Effects on performance and carcass and meat quality attributes following immunocastration with the gonadotropin releasing factor vaccine bopriva or surgical castration of bos indicus bulls raised on pasture in brazil

Bos indicus bulls 20. months of age grazed on pasture in Minas Gerais, Brazil either received 2 doses of the GnRF vaccine Bopriva at d0 and d91 (group IC, n. =. 144) or were surgically castrated on d91 (group SC, n. =. 144). Slaughter on d280, was 27. weeks after castration. Adverse safety issues in 8% of group SC bulls following surgery contrasted with 0% in group IC bulls. At d105 testosterone levels were suppressed to similar levels in both groups. Importantly, group IC bulls had higher live weight, hot carcass weight, ADG (P<. 0.005) and dressing percentage (P<. 0.0001) compared to group SC animals. There were no negative effects on carcass or meat quality traits, thus immunocastration was concluded to offer a safe and effective method that provides production gains, and improves animal welfare in Bos indicus beef bulls without impacting meat and carcass quality. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd.

Stress susceptibility in pigs supplemented with ractopamine

Ractopamine is a β-adrenergic agonist used as an energy repartitioning agent in the diets of finishing pigs. Most ractopamine studies are limited to evaluations of growth performance and meat quality, and there is little information on the effects of this additive on the behavior and welfare of pigs. Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate various indicators of stress caused by feeding diets containing ractopamine. One hundred seventy barrows and 170 gilts weighing 107.3 kg were allocated to 30 pens with 10 to 12 barrows or gilts per pen. Pigs were offered 1 of the 3 dietary treatments (0, 5, or 10 mg ractopamine/kg) for 28 d with 5 barrow pens and 5 gilt pens per treatment. Pigs were evaluated for behavior 3 d per week 1 wk before the initiation of the experiment and throughout the experiment. Each pig was classified into 1 of the 13 activities (drinking water, lying alone, lying in clusters, standing, nosing pig, sitting, feeding, biting pig, walking, exploring, running away, playing, and mounting pen mates) and also grouped into 1 of the 3 categories (calm, moving, and feeding themselves) based on those activities. At the end of the experiment, 3 pigs from each pen were slaughtered, and blood samples were collected during exsanguination to determine physiological indicators of stress (cortisol, lactate, and creatine-kinase enzymes). The incidence of skin and carcass lesions was determined at shoulder, loin, and ham. Ractopamine had no effect (P > 0.05) on pig behavior, total number of skin and carcass lesions, or blood concentrations of cortisol or lactate. However, there was an increase (P < 0.05) of creatine kinase concentrations in pigs receiving ractopaminesupplemented feed. This finding is consistent with the concept that ractopamine may cause muscular disorders, and this warrants further investigation. © 2013 American Society of Animal Science. All rights reserved.

Estrutura ecomorfológica e trófica de peixes de riachos: comparação entre ambientes com diferentes graus de conservação e entre bacias hidrográficas

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Agricultura tradicional e a manutenção da agrobidiversidade em comunidades rurais do município de Santo Antonio de Leverger - MT

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Investigation upon the environmental impact and possibilities for development of tourist activities in the Tayrona National Park, Department of Magdalena, Colombia

Revisa las posibilidades y limitaciones para el desarrollo de actividades turisticas en areas de reservas naturales en general, y especificamente en el parque nacional Tayrona, ubicado en la Costa Norte de Colombia.

Caipira no palco: teatro na São Paulo da Primeira República

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Sistemas de cultivo do cará dioscorea spp. por pequenos agricultores da baixada Cuiabana – MT

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Uso e manejo de plantas alimentares em ambientes agrícolas e florestais em Iporanga, SP

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Influências de métodos de abate no bem-estar e na qualidade da carne de bovinos

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

The potential of Aid for Trade to improve the infrastructure and logistics performance of landlocked developing countries of Latin America

Incluye bibliografía.

Modelos macroeconométricos de la banca central: Centroamérica y República Dominicana

Este libro fue elaborado por la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) bajo la coordinación de Luis Miguel Galindo Paliza y Juan Carlos Moreno-Brid. Forma parte del proyecto “Fortaleciendo las capacidades para el análisis de políticas macroeconómicas en Centroamérica y República Dominicana” [Development Account 04/05 S (ROA/62)], originado y financiado por el Departamento de Asuntos Económicos y Sociales (DAES) de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas, en colaboración con la CEPAL, la Secretaría Ejecutiva del Consejo Monetario Centroamericano (SECMCA) y los bancos centrales de Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua y República Dominicana.

Mucilagem residual e qualidade da bebida do café cereja descascado

Pós-graduação em Agronomia (Energia na Agricultura) - FCA

Educação de jovens e adultos: perfil identitário dos professores alfabetizadores do Programa Alfabetização Solidária das regiões norte e nordeste

Pós-graduação em Educação - FFC

Riso e teatralidade: uma poética do teatro de Martins Pena

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Type-II defects in integrable classical field theories

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)