Bovine Biofertilizer and Water Regime Effects on Growth and Bulb Quality of Garlic

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

The effects of macromolecular and serum supplements and oxygen tension during bovine in vitro procedures on kinetics of oocyte maturation and embryo development

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

Influence of different supplements and sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) cultivars on intake, digestible variables and methane production of dairy heifers under tropical conditions

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Doses and forms of application of phosphorus in vernalized garlic

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

The effects of pre-planting refrigeration on bulbs over the development and yield of garlic 'Chines', 'Contestado' and 'Quiteria'

The objective of this research uas to evaluate the effect of five pre-planting refrigeration periods previously to the cloves planting (0,10,20, 30 and 40 days at a temperature of 4.0 ± 1° C and three garlic cultivars ('Chines', 'Contestado' and 'Quiteria') uere used. According to the obtained results it was observed that the best preplanting refrigeration period was dependent upon the cultivar behavior. For the 'Chines' well adapted to the region, there was no effect of the pre-planting refrigeration period up to 30 days after treatment on the plant height, bulb weight, and total bulb production. 'Contestado' the best pre-planting refrigeration period was 40 days however, there was no statistical difference among 30 and 40, days for the 'Quiteria'. For both cultivars pre-planting refrigeration periods under 20 days, there was no clove's formation.

Influence of dietary protein level on the broiler chicken's response to methionine and betaine supplements

Two experiments were conducted to compare broiler chicken responses to methionine and betaine supplements when fed diets with low protein and relatively high metabolizable energy levels (17%, 3.3 kcal/g) or moderate protein and lower metabolizable energy levels (24%, 3.0 kcal/g), resulting in different levels of carcass fat. In Experiment 1, the basal diets were formulated with corn, soybean meal, poultry by-product meal, and poultry oil. In Experiment 2, glucose monohydrate was also added, so that identical amino acid profiles could be maintained in the 17 and 24% protein diets. On average, feeding the 17 vs. 24% protein diet decreased 21-d body weight gain by 20%, increased feed conversion ratio (FCR) by 13%, and increased abdominal fat pad weight by 104%. Methionine and betaine supplements improved the performance of chicks fed the 24% protein diet in both experiments, as indicated by body weight gain and FCR. Only supplementary methionine increased performance of chicks fed 17% protein diets, and then only in Experiment 2. Neither methionine nor betaine decreased abdominal fat pad size in either experiment. Methionine supplementation decreased relative liver size and increased breast muscle protein. Both methionine and betaine increased sample feather weight, but when expressed as a percentage of body weight, no significant differences were detected. It is concluded that increasing carcass fat by manipulating percentage dietary protein level or amino acid balance does not influence betaine's activity as a lipotropic agent.

Identification and sequence analysis of five allexiviruses species infecting garlic crops in Brazil

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

Impact of different silkworm dietary supplements on its silk performance

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)