Apóstolo Ferreira Martins

Acute systemic response to intraperitoneal implantation of polypropylene mesh/chitosan-based film composite in pigs

PURPOSE To assess the systemic response of pigs to the intraperitoneal implantation of polypropylene mesh associated with chitosan-based film with a degree of deacetylation of 95%. METHODS Blood samples were collected 24 hours before, and two and seven days after surgery. Systemic reactions were evaluated based on white blood cell count, C-reactive protein, and total serum protein, albumin and globulin levels. RESULTS The systemic response was proportional to the composite response induced by polypropylene mesh, and the tissue inflammatory response was higher in the PP group (p=0.0033). CONCLUSION The polypropylene mesh/chitosan-based film composite did not elicit a systemic response in pigs.

Evolução do Ganho de Peso de Bovinos Confinados Alimentados com Fontes Variadas de Proteína

Apos a inativacao da toxina botulinica na cama-de-frangos, foi formulado um concentrado, basicamente com a cama-de-frangos, e fornecido aos animais. Comecou ai a tomada de ganho de peso que foi realizada com tres pesagens subsequentes. O que se destaca no trabalho e o custo x beneficio da utilizacao da cama-de-frangos, na alimentacao de bovinos confinados, em relacao a outro tipo de suplementacao.