Simulation of economic feasibility and profitability of a free stall model milk production

Avaliaram-se a rentabilidade e a viabilidade econômica da implantação de um sistema de produção de leite em free-stall. Foi realizada uma pesquisa técnico-mercadológica para definir os investimentos necessários e determinar os custos de cada fator de produção. Considerou-se um modelo de produção composto por 100 vacas em lactação, com produção média total de 2595 litros de leite por dia. O custo operacional total mensal foi de R$27.787,39, tendo a nutrição como a variável de maior relevância, representando 62,7$43.817,50 e a consequente receita líquida mensal de R$16.030,11. Observou-se rentabilidade de 12,2$131.627,39. Concluiu-se que o modelo proposto mostrou-se economicamente inviável levando-se em consideração os preços estimados.The economical profitability and viability of the implantation of a milk production system in free stall were evaluated. A technical-market analysis was done to define the necessary investment as well as to determine the costs of each production factor. A production model with 100 lactating cows averaging 2,595 liters of daily production was considered. The total monthly operational cost was R$27,781.39 showing that nutrition is the variable with higher relevance (62.7$43,817.50 was obtained and, consequently, the monthly net income (NI)was R$16,030.11. A 12.2$131,627.39. Considering the estimated prices it is concluded that the proposed model was economically unfeasible

Simulation of economic feasibility and profitability of a free stall model milk production

Avaliaram-se a rentabilidade e a viabilidade econômica da implantação de um sistema de produção de leite em free-stall. Foi realizada uma pesquisa técnico-mercadológica para definir os investimentos necessários e determinar os custos de cada fator de produção. Considerou-se um modelo de produção composto por 100 vacas em lactação, com produção média total de 2595 litros de leite por dia. O custo operacional total mensal foi de R$27.787,39, tendo a nutrição como a variável de maior relevância, representando 62,7$43.817,50 e a consequente receita líquida mensal de R$16.030,11. Observou-se rentabilidade de 12,2$131.627,39. Concluiu-se que o modelo proposto mostrou-se economicamente inviável levando-se em consideração os preços estimados.The economical profitability and viability of the implantation of a milk production system in free stall were evaluated. A technical-market analysis was done to define the necessary investment as well as to determine the costs of each production factor. A production model with 100 lactating cows averaging 2,595 liters of daily production was considered. The total monthly operational cost was R$27,781.39 showing that nutrition is the variable with higher relevance (62.7$43,817.50 was obtained and, consequently, the monthly net income (NI)was R$16,030.11. A 12.2$131,627.39. Considering the estimated prices it is concluded that the proposed model was economically unfeasible

Relação entre genótipos e temperamento de novilhos Charolês x Nelore em confinamento Relations among genotypes and temperament of Charolais x Nellore steers in confinement

Avaliou-se a influência da interação entre genótipos e do temperamento de bovinos sobre os ganhos diretos e indiretos para a produção de carne. Utilizaram-se 79 machos castrados com 19 a 20 meses de idade, divididos em oito grupos genéticos resultantes de cruzamentos Charolês x Nelore: 0, 25, 31, 38, 63, 69, 75 ou 100% Charolês. Os animais foram mantidos em confinamento e alimentados com uma dieta contendo 50% de volumoso e 50% de concentrado. O temperamento foi avaliado utilizando-se quatro metodologias adotadas durante as pesagens: escore composto (EC); tempo de saída (TS); distância de fuga (DF); e escore de localização do redemoinho de pêlos faciais (RED). Maiores porcentagens de sangue Charolês estiveram relacionadas positivamente ao ganho de peso diário. Independentemente do grupo genético, os animais mais reativos ganharam menos peso. O temperamento é influenciado pelo grupo genético, uma vez que animais com maiores proporções de sangue Nelore são mais agitados e excitáveis.<br>The influence of the relation among genotype and temperament of cattle on the direct and indirect gains for meat production. Seventy-nine steers with 19-20 mo old from eight genotype groups of Charolais x Nellore crossbred were evaluated: CH (100CH), ¾ CH1/4N (0.75CH), 11/16CH5/16N (0.69CH), 5/8CH3/8N (0.63CH), 3/8CH5/8N (0.38CH), 5/16CH11/16N (0.31CH), 1/4CH3/4N (0.25CH) e N (0CH) animals were kept in feedlot and were fed with diet containing 50:50 forage to concentrate ratio (%DM). The temperament was evaluated using are four methods adopted during the cattle weights: composite behavior score (BC), flight time (FT); flight distance (FD), and facial whorl (W) position score. Higher percentages of blood Charolais were positively related to daily weight gain. Regardless of the genetic group, the animals more reactive gained less daily weight gain. The temperament is influenced by genetic group, since animals with higher proportions of blood Nellore are more agitated and excited

Relação entre o genótipo e o temperamento de novilhos em pastejo e seu efeito na qualidade da carne Relation between genotype and temperament of grazing steers on meat quality

Avaliaram-se a interação grupo genético ' temperamento e seu efeito sobre a carne de bovinos de corte. Foram utilizados 40 novilhos machos castrados de dois grupos genéticos (Aberdeen Angus - AA e 50% Aberdeen Angus e 50% Nelore - NA), com dois anos de idade e peso inicial de 336,4 ± 29,39 kg, distribuídos em delineamento completamente casualizado. O temperamento foi avaliado por meio da atribuição de escores comportamentais (EC) e mensuração do tempo de saída (TS). Os novilhos NA apresentaram os maiores EC. Os TS dos animais AA foram maiores que os dos NA nas avaliações 1 e 4 (2,1 x 1,3 e 4,7 x 2,3 segundos, respectivamente). O ganho médio de peso foi negativamente correlacionado ao ECm e positivamente ao TSm. No grupo genético NA, os animais mais reativos apresentaram menor ganho de peso e aqueles com EC mais altos, menores valores de pH1 (6,47; 6,28; e 6,09 para EC 1, 2 e 3, respectivamente). Os pH1 mais baixos foram verificados em animais com TS (6,10; 6,43; e 6,43 para TS 1, 2 e 3, respectivamente). Os animais NA apresentaram pH1 menor que os AA, com 6,17 e 6,57, respectivamente. A carne de novilhos NA com maiores TS foi superior em 23% para a cor a* (P=0,0394) e em 9% para a cor b* (P=0,0808). A cor L* se correlacionou negativamente com EC3 e pH24 (r=-0,54 e -0,39, respectivamente) e a cor b*, com pH3 e pH7 (r =-0,39 e -0,45, respectivamente). Novilhos azebuados e mais agitados apresentam ganho de peso inferior e menores alterações quanto ao pH inicial e à cor da carne.<br>The effect of two genetic groups, Aberdeen angus (AA) and 50% Nellore x 50% Aberdeen angus (NA), on temperament and meat quality of 40 steers averaging 2 years of age and 336.4 ± 29.39 kg of body weight was evaluated in this trial. Animals were assigned to treatments according to a completely randomized design. Temperament was evaluated through measurements of composite behavior score (BS) and flight time (FT). NA steers had higher BS than AA steers in this trial. Conversely, AA steers had greater FT values than NA steers on evaluations 1 and 4: 2.1 vs. 1.3 e 4.7 vs. 2.3 seconds, respectively. Mean daily weight gain was negatively related with overall BS (r = -0.47, P=0.0075, n=30) while the opposite was observed with overall FT (r = 0.39, P=0.0336, n=30). Within the NA group, more reactive animals gained less weight. Steers with higher BS showed lower pH1 values: 6.47, 6.28 and 6.09, respectively, for BS of 1, 2 and 3. Steers with smaller FT showed lower pH1: 6.1, 6.43, and 6.43, respectively, for TF of 1, 2 and 3. Meat of NA steers showed pH1 lower than that of AA steers: 6.17 vs. 6.57. It was observed 23% more color a* (P=0.0394) and 9% more color b* (P=0.0808) on meat from NA steers with larger FT values. Color L* was negatively related with BS3 and pH24 (r= -0.54 and -0.39, respectively) whereas color b* was negatively related with pH3 and pH7 (r= -0.39 and r= -0.45, respectively). Crossbred and more nervous steers had lower weight gain and poorer meat quality

Measurement of the tt¯ charge asymmetry in events with highly Lorentz-boosted top quarks in pp collisions at s=13 TeV

The measurement of the charge asymmetry in top quark pair events with highly Lorentz-boosted top quarks decaying to a single lepton and jets is presented. The analysis is performed using proton-proton collisions at s=13TeV with the CMS detector at the LHC and corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 138 fb−1. The selection is optimized for top quarks produced with large Lorentz boosts, resulting in nonisolated leptons and overlapping jets. The top quark charge asymmetry is measured for events with a tt¯ invariant mass larger than 750 GeV and corrected for detector and acceptance effects using a binned maximum likelihood fit. The measured top quark charge asymmetry of (0.42−0.69+0.64)% is in good agreement with the standard model prediction at next-to-next-to-leading order in quantum chromodynamic perturbation theory with next-to-leading-order electroweak corrections. The result is also presented for two invariant mass ranges, 750–900 and >900GeV

Search for new heavy resonances decaying to WW, WZ, ZZ, WH, or ZH boson pairs in the all-jets final state in proton-proton collisions at s=13TeV

A search for new heavy resonances decaying to WW, WZ, ZZ, WH, or ZH boson pairs in the all-jets final state is presented. The analysis is based on proton-proton collision data recorded by the CMS detector in 2016–2018 at a centre-of-mass energy of 13 TeV at the CERN LHC, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 138fb−1. The search is sensitive to resonances with masses between 1.3 and 6TeV, decaying to bosons that are highly Lorentz-boosted such that each of the bosons forms a single large-radius jet. Machine learning techniques are employed to identify such jets. No significant excess over the estimated standard model background is observed. A maximum local significance of 3.6 standard deviations, corresponding to a global significance of 2.3 standard deviations, is observed at masses of 2.1 and 2.9 TeV. In a heavy vector triplet model, spin-1 Z′ and W′ resonances with masses below 4.8TeV are excluded at the 95% confidence level (CL). These limits are the most stringent to date. In a bulk graviton model, spin-2 gravitons and spin-0 radions with masses below 1.4 and 2.7TeV, respectively, are excluded at 95% CL. Production of heavy resonances through vector boson fusion is constrained with upper cross section limits at 95% CL as low as 0.1fb

Measurement of the Bs0→μ+μ− decay properties and search for the B0 → μ+μ− decay in proton-proton collisions at s=13TeV

Measurements are presented of the Bs0→μ+μ− branching fraction and effective lifetime, as well as results of a search for the B0→μ+μ− decay in proton-proton collisions at s=13TeV at the LHC. The analysis is based on data collected with the CMS detector in 2016–2018 corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 140fb−1. The branching fraction of the Bs0→μ+μ− decay and the effective Bs0 meson lifetime are the most precise single measurements to date. No evidence for the B0→μ+μ− decay has been found. All results are found to be consistent with the standard model predictions and previous measurements