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This study aimed to evaluate the inclusion of crude glycerin in diets for Nellore heifers grazing on a Brachiaria brizantha pasture, during the dry season, on urine and plasma urea concentrations, feeding behavior, and microbial protein synthesis. Sixty Nellore heifers with an average initial weight of 285.89 ± 18.74 kg, at approximately 19 ± 2 months of age, were distributed, in a completely randomized design, into the following five treatments with twelve replicates: 0.00, 4.00, 8.00, 12.00, and 16.00% inclusion of crude glycerin in the diet they were fed. Grazing time decreased linearly (P 0.05) by 7.44 min with every percent of crude glycerin included in the diet. Microbial efficiency was not affected (P > 0.05), averaging 113.73g CP per kg TDN ingested. Plasma nitrogen concentration did not show any effects (P > 0.05), averaging 13.11 mg dL?1. Supplementing heifers during the dry season, at 0.7% BW, using up to 16% crude glycerin in the diet composition, did not elicit positive responses from feeding behavior and had little influence on microbial synthesis.
Objetivou-se avaliar a inclusão de glicerina bruta na dieta de novilhas Nelore em pastejo de Brachiaria brizantha no período da seca, sobre as concentrações de ureia na urina e no plasma, o comportamento ingestivo e a sínteses de proteína microbiana. Foram utilizadas 60 novilhas da raça Nelore, com peso médio inicial 285,89 ± 18,74 kg e aproximadamente 19 ± 2 meses de idade, distribuídas em um delineamento inteiramente casualizado, sobre 5 tratamentos e 12 repetições: 0,00; 4,00; 8,00; 12,00 e 16,00% de inclusão de glicerina bruta na dieta das novilhas. O tempo de pastejo apresentou efeito linear decrescente (P 0,05), para cada porcentagem de glicerina bruta inclusa na dieta, foi observada uma redução de 7,44 minutos. A eficiência microbiana não apresentou efeito (P > 0,05), com valor médio de 113,73g de PB por kg de NDT ingerido. A concentração de nitrogênio no plasma não apresentou efeito (P > 0,05), tendo assim, valor médio de 13,11mg dl-¹. A suplementação de novilhas no período seco com 0,7% PC com utilização da glicerina bruta na composição da dieta até 16,00% não proporcionou respostas positivas para o comportamento ingestivo e apresentou pouca influência sobre a síntese microbiana.
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To evaluate the fatty acid profile of milk from cows fed palm kernel cake (PKC), 12 Holstein × Zebu crossbred cows were kept in the feedlot, distributed into a triple 4 × 4 Latin square, and fed the following treatments: 1) control; 2) inclusion of 50 g PKC/kg in the total dry matter (TDM); 3) inclusion of 100 g PKC/kg in the TDM; and 4) inclusion of 150 g PKC/kg in the TDM. Milk samples from the morning and afternoon milkings were collected in the amount of 1% of the daily production of each animal; subsequently, 100-mL subsamples were frozen for analysis of the fatty acid profile. Inclusion of PKC did not change the concentration of short-chain fatty acids or myristoleic (C14:1), pentadecenoic (C15:1), palmitic (C16:0), and palmitoleic (C16:1) fatty acids. Concentrations of medium-chain and lauric (C12:0) and myristic (C14:0) fatty acids increased linearly (P 0.05). A decreasing linear effect was observed (P 0.05) on the concentration of the C15:0 fatty acid. No effects were observed (P > 0.05) on the long-chain fatty acids and those of the omega 6 and 3 series; on the ratio between poly-unsaturated and saturated fatty acids; or on the ratio between the fatty acids of the omega 6/omega 3 series. The concentration of conjugated linoleic acid was not influenced (P > 0.05) by inclusion of PKC in the diet. Addition of palm kernel cake to the diet of lactating cows
Para avaliar o perfil de ácidos graxos do leite de vacas alimentadas com torta de dendê (TD) foram utilizadas 12 vacas mestiças Holandês x Zebu, mantidas em confinamento, distribuídas em um triplo Quadrado Latino 4 x 4 e recebendo os seguintes tratamentos: 1) controle; 2) inclusão de 50 g TD/kg na matéria seca total (MST); 3) inclusão de 100 g TD/ kg na MST e 4) inclusão de 150 g TD/kg na MST. Amostras de leite da ordenha da manhã e da tarde foram coletadas na quantidade de 1% da produção diária de cada animal, após subamostras de 100 mL foram congeladas para posterior análise do perfil em ácidos graxos. A inclusão de TD não alterou as concentrações dos ácidos graxos de cadeia curta e dos ácidos graxos Miristoleico C14:1, Pentadecenoico C15:1, Palmítico C16:0 e Palmitoleico C16:1. Houve efeito linear crescente (P 0,05) para as concentrações dos ácidos graxos de cadeia média, Láurico C12:0 e Mirístico C14:0. Para a concentração do ácido graxo C15:0 , houve efeito linear decrescente (P 0,05). Não foram observados efeitos (P > 0,05) para os ácidos graxos de cadeia longa e da série Ômega 6 e 3, assim como, para a proporção entre os ácidos graxos poli-insaturados/saturados, e entre os ácidos graxos da série ômega 6/ômega 3. A concentração do ácido linoleico conjugado não foi influênciada (P > 0,05) pela inclusão de TD na dieta. A inclusão de torta de dendê na dieta d
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This study aimed to evaluate the inclusion of castor meal in the diet of lactating cows in grazing system and its implications in feeding behavior. Eight Holstein x Zebu crossbred cows, with average milk production adjusted to 300 days in the previous lactation, between 5000 and 6000 kg and 100.33 ± 13.33 days of lactation and average body weight of 509.47 ± 61.90 kg, were distributed in two 4 x 4 Latin squares, with 4 levels of castor meal inclusion in the total diet, and using Brachiaria brizantha pasture as roughage. The experiment consisted of four experimental periods, lasting 21 days each. In each trial, the roughage and supplements were collected for evaluation of chemical composition. Animals were subjected to visual observation for evaluation of feeding behavior for 24 hours, from the 20th to the 21st day of each experimental period. The observations of the activities were recorded every five minutes. We determined the number of ruminating chews and the time spent in rumination of each ruminal bolus with the use of digital stopwatch. There was a quadratic effect for the grazing time with maximum point of inclusion of castor meal at 4.61% in the diet; other variables did not differ: rumination, idleness, trough, rumination efficiency, feeding and grazing time, rumination and idleness. Castor meal can be included in the diet with levels up to 10%, for little changes in t
This study aimed to evaluate the inclusion of castor meal in the diet of lactating cows in grazing system and its implications in feeding behavior. Eight Holstein x Zebu crossbred cows, with average milk production adjusted to 300 days in the previous lactation, between 5000 and 6000 kg and 100.33 ± 13.33 days of lactation and average body weight of 509.47 ± 61.90 kg, were distributed in two 4 x 4 Latin squares, with 4 levels of castor meal inclusion in the total diet, and using Brachiaria brizantha pasture as roughage. The experiment consisted of four experimental periods, lasting 21 days each. In each trial, the roughage and supplements were collected for evaluation of chemical composition. Animals were subjected to visual observation for evaluation of feeding behavior for 24 hours, from the 20th to the 21st day of each experimental period. The observations of the activities were recorded every five minutes. We determined the number of ruminating chews and the time spent in rumination of each ruminal bolus with the use of digital stopwatch. There was a quadratic effect for the grazing time with maximum point of inclusion of castor meal at 4.61% in the diet; other variables did not differ: rumination, idleness, trough, rumination efficiency, feeding and grazing time, rumination and idleness. Castor meal can be included in the diet with levels up to 10%, for little changes in t
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To evaluate the fatty acid profile of milk from cows fed palm kernel cake (PKC), 12 Holstein × Zebu crossbred cows were kept in the feedlot, distributed into a triple 4 × 4 Latin square, and fed the following treatments: 1) control; 2) inclusion of 50 g PKC/kg in the total dry matter (TDM); 3) inclusion of 100 g PKC/kg in the TDM; and 4) inclusion of 150 g PKC/kg in the TDM. Milk samples from the morning and afternoon milkings were collected in the amount of 1% of the daily production of each animal; subsequently, 100-mL subsamples were frozen for analysis of the fatty acid profile. Inclusion of PKC did not change the concentration of short-chain fatty acids or myristoleic (C14:1), pentadecenoic (C15:1), palmitic (C16:0), and palmitoleic (C16:1) fatty acids. Concentrations of medium-chain and lauric (C12:0) and myristic (C14:0) fatty acids increased linearly (P 0.05). A decreasing linear effect was observed (P 0.05) on the concentration of the C15:0 fatty acid. No effects were observed (P > 0.05) on the long-chain fatty acids and those of the omega 6 and 3 series; on the ratio between poly-unsaturated and saturated fatty acids; or on the ratio between the fatty acids of the omega 6/omega 3 series. The concentration of conjugated linoleic acid was not influenced (P > 0.05) by inclusion of PKC in the diet. Addition of palm kernel cake to the diet of lactating cows
Para avaliar o perfil de ácidos graxos do leite de vacas alimentadas com torta de dendê (TD) foram utilizadas 12 vacas mestiças Holandês x Zebu, mantidas em confinamento, distribuídas em um triplo Quadrado Latino 4 x 4 e recebendo os seguintes tratamentos: 1) controle; 2) inclusão de 50 g TD/kg na matéria seca total (MST); 3) inclusão de 100 g TD/ kg na MST e 4) inclusão de 150 g TD/kg na MST. Amostras de leite da ordenha da manhã e da tarde foram coletadas na quantidade de 1% da produção diária de cada animal, após subamostras de 100 mL foram congeladas para posterior análise do perfil em ácidos graxos. A inclusão de TD não alterou as concentrações dos ácidos graxos de cadeia curta e dos ácidos graxos Miristoleico C14:1, Pentadecenoico C15:1, Palmítico C16:0 e Palmitoleico C16:1. Houve efeito linear crescente (P 0,05) para as concentrações dos ácidos graxos de cadeia média, Láurico C12:0 e Mirístico C14:0. Para a concentração do ácido graxo C15:0 , houve efeito linear decrescente (P 0,05). Não foram observados efeitos (P > 0,05) para os ácidos graxos de cadeia longa e da série Ômega 6 e 3, assim como, para a proporção entre os ácidos graxos poli-insaturados/saturados, e entre os ácidos graxos da série ômega 6/ômega 3. A concentração do ácido linoleico conjugado não foi influênciada (P > 0,05) pela inclusão de TD na dieta. A inclusão de torta de dendê na dieta d
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This study aimed to evaluate the inclusion of crude glycerin in diets for Nellore heifers grazing on a Brachiaria brizantha pasture, during the dry season, on urine and plasma urea concentrations, feeding behavior, and microbial protein synthesis. Sixty Nellore heifers with an average initial weight of 285.89 ± 18.74 kg, at approximately 19 ± 2 months of age, were distributed, in a completely randomized design, into the following five treatments with twelve replicates: 0.00, 4.00, 8.00, 12.00, and 16.00% inclusion of crude glycerin in the diet they were fed. Grazing time decreased linearly (P 0.05) by 7.44 min with every percent of crude glycerin included in the diet. Microbial efficiency was not affected (P > 0.05), averaging 113.73g CP per kg TDN ingested. Plasma nitrogen concentration did not show any effects (P > 0.05), averaging 13.11 mg dL?1. Supplementing heifers during the dry season, at 0.7% BW, using up to 16% crude glycerin in the diet composition, did not elicit positive responses from feeding behavior and had little influence on microbial synthesis.
Objetivou-se avaliar a inclusão de glicerina bruta na dieta de novilhas Nelore em pastejo de Brachiaria brizantha no período da seca, sobre as concentrações de ureia na urina e no plasma, o comportamento ingestivo e a sínteses de proteína microbiana. Foram utilizadas 60 novilhas da raça Nelore, com peso médio inicial 285,89 ± 18,74 kg e aproximadamente 19 ± 2 meses de idade, distribuídas em um delineamento inteiramente casualizado, sobre 5 tratamentos e 12 repetições: 0,00; 4,00; 8,00; 12,00 e 16,00% de inclusão de glicerina bruta na dieta das novilhas. O tempo de pastejo apresentou efeito linear decrescente (P 0,05), para cada porcentagem de glicerina bruta inclusa na dieta, foi observada uma redução de 7,44 minutos. A eficiência microbiana não apresentou efeito (P > 0,05), com valor médio de 113,73g de PB por kg de NDT ingerido. A concentração de nitrogênio no plasma não apresentou efeito (P > 0,05), tendo assim, valor médio de 13,11mg dl-¹. A suplementação de novilhas no período seco com 0,7% PC com utilização da glicerina bruta na composição da dieta até 16,00% não proporcionou respostas positivas para o comportamento ingestivo e apresentou pouca influência sobre a síntese microbiana.
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This study aimed to evaluate the inclusion of castor meal in the diet of lactating cows in grazing system and its implications in feeding behavior. Eight Holstein x Zebu crossbred cows, with average milk production adjusted to 300 days in the previous lactation, between 5000 and 6000 kg and 100.33 ± 13.33 days of lactation and average body weight of 509.47 ± 61.90 kg, were distributed in two 4 x 4 Latin squares, with 4 levels of castor meal inclusion in the total diet, and using Brachiaria brizantha pasture as roughage. The experiment consisted of four experimental periods, lasting 21 days each. In each trial, the roughage and supplements were collected for evaluation of chemical composition. Animals were subjected to visual observation for evaluation of feeding behavior for 24 hours, from the 20th to the 21st day of each experimental period. The observations of the activities were recorded every five minutes. We determined the number of ruminating chews and the time spent in rumination of each ruminal bolus with the use of digital stopwatch. There was a quadratic effect for the grazing time with maximum point of inclusion of castor meal at 4.61% in the diet; other variables did not differ: rumination, idleness, trough, rumination efficiency, feeding and grazing time, rumination and idleness. Castor meal can be included in the diet with levels up to 10%, for little changes in t
This study aimed to evaluate the inclusion of castor meal in the diet of lactating cows in grazing system and its implications in feeding behavior. Eight Holstein x Zebu crossbred cows, with average milk production adjusted to 300 days in the previous lactation, between 5000 and 6000 kg and 100.33 ± 13.33 days of lactation and average body weight of 509.47 ± 61.90 kg, were distributed in two 4 x 4 Latin squares, with 4 levels of castor meal inclusion in the total diet, and using Brachiaria brizantha pasture as roughage. The experiment consisted of four experimental periods, lasting 21 days each. In each trial, the roughage and supplements were collected for evaluation of chemical composition. Animals were subjected to visual observation for evaluation of feeding behavior for 24 hours, from the 20th to the 21st day of each experimental period. The observations of the activities were recorded every five minutes. We determined the number of ruminating chews and the time spent in rumination of each ruminal bolus with the use of digital stopwatch. There was a quadratic effect for the grazing time with maximum point of inclusion of castor meal at 4.61% in the diet; other variables did not differ: rumination, idleness, trough, rumination efficiency, feeding and grazing time, rumination and idleness. Castor meal can be included in the diet with levels up to 10%, for little changes in t
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of dairy cow diets containing two different sources of urea on nitrogen metabolism and microbial synthesis. Eight crossbred cows were confined and distributed in two 4x4 Latin: FS - soybean meal (control), conventional urea (UC) 100%; ULL 44 UC = 56% / 44% ULL, ULL 88 UC = 12% / 88% ULL. Diets were offered to animals during 21 days with 14 days of adaptation. The N intake, retained nitrogen balance, nitrogen excretion in milk, urine, feces and total N excretion were similar and presented averages of 340.27g/day, 136.73g/day, 43.25g/day, 53.17g/day, 103.54g/day, and 199.96g/day, respectively. The percentages of urine and total nitrogen excretion were 16.24 and 60.71 (%), respectively. Ureic nitrogen in milk, urine and blood were 3.95mg/dL, 4.32mg/dl and 23.73mg/dL, respectively. The results found for the excretion of purine derivatives, allantoin, absorbable purines, microbial nitrogen, microbial protein and the relationship between microbial protein and digestible nutrients were 321.68mmol/day, 296.35mmol/day, 334.61mmol/day, 210.6g/day, 1316.27g/day, and 127.36g/kg, respectively. The partial replacement of soybean meal by conventional urea and / or urea encapsulated in feeding lactating cows yielded similar results in nitrogenous compounds, the concentrations of nitrogen from urine and milk and microbial protein synthesis.
Objetivou-se com este estudo, avaliar o efeito de duas diferentes fontes de ureia na dieta de vacas lactantes sobre o metabolismo de nitrogênio e produção de síntese microbiana. Utilizaram-se oito vacas mestiças holandêszebu confinadas distribuídas aleatoriamente em um delineamento em dois quadrados latino 4x4. FS - farelo de soja (controle); ureia convencional (UC) 100%; ULL 44 = UC 56% / ULL 44%; ULL 88 = UC 12% / ULL 88%. Os períodos experimentais foram de 21 dias, com 14 dias de adaptação. O consumo de nitrogênio, balanço de nitrogênio retido, excreções de nitrogênio no leite, na urina, nas fezes e total de N excretado foram semelhantes e apresentavam médias de 340,27g/dia; 136,73g/dia; 43,25g/dia; 53,17g/dia; 103,54g/dia; 199,96g/dia, respectivamente. O nitrogênio excretado na urina e nitrogênio excretado total foram 16,24% e 60,71%, respectivamente. A concentração média de nitrogênio ureico no leite, na urina e no sangue foram de 3,95mg/dL; 4,32mg/dL e 23,73mg/dL, respectivamente. A excreção média de derivados de purina, alantoína, purinas absorvíveis, nitrogênio microbiano, proteína microbiana e relação proteína microbiana e nutrientes digetíveis totais foram de 321,68mmol/dia; 296,35mmol/dia; 334,61mmol/dia; 210,6g/dia; 1316,27g/dia; 127,36g/kg, respectivamente. A substituição parcial do farelo de soja por ureia convencional e/ou ureia encapsulada na alimentação de vacas lactantes proporcionou resultados semelhantes no balanço de compostos nitrogenados, nas concentrações de nitrogênio da urina e do leite e na síntese de proteína microbiana.