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| Author(s): |
Lucas Domingos Ferreira Miranda
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| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | Botucatu. 2017-12-11. |
| Institution: | Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp). Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia. Botucatu |
| Defense date: | 2017-12-04 |
| Advisor: | Mario de Beni Arrigoni |
| Abstract | |
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of live yeasts and monensina sodium, in association or not, on the productive performance, carcass characteristics, blood profile, ingestivo behavior, particle selectivity and ruminal health in Nellore cattle terminated in feedlot. A total of 77 uncastrated male animals were used, with initial average live weight of 353.23±34.89 kg and from rearing in a continuous grazing system. The experimental design was a randomized complete block design in a 2x2 factorial arrangemen, with the inclusion of monensin or living yeasts, all treatments received te same diet differing only in the inclusion of the additives. Each treatment consisted of 6 pen (3 to 4 animals/pen), these being considered the experimental units for this study. The experimental period was 90 days with step up adaptation, increasing the level of diet concentrate from 67 to 87% in the finishing diet. The results were evaluated through the SAS MIXED procedure, being considered significant P<0.05. There was a significant effect on dry matter intake for monensin (P<0.03 and P=0.02, respectively) when compared to treatments without monensin. The yeast did not provide any difference in the parameters of productive performance and there was no interaction between the additives. The animals receiving monensin showed lower consumption flutuation (P<0.01) and higher net gain energy (P<0.01). The blood profile of animals treated with monensin differed significantly from the treatments without monensin in the parameters O2 (P=0.01), total CO2 (P=0.03) and bicarbonate (P=0.04), while yeast lower blood lactate (P<0.01). There was no interaction between there was a significant difference between the adaptation and finishing phases for practically all the evaluated parameters (P<0.01), except for pH, O2 pressure and O2 saturation. There was interaction between monensin and phase in the ingestive behavior, for the parameters feeding time and leisure time. There was interaction between yeast supply and phase in the particle selectivity parameters in sieves 1 and 2. For the ruminal health parameters, the animals of the monensin treatments presented higher rumenites (P<0.01) and better results for the mean área of the papillae (P+0.01), the absorptive surfarce área (P<0.01), representativeness of the participation of the papillae in the absorptive surface área (P<0.01) compared to the treatments without monensin. There was no interaction or effect of yeast use on ruminal morphology. In the evaluation of ruminal histology, monensin provided greater papila width (P=0.03, lower keratin thickness (P<0.01) and higher mitotic index (P=0.03) compared to control animals. Yeast treatments obtained greater papila width (P=0.03) and lower mitotic index (P<0.01). There was interaction for the mean área of the papillae (P=0.01). The results of this study demonstrate that live yeasts may be na alternative in feedlots of Nellore cattle when more demanding markets don’t allow the use of ionophores. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 16/02435-2 - Strategic supply of live yeast and monensin sodium in performance and ruminal health in beef cattle Nelore finished in feedlot |
| Grantee: | Lucas Domingos Ferreira Miranda |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Master |