It was aimed to evaluate the effect of different finishing diets of cull ewes on productive development, carcass characteristics and meat quality. Forty-one animals were randomly distributed in two finishing systems (pasture ...

With increasing concerns for human health with the use of antibiotics, chemicals and unwanted fats intake, awakens the need for new ways to maintain the efficiency of modern livestock. The objective of this study was to ...

Mineral nutrition has a major effect upon animal productivity. Recently, the use different sources of phosphorus in supplements have been discussed, these have higher fluoride (F) content than traditional sources. Although ...

The aims of this study were to assess the hematological response, erythrocyte membrane lipoperoxidation, antioxidant status and the mineral interaction in lambs supplemented with iron. In the first study, the oxidative ...

The objective of the present study is to evaluate interferon-tau (IFNT) endocrine action in extra uterine tissues. The first approach consists of collecting samples from ewes on days 12, 13, 14 and 15 of the estrous cycle ...

The aim of this study was to evaluate carcass and meat characteristics of lambs from two genetic groups fed diets with different inclusions of soybean hulls in replacement of forage. Forty uncastrated male lambs were ...

The experiment was accomplished with the objective of determine the differences in the carcasses traits and the fatty acids profile in meats of culling sheep of two genetic groups in two feeding systems and also to evaluate ...

Two in vivo digestibility assays with sheep were conducted to evaluate the impact of diet changing on nutritional variables, including voluntary intake, digestibility and ruminal fermentation, as well as to stablish the ...

Sheep production in Rio Grande do Sul has been through a rearrangement period after the crisis faced at the beginning of the 1990s. The recent increase of demand for quality sheep meat has generated a farmers organization ...

In the context of the current sheep-rearing, control of parasitic infection establishes a constant challenge to producers, because the gastrointestinal parasites have high prevalence in flocks, highly pathogenic and frequents ...