André Brito Corrêa

Efeito de antibiótico e probióticos sobre o desempenho e rendimento de carcaça de frangos de corte

A completely randomized design with five replicates and 150 chicks per experimental unity were used to evaluate the effect of growth promoters on feed intake, weight gain and feed:weight gain ratio of broilers. The experimental diets were: 1- initial diet (20.2% of crude protein and 2931kcal of metabolizable energy) from 1 to 20 days of age (ID) and final diet (18.5% of crude protein and 2993kcal of metabolizable energy) from 21 to 40 days of age (FD); 2- ID plus 0.02% of Calsporin10 probiotic and FD plus 0.02% of Calsporin10 probiotic; 3- ID plus 2.0% of probiotic Estibion and FD plus 0.63% of probiotic Estibion; 4- ID plus 0.013% of Zinc bacitracin and FD plus 0.013% of Zinc bacitracin. During the initial period broilers fed on probiotic diets showed lower feed intake and better feed:weight gain ratio. However growth promoters have no effect on the studied traits in the final and total periods. Higher thigh yields were observed for male fed on poliprobiotic diets.

Digestibilidade da ração de frangos de corte suplementados com probióticos e antibiótico

The objective of this experiment was to evaluate the diets digestibility in broiler chickens with and without antibiotic and probiotics, in the initial phase (one to 20 days) and finish phase (21 to 40 days). Chickens distributed in a completely randomized design were used in four treatments: Treatment 1- Control diet; Treatment 2 - Control diet + 0.02% probiotic 1 (Calsporin 10®), Treatment 3 - Control diet + 2.0% initial phase and 0.63% finish phase probiotic 2 (Estibion aves®); Treatment 4 - Control diet + 0.013% of antibiotic (Bacitracina de Zinco®), and five repetitions, with ten and eight birds, respectively, were used in each experimental unit, which were kept in metabolism cages. The results demonstrate that the digestibility of dry matter, nitrogen and apparent metabolized energy were not affected by the supplementation of antibiotic and probiotics in the broiler chickens diet.

Características de carcaça de codornas de corte EV1 alimentadas com diferentes níveis de metionina+cistina total

Carcass weight and yield of European quail strain EV1 were evaluated at 35 days of age in a completely randomized experimental design, with the treatments consisting of a 2 x 6 factorial combination, two sexes and six different methionine+cystine levels of diets (.73; .79; .85; .91; .97 and 1.03%), with four replicates and 12 quails per experimental unit. Body weight, weights and yields of carcass, breast, thigh, wing and, edible giblets and abdominal fat were recorded. Significant and quadratic effect of methionine+cystine level on body weight, weights of carcass, breast, thigh and heart were observed with estimated maximum of body weight and weights of carcass, breast and thigh for quails fed .93% methionine+cystine diets, .90% for wing weight and .92% for heart weight. Increasing and linear response of liver weight to methionine+cystine level of diet was estimated while breast and wing yields showed quadratic responses with estimated maximum for quails fed .96% and .98% methionine+cystine level diets. Higher gizzard yield was observed for quails fed .73% diets. Higher body weight, and weights of carcass, thigh, wing, liver, gizzard and liver yields were estimated for females. Methionine+cystine requirement for quail carcass and breast weights is .93% and for breast yield .96%.

Relação entre os níveis de lisina da dieta e as características de desempenho de codornas de corte EV2, durante o período de crescimento

The total lysine requirements for EV2 meat-type quails during the growing phase were evaluated in a completely randomized experimental design, using 312 quails of both genders, with six levels of total lysine (1.4; 1.5; 1.6; 1.7; 1.8; and 1.9%), four replicates of thirteen quails per experimental unit. Body weight (g), weight gain (g), feed intake (g), and feed:weight gain ratio were recorded for all the experiment and growing period (initial - from birth to 21 days and total - from birth to 42 days of age). Significant effects of total lysine level on body weight, weight gain, feed intake, and feed:weight gain ratio were observed from birth to 21 days of age, with maximum performance for quails fed 1.66; 1.66; 1.40; and 1.59% of total lysine in the diets, respectively. Quadratic effects of total lysine level on body weight at 42 days of age and weight gain, feed intake, and feed:weight gain ratio, were observed with estimated maximum performance for quails fed 1,62; 1.62; 1.60; and 1.61% of total lysine in the diets, respectively. The total lysine requirement for maximum weight gains for males and females from birth to 21 days of age was estimated in 1.66% and from birth to 42 days of age in 1.62% of the diet.

Avaliação da incubação artificial de ovos deformados em matrizes pesadas

White the goal of evaluate the hatchability of defective fertile eggs and verify the viability of the same incubation, incubated eggs were divided into6 treatments, treatment 1: eggs crooked, treatment 2: small eggs(45 to47g), treatment 3:eggs with microcracks, treatment 4: eggs considered low density(1070), Treatment 5:eggsfor incubation considered ideal but placed in the tray with the pole inverted(tube down) and treatment 6: control, eggs considered ideal hatching. The results showed that the control treatment had the highest rates of hatchability and reduced embryo mortality.

Desempenho de frangos de corte criados em aviários dark house versus convencional

In order to evaluate the growth performance of broiler chickens at two different facilities, conventional aviaries (with positive ventilation) and avian dark house (with negative ventilation dark curtain), this study was conducted, from data field of a poultry company located in a region with a warm climate in state of Mato Grosso, Brazil. Was evaluated the performance of broilers by body weight, weight gain, feed intake, feed conversion, mortality and incidence of foot calluses. The results showed that broilers reared in dark house sheds system presented better performances for final weight, weight gain, feed intake and feed conversion. Significant reduction in the incidence of foot callus of chickens reared in conventional sheds. Regarding mortality while creating, there was no significant difference between the two technologies. So the best system, regarding zootechnical results for the keeping of chickens in hot region is the dark house system.

Desempenho de codornas de corte oriundas de diferentes classes de idades da matriz e de peso dos ovos

The effects of breeder ages versus egg weight interaction on performance traits of European quail (Coturnix coturnix coturnix) at 21 and 42 days of age were studied in a completely randomized experimental design with 9 treatments, 5 replicates and 15 quails per experimental unit. The treatments consisted of a 3x3 factorial combination, three breeder ages (beginning at 70, 205 and 280 days of age) and three egg weight categories (category 1 - from 11.0 to 12.9g; category 2 - from 13.0 to 14.9g and category 3 - from 15.0 to 16.9g). The quails were fed a unique experimental diet containing 28% crude protein and 2900kcal of metabolizable energy. The following performance traits were recorded: body weight (g), weight gain (g), feed intake (g) and feed intake: weight gain ratio (g/g) at 21 and 42 days of age. No significant interaction effects between breeder age and egg weight categories were observed for all performance traits. Quails from heavier egg weight categories and breeder ages beginning at 205 and 280 days of age showed higher performance. No effects of egg weight categories on performance traits at 42 days of age were observed. Heavier egg weight categories resulted in a heavier quail at hatch.