Silagem de grãos úmidos de milho na alimentação de frangos de corte

O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a silagem de grãos úmidos de milho (SGUM) como ingrediente nas rações de frangos de corte, em substituição total aos grãos secos de milho (GSM), no desempenho, no rendimento da carcaça, no peso dos órgãos e na morfologia intestinal. No primeiro experimento, 600 pintainhos machos Ross foram distribuídos em blocos casualizados, com seis tratamentos (A: GSM de 1-42 dias; B: SGUM de 1-42 dias; C: SGUM de 1-7 dias e GSM de 8-42 dias; D: SGUM de 1-14 dias e GSM de 15-42 dias; E: SGUM de 1-21 dias e GSM de 22-42 dias; F: GSM + água de 1-42 dias), com quatro repetições, de 25 aves. No segundo experimento, foram utilizados 24 pintainhos machos Ross, distribuídos ao acaso, em dois tratamentos (com e sem SGUM) e 12 repetições cada. A SGUM até 21 dias de idade não interferiu no desempenho das aves e no rendimento de carcaça aos 42 dias de idade. Frangos alimentados com SGUM apresentaram maior peso relativo do fígado, menor largura das vilosidades do duodeno e íleo, maior altura de vilosidade no jejuno aos 21 dias, e menor profundidade de cripta no duodeno e no íleo aos 42 dias de idade. A SGUM pode ser considerada um ingrediente em dietas de frangos de corte até 21 dias de idade, por não interferir no peso final das aves, no rendimento de carcaça e peso dos órgãos.

Formulação de rações para leitões com base nos nutrientes digestíveis da silagem de grãos úmidos de milho

O estudo foi realizado com o objetivo de avaliar o resultado econômico e o desempenho de leitões na fase de creche alimentados com rações formuladas com base nos nutrientes digestíveis da silagem de grãos úmidos de milho. Foram utilizados 18 leitões mestiços (Landrace × Large White) com peso médio inicial de 16,01 kg no experimento de digestibilidade e 60 leitões mestiços com peso médio inicial de 7,11 kg no experimento de desempenho. O delineamento experimental nos dois experimentos foi em blocos ao acaso. No experimento de digestibilidade, avaliou-se uma ração-referência contendo ou não 30% de milho seco moído (30%) e silagem de grãos úmidos de milho e, no experimento de desempenho, avaliaram-se quatro rações: à base de grãos de milho seco moídos; à base de silagem de grãos úmidos de milho (SGUM) em substituição a 100% do milho seco, com base na matéria seca; à base de SGUM, considerando o valor de energia digestível da silagem determinado no experimento de digestibilidade; e à base de SGUM, considerando os valores de energia digestível, proteína digestível e fósforo disponível da silagem, determinados no experimento de digestibilidade. A digestibilidade aparente de matéria seca (MS), proteína bruta (PB), fósforo (P) e cálcio (Ca) e o nível de energia digestível foram maiores para a ração à base de SGUM formulada considerando os valores nutricionais determinados no experimento de digestibilidade. Durante o período total do experimento de desempenho (0 a 32 dias), a SGUM proporcionou melhor conversão alimentar e os menores custos/kg de peso ganho, mas não foram observadas diferenças no ganho diário de peso e no consumo diário de ração. Na formulação de rações com silagem de grãos úmidos de milho para suínos, deve-se considerar o valor nutricional, principalmente o teor de energia digestível, desse alimento.

Valor nutritivo do feno de braquiária amonizado com uréia ou inoculado com Pleurotus ostreatus

Verificou-se, mediante análises de composição química e ensaio de digestibilidade com ovinos, o efeito dos tratamentos químico (amonização com uréia) e biológico (inoculação com o fungo Pleurotus ostreatus) sobre o valor nutritivo do feno de Brachiaria decumbens. Ambos os tratamentos duraram 42 dias; após esse período, o feno foi seco e moído para fornecimento aos animais. As dietas experimentais foram: feno não tratado (FNT); feno não tratado + uréia (FNT + U); feno inoculado com fungo + uréia (FTB + U); e feno amonizado + feno não tratado (FTQ + FNT). As dietas FNT + U, FTB + U e FTQ + FNT foram isonitrogenadas. Tanto o tratamento químico como o biológico causaram mudanças na composição química do feno. A amonização elevou os teores de proteína bruta (PB) e fibra em detergente ácido (FDA) e reduziu os teores de hemicelulose (HEM) e a proporção de hemicelulose na parede celular (HEM-FDN). Já o tratamento biológico tendeu a aumentar o teor de PB; elevou os teores de FDA, lignina (LIG), a proporção de celulose na parede celular (CEL-FDN) e a proporção de lignina na parede celular (LIG-FDN); e reduziu os teores de fibra em detergente neutro (FDN), HEM e HEM-FDN. Entretanto, diminuiu a digestibilidade da matéria seca (MS), FDN, celulose (CEL) e FDA, mas aumentou o consumo, provavelmente em decorrência do menor teor de FDN e menor tamanho médio de partículas, o que causou maior velocidade de passagem. Os tratamentos biológico e químico são alternativas importantes no incremento do valor nutritivo de materiais lignocelulósicos, todavia, os resultados obtidos neste ensaio não foram satisfatórios.

Estudo retrospectivo de 19 casos de polioencefalomalácia, em bovinos, responsivos ao tratamento com tiamina

Nineteen bovines of both sexes aging from 5 month-old to 5 year-old, were referred to a veterinary hospital. Clinical signs were observed from 6 hours to 10 days before. Thirteen animals were found in permanent lateral recumbency, five showed motor incoordination, 15 were exclusively fed on grass pasture, three showed partial loss of visual acuity, 14 were blindness, 16 showed presence of normal pupillary reflex, 16 decreased ruminal motility, 14 decreased sensorium (depression, semicoma or coma) and eight showed opisthotonos. Dehydration and dried feces were directly related to the time of evolution of the process. All the animals were administrated vitamin B1 and showed a marked improvement of the clinical status within 4 to 48 hours after treatment. The longer the time between the onset of the clinical signs and treatment, the greater the delay for the restoration of the vision. The treatment was very effective for a rapid response of the animal.

Calcium Hydroxide Mixed With Camphoric p-Monochlorophenol or Chlorhexidine in Delayed Tooth Replantation

This study evaluated the repair process after delayed replantation of rat teeth, using calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)(2)) mixed with camphorated p-monochlorophenol (CMCP), chlorhexidine 2% (CHX), or saline as temporary root canal dressing to prevent and/or control inflammatory radicular resorption. Thirty Wistar rats (Rattus norvegicus albinos) had their right upper incisor extracted, which was bench-dried for 60 minutes. The dental papilla, the enamel organ, the dental pulp, and the periodontal ligament were removed. The teeth were immersed in 2% acidulated-phosphate sodium fluoride solution for 10 minutes. The root canals were dried with absorbent paper cones and divided into 3 groups of 10 animals according to root canal dressing used: group 1: Ca(OH)(2) + saline, group 2: Ca(OH)(2) + CMCP, and group 3: Ca(OH)(2) + CHX 2%. Before replanting, the teeth sockets were irrigated with saline. Histological analysis revealed the presence of inflammatory resorption, replacement resorption, and ankylosis in all 3 groups. Statistical analysis showed a significant difference between group 3 and the other groups. The use of Ca(OH)(2) mixed with CMCP or CHX did not show an advantage over the use of Ca(OH)(2) mixed with saline in preventing and/or controlling inflammatory resorption in delayed replantation of rat teeth.

Analysis of the healing process in delayed tooth replantation after root canal filling with calcium hydroxide, Sealapex and Endofill: a microscopic study in rats

The major concern in the therapeutics of tooth replantation refers to the occurrence of root resorption and different approaches have been proposed to prevent or treat these complications. The purpose of this study was to evaluate tissue response to delayed replantation of anterior rat teeth treated endodontically using calcium hydroxide, Sealapex, and Endofill without the placement of gutta-percha cones. Thirty rats had their right upper incisor extracted and maintained in dry storage for 60 min. After removal of the dental papilla, enamel organ, pulp tissue, and periodontal ligament remnants, the teeth were immersed in 2% sodium fluoride phosphate acidulated, pH 5.5, for 10 min. The root canals were dried with absorbent paper points and the teeth were assigned to three groups (n = 10) according to the filling material. Group I - calcium hydroxide and propyleneglycol paste, Group II - Sealapex, and Group III - Endofill. The sockets were irrigated with saline and the teeth were replanted. Replacement resorption, inflammatory resorption and ankylosis were observed in all groups. Although the occurrence of inflammatory resorption was less frequent in Group I, there were no statistically significant differences among the groups. It may be concluded that compared to the paste, filling the root canals with Sealapex and Endofill sealers without the placement of gutta-percha cones did not provide better results.

Effect of root surface treatment with propolis and fluoride in delayed tooth replantation in rats

Replantation is an acceptable option for treatment of an avulsed permanent tooth. Nevertheless, an extended extraoral period damages the periodontal ligament and results in external root resorption. The purpose of this study was to assess by histologic and histometric analysis, the influence of propolis 15% (natural resinous substance collected by Apis mellifera bees from various plants) and the fluoride solution used as root surface treatment on the healing process after delayed tooth replantation. Thirty Wistar (Rattus norvegicus albinus) rats were submitted to extraction of their upper right incisor. The teeth were maintained in a dry environment for 60 min. After this, the pulp was extirpated and the papilla, enamel organ and periodontal ligament were removed with scalpel. The teeth were divided into three experimental groups: Group I - teeth immersed in 20 ml of physiologic saline; Group II - teeth immersed in 20 ml of 2% acidulated phosphate sodium fluoride; Group III - teeth immersed in 20 ml of 15% propolis. After 10 min of immersion in the solutions, the root canals were dried and filled with calcium hydroxide paste and the teeth were replanted. The animals were euthanized 60 days after replantation. The results showed that similar external root resorption was seen in the propolis and fluoride groups. Teeth treated with physiologic saline tended to have more inflammatory root resorption compared with those treated with fluoride or propolis. However, the comparative analysis did not reveal statistically significant differences (P > 0.05) between the treatment modalities when used for delayed tooth replantation.

Biomimetic calcium phosphate coating on Ti-7.5Mo alloy for dental application

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

Effect of thermocycling on hardness, absorption, solubility and colour change of soft liners

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Alteration of blue pigment in artificial iris in ocular prosthesis: Effect of paint, drying method and artificial aging

The artificial iris is the structure responsible for the dissimulation and aesthetics of ocular prosthesis. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the color stability of artificial iris of microwaveable polymerized ocular prosthesis, as a function of paint type, drying method and accelerated aging. A total of 40 discs of microwaveable polymerized acrylic resin were fabricated, and divided according to the blue paint type ( n = 5): hydrosoluble acrylic, nitrocellulose automotive, hydrosoluble gouache and oil paints. Paints where dried either at natural or at infrared light bulb method. Each specimen was constituted of one disc in colorless acrylic resin and another colored with a basic sclera pigment. Painting was performed in one surface of one of the discs. The specimens were submitted to an artificial aging chamber under ultraviolet light, during 1008 h. A reflective spectrophotometer was used to evaluate color changes. Data were evaluated by 3-way repeated-measures ANOVA and the Tukey HSD test (alpha = 0.05). All paints suffered color alteration. The oil paint presented the highest color resistance to artificial aging regardless of drying method. (C) 2010 British Contact Lens Association. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

O ato de amamentar: um estudo qualitativo

O objetivo do estudo foi analisar, de forma qualitativa, o conhecimento e percepção de um grupo de mulheres, bem como analisar os determinantes que influenciam a prática do aleitamento materno. Foi adotada a metodologia da pesquisa qualitativa, utilizando como referencial a teoria de representações sociais. Foram entrevistadas 27 gestantes, por um único entrevistador, durante o pré-natal e acompanhadas até o sexto mês do bebê, quando já estavam completamente desmamados. A análise compreensiva das falas permitiu verificar os fatores que levam a mãe a amamentar seus filhos, como proteção do bebê e amor materno. Também foram verificados os motivos que levaram as mães a desmamarem seus filhos, sendo citados a falta de leite/leite secou e o trabalho. Verificou-se, a partir das representações das mães, que mesmo que elas demonstrassem conhecimento sobre as propriedades do leite, não foi garantido o sucesso da prática de amamentação natural.

VEGF and MVD expression in sinus augmentation with autologous bone and several graft materials

The aim of this study was to assess vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression and microvessel density (MVD) in maxillary sinus augmentation with autogenous bone and different graft materials for evaluating their angiogenic potential.Biopsies were harvested 10 months after sinus augmentation with a combination of autogenous bone and different graft materials: hydroxyapatite (HA, n = 6 patients), demineralized freeze-dried bone allograft (DFDBA, n = 5 patients), calcium phosphate (CP, n = 5 patients), Ricinus communis polymer (n = 5 patients) and control group - autogenous bone only (n = 13 patients).In all the samples, higher intensities of VEGF expression were prevalent in the newly formed bone, while lower intensities of VEGF expression were predominant in the areas of mature bone. The highest intensity of VEGF expression in the newly formed bone was expressed by HA (P < 0.001) and CP in relation to control (P < 0.01) groups. The lowest intensities of VEGF expression in newly formed bone were shown by DFDBA and polymer groups (P < 0.05). When comparing the different grafting materials, higher MVD were found in the newly formed bone around control, HA and CP (P < 0.001).Various graft materials could be successfully used for sinus floor augmentation; however, the interactions between bone formation and angiogenesis remain to be fully characterized.

Factors affecting on bond strength of glass fiber post cemented with different resin cements to root canal

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Persistence of endodontic methacrylate-based cement residues on dentin adhesive surface treated with different chemical removal protocols

The aim of this study was to evaluate the persistence of methacrylate-based cement residues on the dentin, after dentin surface cleaning with ethanol or acetone, with or without previous application of a dentin adhesive. Forty bovine crown fragments were obtained and the dentin surface was washed with 1.0 mL of 2.5% sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl), followed by 0.1 mL of 17% ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid application for 3 min, and final irrigation with 2.5% NaOCl. The specimens were air dried and resin-based cement was rubbed onto the dentine surface with a microbrush applicator. In 20 specimens, previously to cement, a dentin adhesive was applied in all surfaces. After 15 min, the surface was scrubbed with a cotton pellet and moistened with ethanol or acetone, compounding the following groups: G199.5% ethanol and G2acetone, without previous use of dentin adhesive; G399.5% ethanol and G4acetone, with previous use of dentin adhesive. The dentin surface was scrubbed until the cement residues could not be visually detected. Sections were then processed for scanning electron microscopy and evaluated at 500x magnification and scores were attributed to each image according to the area covered by residual sealer, and data were subjected to KruskalWallis at 5% significance. The lower residue presence was observed in G3 (P = 0.005). All surface presented cement residues when acetone was used as cleaning solution (P = 0.0005). The cleaning solutions were unable to completely remove the cement residues from both surfaces. The ethanol used after previous application of the dentin adhesive promoted the lower presence of residues.

Persistence of resinous cement residues in dentin treated with different chemical removal protocols

The aim of this study was to evaluate the persistence of resin cement residues after dentin surface cleaning with different alcohol-based solutions or an essential oil (eucalyptol). Forty bovine teeth were sectioned in order to expose pulp chamber dentin to be washed with 1.0 mL of 2.5% sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl), followed by 0.1 mL of 17% EDTA application for 3 min, and final irrigation with 2.5% NaOCl. The specimens were air dried and resin-based cement was rubbed onto the dentine surface with a microbrush applicator. After 15 min, the surface was scrubbed with a cotton pellet and moistened with different dentin cleaning solutions, compounding the following groups: G195% ethanol, G270% ethanol, G370% isopropyl alcohol, or G4eucalyptol. The dentin was scrubbed until the cement residues could not be visually detected. Sections were then processed for SEM and evaluated at x 500 magnification. Scores were attributed to each image according to the area covered by residual sealer, and data were subjected to KruskalWallis at 5% significance. Eucalyptol promoted the most adequate dentin cleaning, although no statistical difference was detected amongst the groups (P > 0.05), except between the eucalyptol and 70% ethanol groups (P < 0.05). All the evaluated dentin cleaning solutions were unable to completely remove the cement residues from the dentin surface. Microsc. Res. Tech., 2012. (C) 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.