 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 11-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bob Hill
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Research Study ◽  
New South ◽  
Department Of Education ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Western Region ◽  
Major Research ◽  
South Wales ◽  
The Western Region

Central Schools in New South Wales administratively combine primary and secondary schools on a single site. They are normally located in small, relatively isolated, rural communities. In the Western Region of the NSW Department of Education there are 19 Central Schools varying in size from 88 to 557 students. At the time of this study eight of the Central Schools catered for students from kindergarten to Year 12, the remaining eleven catered for kindergarten to Year 10.In 1987/88 Mitchell CAE, in collaboration with the Department of Education in the Western Region, undertook a major research study into the perceptions of Central Schools held by those most closely involved (Sinclair 1988). Prior to the study much of the knowledge of how Central Schools were perceived was anecdotal and impressionistic. This study aimed at gathering comparative data from all Western Region Central Schools about how those who taught, studied, or sent their children there perceived the quality of education provided by Central Schools.

scholarly journals Chemical characteristics, aerobic stability, and microbiological counts in corn silage re-ensiled with bacterial inoculant

2018 ◽  
Vol 53 (9) ◽  
pp. 1045-1052
Author(s):  
Mateus Merlo Coelho ◽  
Lúcio Carlos Gonçalves ◽  
José Avelino Santos Rodrigues ◽  
Kelly Moura Keller ◽  
Gustavo Vinícius de Souza dos Anjos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Crude Protein ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Nutritive Value ◽  
Corn Silage ◽  
Neutral Detergent Fiber ◽  
Dry Matter Digestibility ◽  
Aerobic Stability ◽  
Whole Plant

Abstract: The objective of this work was to evaluate the effects of re-ensiling and bacterial inoculation on the quality of corn silage. The experiment was carried out in a 2x2 factorial design with or without inoculant (association of Lactobacillus plantarum and Propionibacterium acidipropionici), and with re-ensiling after 36 hours of aerobic exposure or only ensiling of the whole plant of 'BRS 1055' corn. The fermentative quality, nutritional parameters, dry matter losses, aerobic stability, and microbiological counts of silages were evaluated. Re-ensiling caused an increase of pH and in acetic acid and propionic acid concentrations, as well as in the dry matter (DM), crude protein, neutral detergent fiber, and neutral detergent fiber crude protein contents. Conversely, there was a reduction in the nonfiber carbohydrates concentration and in in vitro dry matter digestibility for the re-ensiled material. All changes were explained by the higher-effluent production and DM loss of re-ensiled material that was subjected to two compactions. Microbiology was not altered by the treatments. The use of inoculant altered ash content, but it did not influence other parameters. In contrast, re-ensiling after 36 hours of aerobic exposure caused a reduction in the nutritive value of corn silage and accentuated the DM losses.

FORMAÇÃO CONTINUADA: A ESCOLA COMO ESPAÇO DE DIÁLOGO E FORTALECIMENTO DOCENTE

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 262-276
Author(s):  
Jéssica Luana Casagrande ◽  
Camila de Fátima Soares dos Santos
Keyword(s):  
Public School ◽  
Continuing Education ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Educational Practices ◽  
Western Region ◽  
Santa Catarina ◽  
Bibliographic Analysis ◽  
The Western Region ◽  
Made In

This article discusses the continuing education of teachers, with the school itself as a training space. The objective was to reflect on the conditions and assumptions that underlie this training and the vision of teachers and managers, considering the training practices that are developed. The research was made in a public school, located in a county in the Western region of Santa Catarina. Methodologically, a qualitative approach was made, including bibliographic analysis and application of questionnaires for teachers and managers. The analysis of this study enables to understand the importance of building news conditions for the achievement of this training, in order to assume a space that allows teachers to accomodate their needs and improve educational practices.

MODELOS MATEMÁTICOS PARA AJUSTE DA CURVA DE LACTAÇÃO DE VACAS HOLANDESAS CRIADAS NO OESTE DE SANTA CATARINA Mathematical models to adjust the lactation curve of holstein cows raised in the Western region of Santa Catarina State, Brazil

2013 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 137
Author(s):  
Marinês Lazzari ◽  
Mariana De Almeida Dornelles ◽  
Dionéia Magda Everling ◽  
Paulo Santana Pacheco ◽  
Julio Viégas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Models ◽  
Holstein Cows ◽  
Western Region ◽  
Santa Catarina ◽  
Lactation Curve ◽  
The Western Region ◽  
Santa Catarina State

Identificar entre as diversas funções matemáticas citadas na literatura, a que melhor descreve a curva de lactaçãode vacas leiteiras oriundas de rebanhos do oeste de Santa Catarina. Utilizaram-se 1.284 controles leiteiros de129 vacas da raça Holandesa. Os parâmetros dos modelos foram estimados por meio de regressão não linearpelo procedimento NLIN (SAS System), utilizando-se o método de Gauss-Newton. Os critérios para a escolha domelhor modelo foram: o quadrado médio do resíduo (QMR); o desvio médio absoluto (DMA); o coeficiente dedeterminação (R2); o índice de melhor ajuste; a avaliação visual comparada entre as curvas estimada e observadae o gráfico de distribuição dos resíduos. O modelo de Wood (1967) foi o mais satisfatório para descrever a curvade lactação das vacas, apresentando R2 de 0,95, DMA de 0,56, QMR de 27,57, menor índice (4,86), menores amplitudesdos resíduos (entre 0,5 e -0,5 litros) e curva estimada mais condizente com a observada.

scholarly journals Production and quality of sunflower and Paiaguas palisadegrass silage in monocropped and intercropping in different forage systems

2020 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
pp. e48304
Author(s):  
Charles Barbosa dos Santos ◽  
Katia Aparecida de Pinho Costa ◽  
Wender Ferreira de Souza ◽  
Itamar Pereira de Oliveira ◽  
Daniel Augusto Alves Teixeira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Production ◽  
Crude Protein ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Titratable Acidity ◽  
Dry Mass ◽  
Neutral Detergent Fiber ◽  
Dry Matter Digestibility ◽  
Fermentative Process

The objective of this study was to evaluate dry mass production, fermentative parameters and chemical and bromatological composition of sunflower silage and Paiaguas palisadegrass silage in monocropped and intercropping in different forage systems. The experimental design consisted of randomized blocks, with four replicates. The treatments consisted of silage forage systems: sunflower monocropped; Paiaguas palisadegrass monocropped; sunflower row-intercropped with Paiaguas palisadegrass; sunflower inter-row intercropped with Paiaguas palisadegrass; and sunflower oversown and intercropped with Paiaguas palisadegrass, totalizing 20 experimental silos. Sunflower and Paiaguas palisadegrass were harvested at 110 days after planting at 20 cm from the soil for silage, using brush cutter. The silos were opened after 53 days of fermentation. The rows and inter-row intercropped systems contributed to increase the mass production of the ensiled material. The monocropped sunflower silage had higher values of pH, ethereal extract and acid detergent fiber and lower values of titratable acidity and dry matter, crude protein, neutral detergent fiber and in vitro dry matter digestibility values. The silages of the sunflower intercropped with Paiaguas palisadegrass in forage systems of crop-livestock integration presented better fermentative and bromatological characteristics, guaranteeing an adequate fermentative process and nutritional quality. In this way, the intercropping of these two forages potentiates the production of silage for feeding of ruminants during the period of forage shortage.

scholarly journals Epidemiological Profile of Patients with Cutaneous Melanoma in a Region of Southern Brazil

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcelo Moreno ◽  
Ricardo Ludwig Schmitt ◽  
Maria Gabriela Lang ◽  
Vanessa Gheno
Keyword(s):  
Cutaneous Melanoma ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Western Region ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Santa Catarina ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
High Incidence ◽  
Malignant Skin ◽  
The Western Region ◽  
Epidemiological Profile

Cutaneous melanoma (CM) is responsible for 75% of deaths from malignant skin cancer. The incidence of CM in the southern region of Brazil, particularly in the western region of Santa Catarina, is possibly higher than estimated. In this study, the clinical and epidemiological profile of patients with CM treated in the western region of Santa Catarina was examined. A cross-sectional study was performed with patients diagnosed with CM from January 2002 to December 2009, from 78 counties of the western region of the state of Santa Catarina. Data were collected using a protocol adapted from the Brazilian Melanoma Group and 503 patients were evaluated. The incidence and prevalence of CM found in this region are much higher than those found elsewhere in the country. This fact is most likely due to the phenotypic characteristics of the population and the high incidence of UV radiation in this region due to its location in southern Brazil, as is the case in the countries of Oceania.

scholarly journals Burnout, psychological disorders and perceived quality of care among pediatricians in the western region of Saudi Arabia

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 209-214
Author(s):  
Rana Rahimaldeen ◽  
Khalid Aboalshamat ◽  
Bayan Almehmadi ◽  
Bayadir Aljubairy ◽  
Aljawharah Aljohani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Quality Of Care ◽  
Psychological Disorders ◽  
Perceived Quality ◽  
Western Region ◽  
Perceived Quality Of Care ◽  
The Western Region

scholarly journals The emergence of two distinct SARS-CoV-2 Gamma related variants during the second wave of COVID-19 in Santa Catarina, Southern Brazil and the rapid spread of P.1-like-II SARS-CoV-2 variant transmission and a regionalization in the Western region

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dayane A. Padilha ◽  
Vilmar Benetti-Filho ◽  
Renato Simoes Moreira ◽  
Tatiany Soratto Teixeira Soratto ◽  
Guilherme Augusto Maia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Fatality ◽  
Western Region ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Santa Catarina ◽  
The Public ◽  
Rapid Spread ◽  
The Western Region ◽  
Virus Spreading ◽  
Second Wave ◽  
Pandemic Wave

COVID-19 has assumed significant and lasting proportions worldwide. Following initial cases in the Western mesoregion, the State of Santa Catarina (SC), southern Brazil, was heavily affected as a whole by the pandemic in early 2021. This study aimed to evaluate the dynamics of the SARS-CoV-2 virus spreading patterns in the SC state through March 2020 to April 2021 using genomic surveillance. During this period, 23 distinct variants, including two VOCs (Beta and Gamma) were identified, among which, the Gamma and related lineages were predominant in the second pandemic wave within SC. However, a regionalization of P.1-like-II in the Western region was observed, concomitant to the increase in cases, mortality, and case fatality rate (CFR) index. This is the first evidence of the regionalization of the SARS-CoV-2 transmission in the and highlight the importance of tracking variants, dispersion and their impact of SARS-CoV-2 on the public health system in Brazilian states.

scholarly journals Frugivorous butterflies from the Atlantic Forest in Southern Brazil (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra Mara Sabedot Bordin ◽  
Marcelo Monteiro ◽  
Valéria Wesner Ferreira ◽  
Junir Antonio Lutinski ◽  
Everton Nei Lopes Rodrigues
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
New Records ◽  
Abundant Species ◽  
The State ◽  
Western Region ◽  
Forest Fragments ◽  
Conservation Units ◽  
Santa Catarina ◽  
A Value ◽  
The Western Region

Abstract: This study aimed to present a list of the species of frugivorous butterflies occurring in Atlantic Forests, in the Conservation Units: National Forest of Chapecó (FLONA), Ecological Station of Mata Preta (ESEC) and State Park of Araucárias (PAEAR) and adjacent forest fragments, located in the western region of the state of Santa Catarina. Three samplings were conducted between December 2017 and March 2018, totaling 24 days of collection in each sampling area. Van Someren-Rydon traps were used to capture frugivorous butterflies. There were 4,231 frugivorous butterflies belonging to four subfamilies, 12 tribes and 49 species. In all, 37 species of frugivorous butterflies were sampled in FLONA and 29 in adjacent forest fragments. In ESEC, 29 species and 33 in adjacent forest fragments. In PAEAR, 33 species and 28 in adjacent forest fragments. Of the total species registered, 15 species are new records for the state of Santa Catarina and 11 are new records for the western region of the state. The most abundant species for FLONA were: Manataria hercyna (Hübner, 1821) and Hermeuptychia sp. In ESEC, were Hermeuptychia sp. and Yphthimoides ordinaria (Freitas, Kaminski & Mielke, 2012). In PAEAR, greater abundance of Forsterinaria quantius (Godart, 1824) and Eryphanes reevesii (Doubleday, 1849) were verified. For the adjacent forest fragments to Conservation Units, there was a greater abundance of Hermeuptychia sp., Moneuptychia soter (Butler, 1877), Morpho epistrophus (Fabricius, 1796) e Forsterinaria quantius (Godart, 1824). Satyrinae presented higher richness (S = 34) and abundance (90.58%) in all areas sampled. The rarefaction and extrapolation curves for the Conservation Units and adjacent forest fragments showed a greater rise in the FLONA and PAEAR sampling units and their adjacent forest fragments. The estimated sampling coverage for Conservation Unit and forest fragments was above 97%. The richness calculated through the Jackknife 1 estimator, for the FLONA and PAEAR samplings, presented a value of 50.75 and 37.09, respectively. The fauna of frugivorous butterflies from this region, first investigated in areas of Conservation Units, showed to be expressive and well represented in the Atlantic Forest Biome, indicating its potential as a refuge for biodiversity.

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