Effects of essential oils on dry matter intake and the milk production and composition in lactating ruminants: a review.

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Medidas do músculo Longissimus lumborum e espessura de gordura da carcaça de cordeiros Santa Inês alimentados com níveis de feno de erva-sal (Atriplex nummularia L.) e concentrado.

De todos os componentes da carcaça, a gordura é o que apresenta maior variação quantitativa e qualitativa, podendo constituir um fator de valorização ou depreciação da carcaça e da carne, de acordo com as preferências dos consumidores. Os objetivos deste trabalho foram avaliar as medidas do músculo Longissimus lumborum, área de olho de lombo (AOL) e espessuras de gordura mínima e máxima da carcaça de cordeiros Santa Inês alimentados com 30, 40, 50 e 60% de feno de erva-sal associado a alimento concentrado. Utilizou-se 32 cordeiros castrados, com peso corporal inicial de 22 kg e confinados por 60 dias, quando foram abatidos. A profundidade do músculo Longissimus lumborum (medida B), espessuras mínima (EG) e máxima (GR) de gordura e AOL foram reduzidas à medida que houve aumento do nível de feno de erva-sal na dieta. Os níveis de feno de erva-sal estudados não proporcionaram espessura mínima de gordura subcutânea recomendada para carcaças ovinas, de 3,0 mm.Zootec 2011

Qualidade da carne de cordeiros: genótipo e manejo nutricional.

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Feeding behavior of lambs fed diets containing old man saltbush hay.

This study evaluated the behavior and performance of lambs fed diets containing increasing levels of old man saltbush hay plus concentrate

SARS-CoV-2 antibody dynamics in blood donors and COVID-19 epidemiology in eight Brazilian state capitals: A serial cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 situation in Brazil is complex due to large differences in the shape and size of regional epidemics. Understanding these patterns is crucial to understand future outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2 or other respiratory pathogens in the country. METHODS: We tested 97,950 blood donation samples for IgG antibodies from March 2020 to March 2021 in 8 of Brazil's most populous cities. Residential postal codes were used to obtain representative samples. Weekly age- and sex-specific seroprevalence were estimated by correcting the crude seroprevalence by test sensitivity, specificity, and antibody waning. RESULTS: The inferred attack rate of SARS-CoV-2 in December 2020, before the Gamma variant of concern (VOC) was dominant, ranged from 19.3% (95% credible interval [CrI] 17.5-21.2%) in Curitiba to 75.0% (95% CrI 70.8-80.3%) in Manaus. Seroprevalence was consistently smaller in women and donors older than 55 years. The age-specific infection fatality rate (IFR) differed between cities and consistently increased with age. The infection hospitalisation rate increased significantly during the Gamma-dominated second wave in Manaus, suggesting increased morbidity of the Gamma VOC compared to previous variants circulating in Manaus. The higher disease penetrance associated with the health system's collapse increased the overall IFR by a minimum factor of 2.91 (95% CrI 2.43-3.53). CONCLUSIONS: These results highlight the utility of blood donor serosurveillance to track epidemic maturity and demonstrate demographic and spatial heterogeneity in SARS-CoV-2 spread. FUNDING: This work was supported by Itaú Unibanco 'Todos pela Saude' program; FAPESP (grants 18/14389-0, 2019/21585-0); Wellcome Trust and Royal Society Sir Henry Dale Fellowship 204311/Z/16/Z; the Gates Foundation (INV- 034540 and INV-034652); REDS-IV-P (grant HHSN268201100007I); the UK Medical Research Council (MR/S0195/1, MR/V038109/1); CAPES; CNPq (304714/2018-6); Fundação Faculdade de Medicina; Programa Inova Fiocruz-CE/Funcap - Edital 01/2020 Number: FIO-0167-00065.01.00/20 SPU N°06531047/2020; JBS - Fazer o bem faz bem

Effects of essential oils on dry matter intake and the milk production and composition in lactating ruminants: a review.

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