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This study aimed to evaluate the effect of essential oils (OEO; XEO) and an emulsifier on rumen fermentation, anti-oxidative status, and the growth performance of lambs. A finishing study was conducted using 35 females and 35 males Suffolk × Canadian Arcott crossbreed lambs, fed a 16:84 forage:concentrate pelleted barley-based with either Control; Bovatec (0.018% Bovatec); Emulsifier (0.25% of Emulsifier); OEO (0.11% of blend 1); XEO (0.0125% of blend 2); OEO + Emulsifier; or XEO + Emulsifier. The rumen fluid of all lambs was sampled via stomach tubing to measure ruminal pH, volatile fatty acid (VFA), and NH3 concentrations and enumerate protozoa. Ruminal pH, molar proportions of individual VFA (except for acetate), and ammonia concentration were similar among treatments. The acetate and total VFA concentrations were lower (P = 0.03) for lambs receiving OEO, while protozoa numbers were increased (P = 0.01). No changes were observed in blood glutathione peroxidize or total superoxide dismutase, but there was a tendency for a reduction in thiobarbituric acid reactive substances in lambs fed diets containing OEO or XEO. No differences among diets were observed in coccidia oocyst counts (OPG) in feces, however, the prevalence of coccidia in lambs was reduced (Cramer’s V = 0.081) with OEO. Lambs fed OEO had the highest (P < 0.01) dry matter intake (DMI) (1.48 kg/d), whereas those fed XEO had the lowest (1.30 kg/d). Average daily gain (ADG), feed conversion (DMI/ADG), and carcass measurements (hot carcass weight, carcass dressing percentages) were not affected by EO or EM. Results from this study suggest that EO may alter rumen fermentation and protozoa counts and increase DMI. However, these responses did not appear to be enhanced by Emulsifier as its inclusion with essential oils did not enhance fermentation or growth responses.

Objetivou-se avaliar o comportamento ingestivo de bovinos Holandeses x Zebu, machos leiteiros, tratados com diferentes formas físicas de milho e de uréia. Foram utilizados oito animais com peso vivo médio de 476,41 Kg e média de 36 meses de idade. Os animais foram distribuídos em quatro tratamentos, contendo diferentes tipos de dietas à base de nitrogênio e carboidratos: MMUC – milho moído + uréia comum; MMUP – milho moído + uréia protegida; SMRUC – silagem de milho reidratado + uréia comum; SMRUP – silagem de milho reidratado + uréia protegida. O delineamento experimental adotado foi um duplo quadrado latino 4 x 4, composto de oito animais e quatro períodos experimentais. Entre todos os parâmetros do comportamento ingestivo avaliados não foram encontradas diferenças significativas (P>0,05) em função da substituição da uréia comum pela protegida, bem como o milho moído pelo milho reidratado. O uso de dietas em diferentes formas físicas de milho (moído e reidratado) bem como o acréscimo de uréia (comum e protegida) na dieta, não alteraram o comportamento ingestivo bovinos machos de origem leiteira, Holandês x Zebu.

This study aimed to characterise the consumers and goat farming systems in the state of Sergipe, Brazil, and to propose strategies for structuring the goat production chain. Consumers (N = 222) and farmers (N = 19) were interviewed. In Aracaju, there is a potential market for goat products. However, the consumption occurred mostly on special occasions. The consumers also reported low offers of product that limit consumption. The Sergipe goat farming systems are characterised by small structures lacking organisation, which has hindered the development of goat farming. Incentives are necessary to enable farmers to quit the informal trade and add value to the products. For this, it is necessary for farmers to know the consumers and to produce what they want. For example, staggering the production to meet seasonal demands (Christmas and Saint John’s parties), increasing the diversity of products (special meat cuts, different kinds of cheese, yogurt), and adding value and quality products. In summary, consumers reported difficulty in accessing local goat products, while goat farmers declared difficulty in placing the products on the market. Thus, rural development policies are needed to enable Sergipe farmers to put their goat products (meat or milk) on market.

Visual assessment is regarded as the gold standard to evaluate meat colour shelf-life, but it is costly and time consuming. To address this issue, this paper aims to evaluate the number of consumers and days of display that are necessaries in order to assess the colour shelf-life of meat, presented with different methods, all using images. Photographs of thirty-six lamb steaks were taken just after cutting (day 0) and on each of the following days until the 14th day of display under standardized conditions. Images were presented in three different manners: 1) with days of display and animals in random order (Random); 2) days of display in sequential and animals in random order (Sequential); and, 3) days of display and animals in sequential order (Animal); they were presented to 211 consumers who evaluated visual acceptability on a 9-point scale. At day zero, visual acceptability scores were the highest in Animal, followed by Sequential, and then by the Random (P

The reduction in slaughter age with minimum fat and dry aging process improves meat tenderness, however, its shelf-life in display has not been studied. It was evaluated the sensorial, and the color, lipid oxidation, and visual acceptance in display of dry-aged beef (0, 14, and 28 days) from young bulls slaughtered with different subcutaneous fat thickness (2.00, 3.00, and 4.00 mm). Meat with 2.00 and 3.00 mm fat had higher acceptability than 4.00 mm (p

O objetivo do trabalho foi avaliar o efeito do peso corporal de abate sobre as características quantitativas de carcaça e rendimento de cortes comerciais de novilhos Nelore superprecoce. Foram utilizados 24 novilhos Nelore não castrados, com 11 meses de idade, terminados em confinamento, distribuídos em delineamento inteiramente casualizado, em três tratamentos: 350 kg, 400 kg ou 450 kg de peso corporal ao abate (PCA). O abate foi realizado em um matadouro comercial. Os dados foram analisados por ANOVA seguida do teste de Tukey (p ≤ 0,05). O peso corporal ao abate (PCA) não influenciou o consumo de matéria seca (6,05 kg/dia ou 75,74 g/kg PV0,75), eficiência alimentar (22,16) e conversão (4,67). O ganho de peso médio diário foi alterado pelo PCA, os animais abatidos com 350 kg ganharam 1,17 kg/ dia, enquanto que os abatidos com 400 e 450 kg ganharam 1,49 e 1,47 kg/dia, respectivamente. O peso da carcaça fria aumentou com o PCA (189,50; 209,33 e 242,39, respectivamente). As características de carcaça pH 48h (5,75), rendimentos de carcaça fria (52,61%), perdas por resfriamento (1,79%), espessura de gordura (5,54 mm), marmoreio (3,34 pontos), gordura intramuscular (6,68%), área do músculo Longissimus (63,10 cm2 ) e comprimento do sarcômero (1,60 µm) não foram afetados pela PCA, mas houve aumento do peso da carcaça fria. Os tratamentos tiveram efeito nos pesos dos cortes comerciais primários e secundarios. No entanto, os rendimentos dos cortes: dianteiro (39,84%), traseiro (47,82%), costilhar (12,34%), acem (14,38%), cupim (1,94%), paleta (16,97%), peito (5,56%), capa de contra-file (1,00%), contra-file (7,77%), coxao duro (5,30%), coxao mole (9,36%), file mignhon (2,16%), fraldinha (3,41%), lagarto (2,67%), maminha (1,20%), miolo de alcatra (3,89%), musculo traseiro (4,44%), patinho (5,25%) e picanha (1,40%). O SBW não influenciou (p > 0,05) a composição dos cortes comerciais para os cortes do dianteiro e do traseiro não sofreram influência dos tratamentos. Terminar novilhos superprecoce em confinamento é uma estratégia para produzir carne de qualidade e pode ser usada para agregar valor à carne bovina. Afinal, o peso corporal ao abate (350, 400 ou 450 kg) influenciou as características quantitativas da carcaça, porém não afetou os rendimentos de carcaça e dos cortes comerciais. The objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of slaughter body weight on the quantitative characteristics of carcasses and the yield of commercial cuts of young Nellore bulls. Twenty-four non-castrated, 11-month-old, feedlot-fed Nellore bulls were distributed in a completely randomized design, in three treatments: 350 kg, 400 kg or 450 kg of body weight at slaughter (SBW). Slaughter was performed in a commercial slaughterhouse. The data were analyzed by an ANOVA followed by a Tukey test (p ≤ 0.05). SBW had no relationship with dry matter intake (6.05 kg/day or 75.74 g/kg BW0.75), feed efficiency (22.16) or feed conversion (4.67). Average daily gain was different depending on the SBW. Animal slaughtered at 350 kg had gained 1.17 kg/day, whereas animals slaughtered at 400 and 450 kg had gained 1.49 and 1.47 kg/day, respectively. Cold carcass weight increased with SBW (189.50, 209.33, and 242.39, respectively). Other carcass characteristics, like pH at 48 h (5.75), cold dressing carcass (52.61%), chilling losses (1.79%), fat thickness (5.54 mm), marbling (3.34 points), intramuscular fat (6.68%), longissimus muscle area (63.10 cm2 ) and sarcomere length (1.60 µm), were not affected by SBW, but SBW increased cold carcass weight. The treatments had effects on the primary and commercial cut weights. However, the cut yields for the forequarter (39.84%), hindquarter (47.82%) and side-cut (12.34%), and the secondary cuts: chuck (14.38%), hump steak (1.94%), shoulder clod (16.97%), brisket point end (5.56%), neck steak (1.00%), striploin (7.77%), outside flat (5.30%), topside (9.36%), tenderloin (2.16%), flank steak (3.41%), eyeround (2.67%), rump tail (1.20%), rump eye (3.89%), shank (4.44%), knuckle (5.25%) and rump cap (1.40%), were not affected by SBW. SBW did not influence (p > 0.05) the commercial cut compositions for all cuts in the forequarter and hindquarter. Finishing young bulls in a feedlot is a strategy to produce beef with reduced feed costs. After all, the slaughter body weight (350, 400 or 450 kg) influenced the quantitative characteristics of the carcass; however, it did not affect the yield of commercial cuts from young Nellore bulls. Londrina

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of AFEX treatment (ARS) of rice straw (RS) on the in situ degradability, microbial colonization, growth performance and acetamide levels in ewe lambs. Alfalfa, rice straw and AFEX-treated rice straw were incubated in nylon bags in the rumen for 0, 1, 3, 6, 12, 24, 36, 48, 72 and 120 h to determine DM and NDF disappearance kinetics. Sequencing of 16S rRNA was used to characterize colonizing bacterial and archaeal profiles. Lambs (N = 40; 37.1 ± 3.5 kg) were fed pelleted diets that contained: 1) ALF = 250 g/kg of alfalfa; 2) RS = 250 g/kg of rice straw; 3) ARS = 250 g/kg of AFEX rice straw; 4) ARSW = ARS withdrawn from the diet 7 d before slaughter. Blood samples were collected biweekly and after ARSW on d 1, 3, 5 and 7 and at slaughter, the diaphragm muscle was used for measurement of acetamide. Alfalfa had greater Kd and A fraction (P

The objective of this work was to evaluate the allometric growth, the correlation of the cuts with the half carcasses, and the muscularity index of the leg of ½ Dorper + ½ Santa Inês lambs slaughtered with 2.0, 3.0, and 4.0 mm of subcutaneous fat thickness (SFT). Twenty-four non-castrated male lambs were used, being distributed according to their weight into three collective pens. Slaughtering occurred as the lambs reached the SFT predetermined by ultrasound. The half carcasses were weighed, dissected, and separated into five cuts: neck, shoulders, rib, loin, and leg. These cuts were dissected and weighed into muscle, subcutaneous fat, intermuscular fat, and bone. In the shoulders, lambs with 2.0 and 4.0 mm SFT showed early growth. In the rib, this early precocity was observed in lambs with 4.0 mm SFT. The leg showed isogonic growth in lambs with 3.0 and 4.0 mm SFT and was the cut that best correlated with the half carcass, regardless of the SFT. The slaughter of ½ Dorper + ½ Santa Inês lambs with 4.0 mm of subcutaneous fat allows obtaining a better allometric growth of the shoulder, rib, and leg cuts, as well as a better leg muscularity index. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o crescimento alométrico, a correlação dos cortes com as meia-carcaças e o índice de musculosidade da perna de cordeiros ½ Dorper + ½ Santa Inês abatidos com 2,0, 3,0 e 4,0 mm de espessura de gordura subcutânea (EGS). Utilizaram-se 24 cordeiros machos, não castrados, distribuídos de acordo com seu peso, em três baias coletivas. Os abates ocorreram à medida que os cordeiros atingiram a EGS pré-determinada por ultrassonografia. As meia-carcaças foram pesadas, dissecadas e separadas em cinco cortes: pescoço, paleta, costilhar, lombo e perna. Estes cortes foram dissecados e pesados em músculo, gordura subcutânea, gordura intermuscular e osso. Na paleta, cordeiros com 2,0 e 4,0 mm de EGS mostraram crescimento precoce. No costilhar, observou-se essa precocidade em cordeiros com 4,0 mm de EGS. A perna mostrou crescimento isogônico em cordeiros com 3,0 e 4,0 mm de EGS e foi o corte que melhor correlacionou-se com a meia-carcaça, independentemente da EGS. O abate de cordeiros ½ Dorper + ½ Santa Inês com 4,0 mm de espessura de gordura subcutânea permite obter melhor crescimento alométrico dos cortes paleta, costilhar e perna, bem como melhor índice de musculosidade da perna. To Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (Capes), for partial financing (Finance Code 001); to Programa de Estímulo à Mobilidade e ao Aumento da Cooperação Acadêmica da Pós- Graduação em Sergipe (Promob), for support (Capes/ Fapitec/SE numbers 08/2013 and 10/2016); and to Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq), for financial support. info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion