L-glutamine and L-glutamate in diets with different lactose levels for piglets weaned at 21 days of age

This study was developed to evaluate the effects of adding L-glutamine and L-glutamate in diets with no lactose or with 4.0 or 8.0% lactose inclusion for piglets weaned at 21 days old. One hundred and eight piglets with initial weight of 6.12±0.70 kg were allotted in a complete randomized block design, in a 3 × 2 factorial arrangement, with six treatments, six replicates, and three piglets per experimental unit. The experimental diets were supplied from 21 to 35 days. From 36 to 49 days, animals received the same diet with no lactose inclusion, but the animals in the treatments with L-glutamine + L-glutamate in the previous phase continued to receive diets containing these ingredients. There was no interaction between the level of lactose and the inclusion of L-glutamine + L-glutamate on the parameters evaluated. The levels of lactose did not affect the performance of piglets in either of the two periods. Adding L-glutamine and L-glutamate in the diet positively influenced the weight gain of pigs from 21 to 49 days of age and increased the villous height in the duodenum, jejunum and ileum. Inclusion of L-glutamine + L-glutamate in diets for piglets weaned at 21 days of age improves the performance and the intestinal mucosa morphology, regardless of lactose addition

Desempenho e características das carcaças de novilhos superprecoces em pastos hibernais submetidos a intensidades de pastejo

O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar os efeitos de intensidades de pastejo na terminação de novilhos superprecoces, em pastagens de inverno em sucessão à soja. Foram avaliadas diferentes alturas de pré-pastejo de pastos mistos de azevém e aveia: 10, 20, 30 e 40 cm. Empregou-se o delineamento de blocos ao acaso, com três repetições. Foram utilizados machos mestiços de raças de corte, inteiros, com idade de 10 meses e peso médio inicial de 192±12 kg. As seguintes variáveis foram avaliadas: massa e oferta de forragem, altura do pasto, taxa de acúmulo diário e acúmulo total de forragem, ganho de peso médio diário (GMD), carga animal e ganho de peso vivo por unidade de área (GPA), além de características qualitativas de carcaça. Os novilhos foram abatidos aos 14 meses de idade. O GMD ajustou-se a um modelo de regressão quadrático e teve o ponto de máximo desempenho entre 20 e 25 cm de altura de pré-pastejo, enquanto o GPA ajustou-se a um modelo linear negativo. A qualidade da carcaça dos novilhos foi satisfatória, quando os pastos foram manejados em alturas superiores a 10 cm. É possível produzir carcaças de novilhos superprecoces, na fase de pastagem de sistemas integrados de produção, durante o inverno, em sucessão à soja. O manejo de pastos mistos de azevém e aveia, em alturas entre 20 e 25 cm, otimiza o desempenho animal individual e por área

Grazing intensities and poultry litter fertilization levels on corn and black oat yield

The objective of this work was to assess the effect of poultry litter fertilization levels on corn and black oat yield using different grazing intensities, poultry litter levels (mixture of manure and bedding material) and a chemical fertilization level. The experimental design was a randomized complete block in a split-plot arrangement with four replicates. Black oat + ryegrass grazing intensities, characterized by different pasture sward management, with animal entrance at 25, 30 and 35-cm heights and exit at 5.0, 10 and 15-cm heights, were established at the main plots. After the grazing period, corn was grown at the subplots with four levels of poultry litter (0, 4,953, 9,907 and 14,860 kg ha-1), aiming to supply 0, 100, 200 and 300 kg ha-1 of nitrogen, and a treatment with chemical fertilizer, according to soil analysis. Grazing intensities had no effect on corn yield. Corn yield was 7,493, 8,458, 9,188, 10,247 and 11,028 kg ha-1, respectively, for the treatments without and with 4,953, 9,907 and 14,860 kg ha-1 of poultry litter, and the treatment with chemical fertilization. Poultry litter levels have a residual effect on the production of black oat grown in succession to corn