Forage Quality Evaluation of Chopped Elephantgrass Hay through Intake and Digestibility Trial

The research was carried out to evaluate forage quality of chopped elephantgrass (Pennisetum purpureum Schum.) hay and to define a proper stage for cutting and haymaking of this grass. Chemical composition, voluntary intake, and apparent digestibility of the hays were studied at five different growth stages (30, 48, 63, 76, and 91 days). Twenty-five common wethers were utilized in a completely randomized experimental design. Dry matter (DM) voluntary intake was not different (P\u3e 0.05) from 30 to 63 days of regrowth and from 63 to 91 days and comprised 3.9; 3.5; 3.2; 2.1; and 2.4% of animal liveweight, respectively from 30 to 91 days. Digestibility coefficients of DM; OM; CP; EE; NDF; and ADF decreased linearly (P\u3c 0.001) as plant aged. At the experimental conditions haymaking of chopped elephantgrass showed good potential as a forage storage practice, particularly for low-input familial agricultural systems. According to DM yield, chemical composition, voluntary intake and apparent digestibility, the best grass cutting stage for haymaking occurred between 30 and 63 days

Coriander: a new host of tospovirus in the Submédio of San Francisco Valley.

No pathogenic fungi and bacteria were associated with symptomatic plants

Produção e conservação de forragens em escala para sustentabilidade dos rebanhos caprinos e ovinos na agricultura de base familiar.

Esta revisão pretende abordar alguns aspectos sobre a produção e conservação de forragens em escala para sustentabilidade dos rebanhos caprinos e ovinos na agricultura de base familiar

Vida útil pós-colheita de genótipos de cebola sob temperatura ambiente.

Com o objetivo de avaliar a qualidade e a conservação pós-colheita, quatorze genótipos de cebola (IPA-03, IPA-04, IPA-08, IPA-10, IPA-11, Brisa, Texas Grano 502, Texas Grano 502 PRR, Red Creole, Granex 429, Alfa São Francisco, EX-19013, EX-07593000 e Sawana Sweet) foram armazenados sob temperatura ambiente (25,1±3,3ºC e 37±7% UR) e avaliados aos 0, 7, 14, 21 e 28 dias.Suplemento. Edição dos Resumos Expandidos do 45. Congresso Brasileiro de Olericultura; 15. Congresso Brasileiro de Floricultura e Plantas Ornamentais; 2. Congresso Brasileiro de Cultura de Tecidos de Plantas, Fortaleza, ago. 2005

Lasiothyris luminosa (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae): a new grapevine pest in northeastern Brazil.

The little-known Neotropical tortricid moth Lasiothyris luminosa (Razowski& Becker) is reported for the first time as a grapevine pest in Northeastern Brazil. A diagnosis based on morphological characters including the genitalia is provided for both sexes, together with a preliminary description of economic damage caused by the larval stage. In addition, we sequenced a partial region of the cytochrome oxidase subunit I gene from specimens from the region, and reconstructed phylogenetic relationships using representative lineages of closely related tortricids as terminals. The larvais endophagous, feeding on the inflorescence from closed buds before flower anthesistoopen flowers and later, inside fruits at different maturation stages, causing them to rot. Preliminary surveys carried out on a few farms indicate that the effective damage may reach circa 10% of table-grape production in the region

Características quantitativas da carcaça de ovinos alimentados com dietas compostas por silagens com diferentes proporções de sorgo e girassol.

O objetivo deste experimento foi estudar características quantitativas da carcaça de ovinos terminados em confinamento, recebendo dietas compostas por silagens com diferentes proporções de sorgo e girassol. As dietas experimentais foram constituídas por 60% de volumoso e 40% de concentrado. Foram utilizados 30 cordeiros mestiços Santa Inês, machos não castrados, com média de peso inicial de 19,51 kg. Os animais foram abatidos após 56 dias de confinamento em baias individuais (4,0m2), alimentados com dietas contendo 0; 25; 50; 75 e 100% de silagem de girassol em substituição ao sorgo no volumoso. Não houve efeito significativo para as características de peso vivo ao abate (PVA), peso de corpo vazio (PCV), peso de carcaça quente (PCQ) e peso de carcaça fria (PCF), para os animais que receberam até 75% de silagem de girassol. As médias para as variáveis PVA, PCV, PCQ e PCF foram 33,59; 29,95; 16,14 e 14,83 kg, respectivamente. Os valores obtidos em relação aos rendimentos de carcaça quente e fria, não foram significativos para as dietas com até 100% de silagem de girassol, apresentando valores médios de 48,03 e 44,13%, respectivamente. O rendimento biológico médio foi de 54,24%. A silagem de girassol pode substituir a de sorgo em até 75% do volumoso, sem afetar de maneira significativa, as características quantitativas da carcaça de ovinos terminados em confinamento. Carcass quantitative characteristics of sheeps receiving diets containing different levels of sunflower silage in substitution of sorghum silage Abstract: The objective of this experiment was to study quantitative carcass traits of feedlot lambs fed diets with silages consisted of different proportions of sorghum and sunflower. The experimental diets consisted of 60% roughage and 40% concentrate. A total of 30 male lambs crossbred Santa Inês, non castrated, with initial average weight of 19.51 kg were evaluated. The animals were slaughtered after 56 days in feedlot in individual stalls (4,0m2), fed diets with 0; 25; 50; 75 and 100% of sunflower participation in silage mixed with sorghum. There was not an effect on the characteristics of live weight at slaughter (LWS), empty body weight (EBW), hot carcass weight (HCW) and cold carcass weight (CCW) for the animals that received silage with up to 75% of sunflower participation. The averages for the variables LWS, PCV, HCW and CCW were 33.59; 29.95; 16.14 and 14.83 kg, respectively. The values obtained for the hot and chilled yield were not significant for silages with up to 100% sunflower participation, with average values of 48.03 and 44.13% respectively. The biological average yield was 54.24%. Sunflower can substitute sorghum on silage composition up to 75%, without significantly affect the quantitative characteristics of feedlot lambs carcass