Estimação de parâmetros genéticos para características de pesos e pesos metabólicos na desmama e pós-desmama em bovinos Brahman / Estimation of genetic parameters for weaning weights and metabolic weights characteristics and post weaning in Brahman cattle

Objetivou-se estimar herdabilidades e correlações de características ponderais com 36.505 animais, da Associação Brasileira de Criadores Zebu. O modelo incluiu efeito genético direto, materno, ambiente permanente, residual - aleatórios e efeitos de grupos contemporâneos - fixos. Os parâmetros foram estimados pelo método de máxima verossimilhança restrita (REML), utilizando-se software Wombat. Os resultados das herdabilidades variaram de 0,20 a 0,25 peso à desmama e ao sobreano; 0,16 a 0,20 peso metabólico não ajustado e ajustado à desmama, 0,21 a 0,25 peso metabólico ajustado à desmama e metabólico ajustado ao sobreano. As correlações genéticas entre peso à desmama e peso metabólico não ajustado à desmama, peso à desmama e peso metabólico ajustado à desmama são, respectivamente 0,76 e 1,00. A correlação genética entre peso ao sobreano e metabólico ao sobreano não ajustado, peso ao sobreano com metabólico sobreano ajustado foram 0,97 e 1,00. Correlação genética entre peso à desmama e ao sobreano foi 0,72, peso metabólico não ajustado à desmama e metabólico não ajustado ao sobreano 0,54, peso metabólico ajustado à desmama e metabólico ajustado ao sobreano foi 0,71. Correlações genéticas entre peso à desmama e metabólico ajustado à desmama e peso ano com metabólico ano ajustado foram 1,00 e 1,00. Portanto, utilização de peso metabólico sem ajuste de idade pode viesar estimativas de parâmetros genéticos.(AU)

The objective of this study was to estimate heritability and correlations of 36,505 animals, belonging to the Brazilian Association of Zebu Breeders. They were estimated by Restricted Maximum Likelihood method (REML) using Wombat software. The model included the direct additive genetic effect, maternal, permanent maternal environment and residual as random and fixed effects of contemporary group. The results of heritability ranged from 0,20 to 0,25 for weaning weight and yearling; 0,16 to 0,20 for real metabolic weaning, 0,21 to 0,25 for metabolic adjusted weight at weaning and yearling metabolic adjusted. The genetic correlations between weaning weight with metabolic real, weaning weight adjusted with metabolic are respectively 0,76 and 1,00. The genetic correlation between yearling weight and metabolic real, yearling weight adjusted metabolic were 0,97 and 1,00. Genetic correlations between weaning weight and yearling was 0,72, real metabolic weight at weaning and yearling real metabolic was 0,54, adjusted metabolic weight at weaning and yearling metabolic adjusted was 0,71. Genetic correlations between weight at weaning and adjusted metabolic and weight-adjusted metabolic year were 1,00 and 1,00. Therefore, the use of metabolic weight without age adjustment can warn the estimates.(AU)

Saccharification of bamboo carbohydrates for the production of ethanol.

Bamboo carbohydrates were hydrolyzed with commercial amylases and a mixture of fungal culture broths containing cellulolytic and hemicellulolytic enzymes. The effects of cooking temperature and the size of fiber particles were also investigated. It was found that the higher the cooking temperature, the higher the rate of sugar formation and the lower the viscosity of the slurry. Additions of cellulose and hemicellulose digesting enzymes increased the sugar yield and decreased the viscosity of both the cooked and noncooked slurries. A smaller size of particle appeared to favor the average saccharification rate. Although glucose, xylose, and cellobiose were present in the hydrolysates, only 50% of the total carbohydrate was digested, and 78.9% of this was converted to reducing sugars. The alcohol efficiency for the fermentation of cooked and noncooked mashes by Saccharomyces was about 85%.