Performance and digestive characteristics in dairy cattle maintained under grazing regime and supplemented with linseed.

Linseed is characterized by the rich unsaturated fatty acids and slow release of oil in the rumen. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the intake, rumen degradability, and digestibility of dairy cattle maintained under grazing regime and supplemented with linseed. Twelve Girolando (¾ Holstein × ¼ Gir) cows with a mean age of 5.2 ± 1.9 years and body weight of 583.9 ± 67.6 kg were used. The cows were maintained in a rotational grazing system on the mombaça grass (Panicum maximum) and divided into 2 experimental groups. The CONTR (n = 6) group received only the base diet (pasture) and the LINS group (n = 6) received pasture plus linseed. Initially, a fifteen-day adaptation period was established to stabilize the desired consumption amount. After this period, the animals received 800 g of linseed for 126 d. The ruminal degradability was evaluated using 2 males with a cannula in the rumen, and they were provided the same experimental diet. The measured dry matter production of pasture did not show differences during the experimental period. The intake of crude protein and ethereal extract was higher, whereas neutral detergent fiber content was lower in the cows supplemented with linseed. However, this did not alter the weight gain and digestibility coefficients, except the digestibility coefficient of the ethereal extract. At the ruminal level, linseed showed low effective and potential degradability with negative effect on grass degradability.Título em português: Desempenho e características digestivas em bovinos leiteiros mantidos em regime de pastoreio suplementados com linhaça

Parameters blood and viability oocyte Girolando's breed supplemented with linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.) - preliminary results.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of supplementation with linseed on plasma concentrations of glucose, albumin and cholesterol, as well as the quality of oocytes obtained by ovum pick-up (OPU).Proceedings of the 30th Annual Meeting of the Brazilian Embryo Technology Society (SBTE); Foz do Iguaçu, PR, Brazil, August 25th to 27th, 2016, and 32nd Meeting of the European Embryo Transfer Association (AETE); Barcelona, Spain, September 9th and 10th, 2016. A150. Folliculogenesis, Oogenesis and Superovulation. Título em português: Parâmetros sanguíneos e taxa de viabilidade oocitária de vacas girolando suplementadas com linhaça (Linum usitatissimum l.) – resultados preliminares

Suplementação com gordura protegida na produção de leite de búfalas Murrah (Bubalus bubalis): resultados preliminares.

Objetivou-se avaliar o efeito da suplementação com gordura protegida na produção de leite de búfalas Murrah.Na publicação: MELO-STERZA, F. A

Anatomofisiologia do ciclo estral de fêmeas bovinas.

O objetivo é revisar os conhecimentos sobre a dinâmica de crescimento e desenvolvimento dos folículos ovarianos, e relacioná-los com a ultrassonografia.Cap. 1. E-book

Effects of narasin on the pregnancy rate of Nellore cows maintained under grazing and performance of calves - preliminary results.

Ionophores have been used to improve forage conversion in animal protein and to increase nutrient utilization efficiency in cattle. The effects of the mineral mix (MM) with addition of narasin (Zimprova®; Elanco, Brazil) on the performance of calves and pregnancy rate of Nellore cows were evaluated.Edição dos Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Brazilian Embryo Technology Society (SBTE)

Sucessivas aspirações foliculares guiadas por ultrassonografia não alteram a população folicular antral e a viabilidade oocitária de vacas Girolando.

Objetivou se avaliar se o número de aspirações afeta a população folicular antral ovariana (PFAO) e a taxa de viabilidade oocitária de vacas Girolando submetidas à essa técnica.Na publicação: SOUZA-CÁCERES, M. B.; MELO-STERZA, F. A

Antral follicle count classification selects fertile heifers without influencing the carcass traits.

This study aimed to evaluate the ovarian structure, estrus intensity, ultrasound carcass measurements, and pregnancy rate of Nelore breed heifers and cows in accordance with antral follicle counts (AFCs). We evaluated 503 heifers and 565 Nelore cows, with a mean age of 15.5±2.2 and 69.8±36.1 months, respectively, submitted to a fixed-time artificial insemination (FTAI) protocol. On day zero, all bovine females were examined using ultrasound to determine the AFC. The mean AFC of the heifers and cows were 20±8.6 and 22.5±8.4, respectively. The rib-eye area (REA) and fat thickness (FT) of the heifers (n = 119 for REA and n = 219 for FT) were measured using ultrasound imaging. The average conception rates at the first FTAI and at the end of the breeding season were 35.8% and 57.5%, respectively, for heifers and 45.1% and 78.9%, respectively, for cows. We demonstrated that the probability of pregnancy at the first FTAI and at the end of the breeding season for both young heifers and cows increased as the AFC decreased (P>0.001 and P=0.0123, respectively). FT and REA showed no correlation with AFC in heifers. The intensity of estrus expression was negatively correlated with AFC (-0.46; P<0.0001). In conclusion, Nelore heifers and cows with low AFC had a high probability of pregnancy during the entire breeding season. Thus, AFC can be used as a tool to select heifers with increased fertility without affecting carcass traits (REA and FT)

Efeitos de ionóforos sobre consumo e digestibilidade aparente dos nutrientes em bovinos mantidos à pasto.

A utilização de ionóforos na nutrição de ruminantes vem ganhando destaque por melhorar a eficiência energética e desempenho dos animais. O objetivo foi avaliar os efeitos de fornecimento de ionóforos sobre o consumo e digestibilidade dos nutrientes em bovinos a pasto

Supplementation with protected FAT in the dairy buffalo cows pregnancy rate.

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of supplementation with rumen-protected fat source (RPF, palm oil) on the pregnancy rate of dairy buffalo cows submitted to FTAI.Proceedings of the 31st Annual Meeting of the Brazilian Embryo Technology Society (SBTE); Cabo de Santo Agostinho, PE, Brazil, August 17th to 19th, 2017. Abstracts

Characterization of macrofauna associated with articulated calcareous algae (Corallinaceae, rhodophyta) occurring in a hydrodynamic gradient on the espírito santo state coast, brazil

The aims of this study were to characterize the macrofauna associated with the articulated calcareous algae occurring on a hydrodynamic gradient off the Vitória metropolitan area, Espírito Santo State, Brazil, and to describe its temporal distribution. Physicochemical variables were measured in situ, and samples of sediment, water and phytal were taken from three sites along the coast in August and November 2005 (winter and spring, respectively) and in February and May 2006 (summer and fall, respectively). Twenty random samples were taken from the rocky surface in the lower midlittoral zone at each site, each season. Six species of articulated algae harboring 9,651 animal specimens distributed among 189 taxa were collected. The dominant taxonomic groups were Mollusca, Polychaeta and Crustacea. The main patterns revealed by statistical analysis related to differences in the abundance and richness at the sample sites, as well as to the correlation between the physicochemical variables and community distance matrices, indicating the importance of the physicochemical variables in the differentiation of the communities. Results also indicated that the variable which most influenced the physicochemical and community properties was the hydrodynamic character of the sites: a high level of hydrodynamism resulting in the calcareous algae´s sheltering a lower abundance and diversity of animal species than a lower level one.Os objetivos deste estudo foram caracterizar a macrofauna associada às algas calcárias articuladas num gradiente de hidrodinamismo no litoral da região metropolitana de Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brasil, e descrever a distribuição temporal. Variáveis fisicoquímicas foram medidas in situ, e amostras do sedimento, água e fital foram feitas em três pontos amostrais do litoral em agosto e novembro de 2005 (inverno e primavera, respectivamente) e fevereiro e maio de 2006 (verão e outono, respectivamente). Em cada ponto, e por estação do ano, foram obtidas 20 amostras aleatórias da superfície do costão rochoso na região do mediolitoral inferior. Seis espécies de algas calcárias articuladas foram coletadas e abrigaram 9.651 espécimes animais distribuídos em 189 táxons. Os grupos taxonômicos dominantes foram Mollusca, Polychaeta e Crustacea. Os principais padrões revelados pelas análises estatísticas foram diferenças na abundância e riqueza entre os pontos amostrais e correlação entre as variáveis fisicoquímicas e a comunidade, indicando que os parâmetros fisicoquímicos foram importantes para a caracterização destas. Os resultados indicaram ainda que a variável que mais influenciou as propriedades fisicoquímicas e da comunidade foi o grau de hidrodinamismo: locais com hidrodinamismo elevado permitem que algas calcárias abriguem uma menor abundância e diversidade de espécies animais do que locais com hidrodinamismo elevado