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A dynamic model has been developed to simulate aspects of feedlot lamb growth and body composition, including energy and protein requirements, growth rate, composition of gain, and body mass. Model inputs include initial body mass (kg), standard final mass (kg), age (days), and dietary energy concentration (Mcal·kg-1). The model was assessed as a decision support tool using a dataset of 564 individual measures of final body mass and diet energy. The simulations provide graphical and numerical descriptions of nutrient requirements, composition of gain, and estimates of animal performance over time. The model is accurate and precise, with a root mean squared error of 7.79% of the observed final body mass and a coefficient of determination of 0.89 when simulating the same variable. The model can be used as a reliable decision support tool to estimate final body mass and the days on feed required to reach a certain final mass with precision and accuracy. Moreover, the dynamic model can also serve as a learning tool to illustrate practical principles of animal nutrition, nutrient requirement relationships, and body composition changes. This model holds the potential to enhance livestock management practices and assist producers in making informed decisions about feedlot lamb production.
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Biopsy techniques in dairy goats are currently limited. This study aimed to describe a liver biopsy technique in dairy goats and to evaluate liver triglyceride levels and glycogen content. Sixty-nine dairy goats in the final stage of pregnancy and early lactation period were selected. Fifty goats were selected randomly for hepatic biopsy (HB) according to gestational period and were characterized according to fetus number (single: n = 16, multiple: n = 34), supplementation with propylene glycol (diet: n = 23, diet+PG: n = 27), and milk production levels (high: 3.0 ± 0.4 L/day, n = 15; low: 1.4 ± 0.4 L/day, n = 26). Liver tissue samples were obtained through biopsy on days -30, -20, -15, -10, -5, and 15 days after calving. Hepatic triglyceride and glycogen were quantified. The results were analyzed using the F-test at a 5% significance level and a comparison of means using the Tukey test. The liver biopsies did not influence dry matter intake, body weight, or milk yield. Hepatic glycogen concentration was lower 15 days after calving than it was prior to calving, except on day -20. Goats that generated high levels of milk production had lower triglyceride levels than goats that generated low levels of milk production. The biopsy technique is a safe method for obtaining tissue and evaluating liver content in dairy goats. The milk production level and days relative to parturition influence the hepatic triglyceride and glycogen content in dairy goats.
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The aim was to evaluate the effect of particle size and hay quality on feed intake, granulometric profile, and composition of the ruminoreticulum content in goats. We used 54 Alpine bucks in a completely randomized design with a factorial arrangement of 3â ×â 3. Treatments were a combination of Bermuda grass hay (Cynodon dactylon) with three quality levels: high (35 days), medium (50 days), and low (65 d) harvested at regrowth times. Were evaluated three particle sizes: small (16% ≥4.76 mm), medium (48% ≥4.76 mm), and large (75% ≥4.76 mm), which accounted for 66%, 75%, and 94% of physically effective fiber, respectively. Samples of offered diet, intake, and ruminoreticulum content were used to generate the granulometric profile. The offered diet, intake, and ruminoreticulum content presented different granulometric profiles regarding hay quality and particle size. Dry matter intake (DMI) and neutral detergent fiber intake (NDFI) increased (Pâ <â 0.05) when low-quality hay and large particles were offered. However, when particle size in low-quality hay was reduced, DMI and NDF decreased (Pâ <â 0.05). When analyzing the ruminoreticulum content (DM, NDF, peNDF, and indigestible DM), we did not observe any effect (Pâ >â 0.05) of hay quality or particle size on the variables. Thus, reducing hay quality and increasing particle size increase dry matter and fiber intake, presenting an interaction between forage quality and particle size. Forage quality and particle size promote intense selective behavior and chewing, which leads to a homogeneous content of particle profile in ruminoreticulum and a uniform average retention time.
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Intake and performance of goats fed exclusively forages Tifton 85, mulberry or leucaena were simulated to verify which nutrients limit performance. Simulations were performed using the nutritional model similar to Cornell Net Carbohydrate and Protein System (CNCPS) with modifications related to the kinetic attributes of digestion and feed passage. The animal category chosen to perform the simulations was female Saanen goats in growing phase between weaning and mating, with 20 kg of body weight and 150 g of daily gain. The intake of 0.870 kg/day of Tifton 85 was adopted for performance simulations because in this point caused rumen fill and also attended the energy requirement of the animal. For performance simulations of mulberry, the amount of dry matter intake of 0.580 kg/day was adopted based on average intake obtained from the study of Sabino Jr. (1996) and simulations for leucaena used the intake of 0.220 kg/day, corresponding to 30g/100g of dry matter intake that would supply the energy requirement of these female goats. The limiting factor of performance of Saanen female growing goats fed exclusively Tifton 85 or mulberry is the metabolizable protein and not the energy. The intake of leucaena exclusively would be able to supply the requirement of metabolizable protein to promote the target weight gain of 150 g/day. The forages do not present perfect synchronization between carbohydrates and proteins, demonstrated by the positive ammoniacal balance in rumen environment that indicates an excess of nitrogen compounds supplied by these feed.
Simulações de consumo e desempenho de caprinos alimentados exclusivamente com as forrageiras Tifton 85, amoreira e leucena foram realizadas para verificar quais nutrientes seriam limitantes para o desempenho. Assimulações foram feitas utilizando o modelo similar ao Cornell Net Carbohydrate and Protein System (CNCPS) com algumas modificações em relação à cinética de digestão e passagem do alimento. A categoria animal escolhida foi a de cabritas Sannen em fase de crescimento entre o desmame e a puberdade, com 20 kg de peso corporal e ganho médio diário de 150 gramas por dia. Foi adotado o consumo de 0,870 kg/dia de Tifton 85 para realizar as simulações de desempenho, porque nesse ponto ocorreria repleção ruminal e ao mesmo tempo atenderia a demanda de energia do animal. Para simulações de desempenho da amoreira, foi adotada o consumo de matéria seca de 0,580 kg/dia obtido em estudo de Sabino Jr. (1996) e para as simulações com a leucena foi usado o consumo de matéria seca de 0,220 kg/dia, que corresponde à quantidade que iria suprir o requerimento de energia desses animais. O principal fator limitante do desempenho de fêmeas Saanen em crescimento alimentadas exclusivamente com Tifton 85 ou amoreira é a proteína metabolizável e não a energia. O consumo exclusivo de leucena seria capaz de suprir o requerimento de proteína metabolizável para promover ganho médio diário de 150 g/dia. As forrageiras não apresentaram perfeita sincronização entre carboidratos e proteína, verificado pelo balanço amoniacal positivo no rúmen, que indica excesso de nitrogênio desses alimentos.
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Rúmen , Ruminantes , Compostos de Nitrogênio , MorusRESUMO
Whereas obtain detailed information about nutrient composition and degradation rates of carbohydrate and protein fractions of tropical forages is essential to determine how much of each nutrient can be used by the animal and the main limiting causes to the level of production. A descriptive study was conducted to evaluate the degradation rate of protein and carbohydrate fractions and understand degradation synchronism of carbohydrates and protein fraction in the rumen of goats fed Tifton 85, mulberry and leucaena forages. Contents of crude protein (CP), nonprotein nitrogen (NPN), neutral detergent insoluble nitrogen (NDIN) and acid detergent insoluble nitrogen (ADIN) were measured to obtain the protein fractions A, B1, B2 and C. Degradation profiles of nitrogen fractions were obtained in vitro incubating the forages samples with proteases from Streptomyces griseus. Contents of sugars, starch and soluble fiber (neutral detergent NDSF) were analyzed to determine the fractions A and B1 from total carbohydrates (TC), whereas for fraction B2, C and degradation rate of fraction B2, the gravimetric technique of in vitro degradation of the fiber was used through kinetic interpretation of degradation profiles. It was adopted descriptive statistics to summarize the dataset, to describe the data, tables were compiled and used sample average as position measurement. Regarding Tifton 85, the sum of fractions A and B1 was 51.61 g/100g CP and the fraction B2 was 38.74 g/100g CP. Thus, the portion of slowly degradable protein from this forage is higher and tends to escape from rumen contributing with amino acids in the small intestine. Differently, most of the protein from mulberry and leucaena are present as highly degradable protein in rumen (B1), requiring supplementation with readily fermentable carbohydrate for a better utilization of nitrogen compounds. Considering the partitions of protein in different compartments of the plant, possibly the mixture between forages promotes a better balance for the use of this nutrient by animals. Fractions representing about 80g/100g of the protein from Tifton 85 presents problems to be used by animals. This means that, despite the high levels of protein in Tifton 85, metabolizable protein deficit may occur at any time after the intake of forages by the animals. Mulberry and leucaena are extremely degradable feed, both for cellular content and cell wall, with high possibility of presenting good synchronization between degradation of carbohydrate and protein.
A obtenção de informações detalhadas sobre a composição dos nutrientes e a taxa de degradação das frações de carboidratos e proteínas é essencial para determinar quanto de cada nutriente pode ser usado pelo animal e quais as principais limitações para o nível de produção. Um estudo descritivo foi conduzido para avaliar a taxa de degradação das frações de carboidratos e proteína e compreender o sincronismo de degradação dessas frações no rúmen de cabras alimentadas com as forrageiras Tifton-85, amoreira e leucena. Os conteúdos de proteína bruta (PB), nitrogênio não protéico (NNP), nitrogênio insolúvel em detergente neutro (NIDN) e nitrogênio insolúvel em detergente ácido (NIDA) foram mensurados para obter as frações de protéicas A, B1, B2 e C. O perfil de degradação das frações de nitrogênio foram obtidas por incubação das forragens com proteases de Streptomyces griseus. Os conteúdos de açúcares, amido e fibra solúvel em detergente neutro (FSDN) foram analisados para determinar as frações A e B1 dos carboidratos totais (CT), sendo que para obtenção da fração B2, C e para taxa de degradação da fração B2, a técnica gravimétrica de degradação da fibra in vitro foi utilizada através da interpretação do perfil cinético de degradação. Foi utilizada a estatística descritiva para analisar os dados e como medida de posição foi adotada a média. Em relação ao Tifton 85, a soma das frações A e B1 foram 51.61 g/100g PB e a fração B2 foi 51.61 g/100g PB. Portanto, as frações de proteína de baixa degradação dessa forrageira são altas e tendem a escapar do rúmen e contribuir com aminoácidos no intestino delgado. Por outro lado, a maior parte da proteína da amoreira e leucena são altamente degradáveis no rúmen (B1), o que requer suplementação com carboidratos rapidamente fermentáveis para melhor utilização dos compostos nitrogenados. Considerando as partições da proteína nas diferentes partes da planta, é possível que a mistura entre essas forrageiras permita um melhor balanceamento para uso desse nutriente pelos animais. Cerca de 80g/100g de proteína do Tifton 85 apresentaram problemas de uso pelos animais. Isso significa que, apesar do alto nível de proteína nessa forrageira, deficiência de proteína metabolizável pode ocorrer em algum momento. Amoreira a leucena são alimentos com alta degradação, tanto do conteúdo celular como da parede celular, com alta possibilidade de apresentar boa sincronização entre a degradação de carboidratos e proteína.
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Rúmen , Amido , Ruminantes , Alimentos , AçúcaresRESUMO
Objetivou-se com este trabalho apresentar uma metodologia de identificação e modelagem da autocorrelação residual considerando ajustes individuais do modelo de Wood às lactações de cabras leiteiras e também avaliar a influência de tal modelagem na qualidade do ajuste. O modelo de Wood foi ajustado individualmente às lactações, considerando três estruturas residuais. Na primeira, assumiu-se independência dos erros (EI) para todas as lactações, na segunda, assumiu-se a estrutura de erros autoregressivos de primeira ordem (AR1) para todas as lactações e, na terceira, nomeada por EI-AR1, foi utilizada a estrutura de erros AR1 somente para as lactações que apresentaram autocorrelação residual, segundo o teste de Durbin-Watson, e de EI para as demais. As três situações de ajuste foram comparadas pelos percentuais de convergência e pelas médias dos quadrados médios dos erros (QME) e dos coeficientes de determinação ajustados (R²aj). As médias dos QME e dos R²aj apresentaram valores semelhantes nas três situações de estrutura residual. No entanto, o modelo com estrutura EI-AR1 apresentou maior convergência, o que consiste em uma vantagem, já que permite que um maior número de animais seja avaliado quanto à sua curva de lactação. Portanto, em função da maior convergência obtida, o ajuste do modelo de Wood com a estrutura EI-AR1 consiste na opção mais indicada para grandes conjuntos de dados.
The objective of this research was to present a methodology for identification and modeling of residual autocorrelation considering individual adjustments of the Wood's model to lactation dairy goats and evaluate the influence of such modeling in the quality of adjustment. The Wood's model was adjusted individually for lactations in three different ways, the first have assumed independence of errors (IE) for all lactations, the second have assumed autoregressives first order errors (AR1) for all lactations and the third, named (IE-AR1), was used the AR1 errors structure only for lactations that showed residual autocorrelation according to Durbin-Watson test, and the IE errors structure for the other lactations. The three ways of adjustment were compared by the percentage of convergence and the average of the mean square errors (MSE) and coefficients of determination adjusted (R²adj). The average of MSE and R²aj were very similar in the three cases of residual structure. However, the model with IE-AR1 residual structure showed a higher rate of convergence, which is an advantage, as it allows a greater number of animals are evaluated for their lactation curve. Therefore, due to the increasing convergence obtained, the fit of the Wood's model with IE-AR1 residual structure is the option most suitable for large data sets.
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Devido ao diminuído potencial alergênico do leite de cabra, em relação ao leite de vaca, as proteínas do primeiro têm sido investigadas e mostram um amplo polimorfismos da ?S1-caseína, variando de produção nula até 7 g/L. No lócus gênico da ?S1-caseína já foram encontrados 18 alelos, sendo o alelo G relacionado a baixos níveis de ?s1-caseína (0,6 g/L), decorrente de uma transição G?A (guanina por adenina) no sítio doador de splice do intron 4, levando à perda do exon 4 durante o processamento do RNA mensageiro. No Brasil existem poucos relatos de estudos sobre o polimorfismo genético desta proteína. Assim, este trabalho teve como objetivo estabelecer um protocolo para detecção do alelo G do gene da ?S1- caseína e verificar sua existência em um grupo de animais caprinos. Para isto, leucócitos foram utilizados para isolamento de DNA com o reagente CTAB e um par de primer, desenhado com base na seqüência do GenBank (AJ504710), possibilitou a amplificação da região gênica de interesse, gerando produtos de PCR com tamanho de 550 pb. Após a digestão com a enzima AciI, foram observados dois fragmentos com tamanhos de 308 e 242 pb, indicando a presença da guanina no sítio doador de splice. Alguns animais, suspeitos de portarem o alelo G, tiveram amostras de DNA seqüenciadas. Os resultados mostraram inexistência da transição de base e, conseqüentemente, a inexistência do alelo G nos 80 animais estudados, indicando a necessidade de investigação de um número maior de animais, por se tratar de um alelo raro
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Animais , Cabras , Caseínas/análise , Leite , Polimorfismo GenéticoRESUMO
Brazilian naturalized goat breeds are adapted to the semiarid conditions prevalent in the Northeast region of the country (which has the largest Brazilian goat heard) and represent an as yet uninvestigated source of genetic diversity. Currently, imported goat breeds are crossed with Brazilian naturalized goat breeds, endangering the genetic potential of the naturalized breeds. We used 11 microsatellite markers to determine the genetic diversity among imported (non-naturalized) dairy Alpine and Saanen goats and naturalized Brazilian Moxotó goats. We genotyped 292 goats from three herds (one private, one from the University of Minas Gerais and the Moxotó conservation herd from Embrapa Caprinos) and found that the general heterozygosity was 0.6952 for Alpine, 0.7043 for Saanen and 0.4984 for Moxotó goats. The number of alleles ranged from 5 (INRA005) to 11 (BM3205), with an average of 7 alleles per locus in the imported breeds and 3.5 alleles per locus in the Moxotó breed. Mean differentiation between populations was higher for herds (F ST S = 0.0768) than for breeds (F ST P = 0.0263), indicating similarity between the imported breeds and the existence of crosses between them. Nei's genetic distance was highest between the Moxotó breed and the imported breeds. These indicate that further studies using these molecular markers would be fruitful.