ABSTRACT Global warming potential (GWP) of rice paddies depends on straw management. This study evaluated methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions and soil C stocks to determine GWP and yield-scaled GWP under different strategies and intensities of rice straw management in a subtropical climate. We hypothesized that decreasing soil management intensity and straw incorporation in the soil would reduce GWP. Methane fluxes were substantially higher during the rice growing season than in the off-season, while the opposite was observed for N2O fluxes. The cumulative emissions of CH4 during the growing season among the straw management strategies evaluated ranged from 165.8 to 586.0 kg ha-1. Annual CH4 emissions were lower when soil and straw received some type of management compared to no-tillage. Daily N2O fluxes ranged from -2.8 to 201.7 g ha-1 day-1; cumulative N2O emissions during the off-season ranged from 455.2 to 2816.5 g ha-1. During the off-season, strategies to reduce N2O emissions include post-harvest straw incorporation using a disc harrow, winter straw removal, and ryegrass cropping. Soil organic C stocks ranged from 35.96 to 38.36 Mg ha-1. Straw management using a disc harrow reduced soil organic C stocks, with more adverse effects than straw removal. Soil and rice straw management did not affect rice grain yield, with an average of 10.4 Mg ha-1. Methane emissions were the main component of GWP in all straw management systems. The contribution of N2O emissions to GWP was small and mostly (>85 %) determined by off-season emissions. Yield-scaled GWP ranged from 0.64 to 1.06 Mg CO2eq Mg-1 yield and was lower when soil and straw management systems occurred shortly after the rice harvest. Our results indicate that soil and straw management immediately after rice harvest reduces CH4 emissions, GWP, and yield-scaled GWP.

RESUMO: Esse estudo teve por objetivo avaliar o efeito de um aditivo fitogênico a base de cardol, cardanol e ácido ricinoléico na qualidade físico-química do leite e perfil bioquímico de vacas da raça Holandês. Dezenove animais foram divididos em dois grupos: Grupo Controle (GI) e Grupo Tratado (GII). Previamente ao início do experimento, retirou-se a monensina sódica da ração fornecida aos animais. Este estudo consistiu de duas fases, sendo que na primeira fase, os animais do GI receberam a dieta padrão, sem aditivos, enquanto os animais do grupo GII receberam a ração padrão suplementada com 10 g dos aditivos fitogênicos durante 60 dias. Ao final da primeira etapa, os animais permaneceram 30 dias sem receber aditivos e na segunda fase os grupos foram invertidos, sendo que o GII novamente recebeu o aditivo fitogênico durante os 60 dias subsequentes. Foram realizadas análises físico-químicas do leite nos momentos 0, 15, 30, 45 e 60 dias do experimento e avaliados os parâmetros sanguíneos nos momentos 0 e 60 dias do experimento. Não se observou diferença significativa para a interação tratamento x tempo em nenhuma das variáveis, mas tendência entre grupos para o parâmetro de CCS, e houve diferença estatística para a proteína, assim como para a AST. Neste estudo observa-se que a adição de aditivo fitogênico modulador de fermentação ruminal a base de cardol, cardanol e ácido ricinoléico não compromete, de forma geral, a qualidade do leite, tendo resultados positivos para alguns parâmetros específicos como teor de proteína e aspartato aminotransferase.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to analyze the effect of phytogenic additives based on cardol, cardanol, and ricinoleic acid on the physico-chemical qualities and biochemical parameters of Holstein cow milk. Nineteen animals were divided into the control (GI) and treatment (GII) groups. Prior to the beginning of the experiment, sodium monensin was removed from the feed provided to the animals. This study consisted of two phases. In the first, animals from GI received the standard diet, without additives, while animals from GII received the standard diet supplemented with 10 g of phytogenic additives for 60 days. At the end of the first stage, the animals remained 30 days without receiving additives and in the second phase the groups were inverted, and the GII again received the phytogenic additive during the subsequent 60 days. Physical-chemical analyzes of milk were performed at moments 0, 15, 30, 45 and 60 days of the experiment and the blood parameters at times 0 and 60 days of the experiment were evaluated. There was no significant difference for the treatment x time interaction in any of the variables, but there was a trend between groups for the CCS parameter and there was a statistical difference for the protein, as well as for the AST. In this study it is observed that the addition of phytogenic additive modulating rumen fermentation based on cardol, cardanol and ricinoleic acid does not compromise, in general, the quality of milk, with positive results for some specific parameters such as protein content and aminotransferase.

ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to evaluate milk production and ingestive behavior of Holstein cows and the structural characteristics of Mulato II, a hybrid Brachiaria grass CIAT 36087 (B. ruziziensis × B. decumbens × B. brizantha), and Marandu (Brachiaria brizantha cv. Marandu) pastures under rotational stocking. The experiment was conducted from December 2011 to April 2012 after 10 months of adaptation to the grazing management objectives (25 cm pre-grazing height and 15-20 cm post-grazing height). An area of 4 ha was divided into 28 paddocks: 14 with Mulato II pasture and 14 with Marandu pasture. The treatments consisted of the two grasses and a completely randomized design of the grazing variables with six repetitions each (paddock of evaluation) was used. For the animal variables, a randomized matched pairs design of 20 Holstein cows forming 10 blocks of two animals with similar production each was used. The forage mass or accumulation rate did not differ between grasses. Mulato II pastures had a higher tiller population density (822 tillers m−2) and crude protein content (143.5 g kg−1) than Marandu pastures (636 tillers m−2 and 130.3 g kg−1 crude protein). Cows kept on Mulato II exhibited shorter nighttime grazing activity (234 and 246 min in summer and autumn, respectively) than animals kept on Marandu (273 and 394 min, respectively). The average milk yield during the experimental period was higher for Mulato II (15.3 kg cow−1 day−1) compared with Marandu (14.3 kg cow−1 day−1). Both grasses have potential to be used in milk production systems for the grazing management objectives evaluated.

Estratégias de pastejo alteram a área foliar dos pastos, interferindo em seus padrões de crescimento e afetando o acúmulo e a utilização de forragem. O objetivo desse experimento foi avaliar o crescimento de pastos de capim-marandu (Brachiaria brizantha cv. Marandu) submetidos a estratégias de lotação intermitente. O experimento foi realizado em Piracicaba, SP, Brasil, de Outubro/2004 a Setembro/2005. Os pastejos foram realizados quando o dossel atingia 95 ou 100% de interceptação luminosa (IL) até as alturas pós-pastejo de 10 e 15 cm, seguindo um arranjo fatorial 2 × 2 com 4 repetições e um delineamento de blocos completos casualizados. Avaliaram-se a taxa de crescimento da cultura, a taxa de crescimento relativo, a taxa de assimilação líquida, a razão de área foliar e a razão de peso foliar. No início e final de primavera a maior taxa de crescimento da cultura foi registrada para o tratamento 95/15 (11.2 e 10.1 g m-2 dia-1, respectivamente), associada a altos valores de taxa de assimilação líquida (4.4 e 6.9 g m-2 dia-1, respectivamente), razão de área foliar (0.0095 e 0.0103 m-2 g-1, respectivamente) e razão de peso foliar (0.56 e 0.56 g g-1, respectivamente). Para compensar reduções em taxa de assimilação líquida a planta se ajustou morfológica e fisiologicamente aumentando a razão de área foliar e razão de peso foliar. A taxa de crescimento relativo e a taxa de assimilação líquida foram, respectivamente, 26% e 50% superiores nos pastos manejados com 95% relativamente àqueles com 100% de IL. No início de primavera os tratamentos 100/10 e 95/15 resultaram na maior taxa de crescimento relativo (0.086 e 0.059 g m-2 dia-1, respectivamente). O tratamento 95/15 resultou no padrão mais favorável de crescimento (taxas de crescimento da cultura, crescimento relativo e assimilatória líquida), particularmente durante o período de transição entre inverno e primavera.

Grazing strategies alter sward leaf area patterns of growth, affecting herbage accumulation and utilisation. The objective of this experiment was to evaluate the growth of marandu palisadegrass (Brachiaria brizantha cv. Marandu) swards subjected to strategies of intermittent stocking. The experiment was carried out in Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil, from October/2004 to September/2005. Swards were grazed at 95 and 100% canopy light interception (LI) to post-grazing heights of 10 and 15 cm, following a 2 × 2 factorial arrangement with four replications in a randomised complete block design. The response variables evaluated were: crop growth rate, relative growth rate, net assimilation rate, leaf area ratio and leaf weight ratio. In early and late spring, the highest crop growth rate was recorded for treatment 95/15 (11.2 and 10.1 g m-2 day-1, respectively), along with high values of net assimilation rate (4.4 and 6.9 g m-2 day-1, respectively), leaf area ratio (0.0095 and 0.0103 m-2 g-1, respectively) and leaf weight ratio (0.56 and 0.56 g g-1, respectively). To compensate reductions in net assimilation rate plants made some morphological and physiological adjustments increasing leaf area and leaf weight ratio. Relative growth rate and net assimilation rate were 26 and 50% higher, respectively, on swards grazed at 95% than at 100% LI. In early spring treatments 100/10 and 95/15 resulted in the highest relative growth rate (0.086 and 0.059 g m-2 day-1, respectively). Treatment 95/15 resulted in the most favourable pattern of growth (crop growth rate, relative growth rate, net assimilation rate), particularly during the transition period between winter and spring.

The aim of this study was to evaluate if the Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) interferes in the gain of weight and in the hospital length stay of the low birth weight preterm newborn (LWBPTN). For this, it was realized an analytic retrospective study, through the evaluation of the medical records of 60 LWBPTN with born weight less than 2000 g that received assistance by KMC, for a period of 2 hours per day and, 60 LWBPTN that received assistance by the Traditional Method of Care (TMC), admitted in the unity of neonatal intensive care and unity of premature of a private maternity in the city of Ribeirão Preto-SP, Brazil, comparing the gain of weight and the hospital length stay. We did not find differences statistically significant in relation to the gain of weight of the LWBPTN assisted by KMC, in relation to LWBPTN assisted by the TMC, 15,8 and 14,9 g/per day, respectively. In relation to the time of admission, we also did not find differences statistically significant, 27,3 and 26,2 days, for the LWBPTN in the KMC and TMC, respectively, although in the stratification of the sample, the LBWPTN with pregnancy age < 30 weeks or birth weight < 1500 g left the hospital 3 days earlier in the KMC. It was concluded that the KMC, in the conditions of this study, it seems not to interfere significatively in the gain of weight and in the time of admission of LWBPTN. We emphasize that the utilization of KMC in the assistance to the LWBPTN of low weight is a viable model, even for the private health institution.

El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar si el Método Canguro (MC) interfiere en el aumento de peso y en la duración del tiempo de internación del recién nacido pre-termo de bajo peso (RNPTBP). Para esto, fue realizado un estudio analítico retrospectivo, a través de la evaluación de informes médicos de 60 RNPTBP con menos de 2000 g de peso al nacer, que recibieron asistencia del MC, en un periodo de 2 horas diarias y de, 60 RNPTBP que recibieron asistencia a través del método tradicional (MT), admitidos en la unidad de tratamiento intensivo neonatal y unidad de prematuros de una maternidad privada en la ciudad de Ribeirão Preto-SP, Brasil, comparando el aumento de peso y la duración del tiempo de internación entre ellos. No se encontró distinción estadística significativa con relación al aumento de peso de los RNPTBP asistidos por el MC y a los RNPTBP asistidos por ele MT que fue de 15,8 y 14,9 gramos al día, respectivamente. Con relación al tiempo de internación, tampoco se encontró distinción estadística significativa que fue de 27,3 y 26,2 días promedios para los RNPTBP en el MC y MT respectivamente. Pero, en la estratificación de demostración, los RNPTBP con edad de gestación menor que treinta semanas o peso de nacimiento menor que ciento cincuenta gramos, estos recibieron baja del hospital tres días más temprano cuando utilizado el MC. Se puede concluir que el MC, en las condiciones de este estudio, parece no intervenir significativamente en el aumento de peso y en el tiempo de internación del RNPTBP pero se debe resaltar que la utilización del MC en la asistencia al RNPTBP es método viable aunque sea en una institución privada de salud.

O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar se o Método Canguru (MC) interfere no ganho de peso e na duração do tempo de internação do recém-nascido pré-termo de baixo peso (RNPTBP). Para isto foi realizado um estudo analítico retrospectivo, através da avaliação de prontuários médicos de 60 RNPTBP com peso de nascimento menor que 2000g que receberam assistência pelo MC, por um período de 2 horas por dia e, 60 RNPTBP que receberam assistência pelo Método Tradicional (MT), admitidos na unidade de tratamento intensivo neonatal e unidade de prematuros de uma maternidade privada na cidade de Ribeirão Preto-SP, comparando-se o ganho de peso e a duração do período de internação. Não encontramos diferenças estatisticamente significativas em relação ao ganho de peso dos RNPTBP assistidos pelo MC em relação aos RNPTBP assistidos pelo MT, 15,8 e 14,9g/dia, respectivamente. Em relação ao tempo de internação, também não encontramos diferenças estatisticamente significativas, 27,3 e 26,2 dias para os RNPTBP no MC e MT, respectivamente, porém na estratificação da amostra, os RNPTBP com idade gestacional < 30 semanas ou peso de nascimento < 1500g receberam alta 3 dias mais cedo no MC.Concluímos que o MC, nas condições deste estudo, parece não interferir significativamente no ganho de peso e no tempo de internação do RNPTBP. Ressaltamos que a utilização do MC na assistência ao RNPTBP é um modelo viável, mesmo para instituição de saúde privada.

Foram utilizadas doze codornas domésticas, divididas em três grupos de quatro aves cada. As aves receberam rações padronizadas contendo 16%, 20% e 24% de proteína, sendo alimentadas por um período de quinze semanas, quando foram pesadas e sacrificadas imediatamente. Após a abertura da cavidade abdominal e evisceração do trato gastrointestinal, os ovários e ovidutos foram dissecados e pesados. Com o auxílio de um paquímetro mediu-se o comprimento das partes do oviduto: infundíbulo, magno, istmo, útero e vagina e avaliou-se o número de pregas do magno e do istmo. Foram realizados cortes histológicos do magno, istmo e útero onde se obteve medidas das espessuras das camadas epitelial e glandular. Os dados foram submetidos a análise de variância (ANOVA) e observou-se que não houve diferenças significativas no peso corporal, peso do ovário, do oviduto e nos comprimentos das partes do oviduto bem como no número de pregas do magno e ístmo. Verificou-se diferenças significavas na espessura da camada epitelial do istmo de aves alimentadas com 20% de proteína na ração. Além disso, houve diferenças significativas na espessura da camada glandular do magno, istmo e útero das aves alimentadas com 24% de proteína na ração em relação às aves que receberam 16% e 20% de proteína. O nível de 24% de proteína aumentou a espessura da camada glandular do magno, ístmo e útero o que poderia resultar em melhoria no peso dos ovos e na espessura da casca.

The twelve domestic quail used in this study were divided into three groups, each with four birds. The groups received each a different treatment using standard feed containing three different levels of protein (16%, 20% and 24%). The treatments were continued for a period of fifteen weeks, after which the quails were immediately weighed and then killed. After opening the abdominal cavity and eviscerating the gastrointestinal tract, the ovaries and oviducts were dissected and weighed. Using a packymeter, the different parts of the oviducts were measured: infundibulum, magnum, isthmus, uterus and vagina. The number of folds present in the magnum and the isthmus were evaluated. Histologic sections of the magnum, isthmus and uterus were used to measure the thickness of their epithelial and glandular layers. The data obtained was statistically analysed using a Variance analysis (entirely casual distribution). It was concluded that there were no significative differences on body weight, ovary weigth, oviduct weigth and between the lengths of the different parts of the oviduct as well as regarding the number of folds in the magnum and the isthmus. It was concluded that there was significative differences were also found regarding the thickness of the epithelial layer of the isthmus in the birds treated with the feed containing 20% protein. Moreover there was a significative difference between the thickness of the glandular layer of the magnum, the isthmus and that of the uterus in the birds treated with 24% protein feed when compared to the quails that were given a 16% and 20% protein feed. Diet with 24% protein increased the glandular layer thickness of the magnum, isthmus and uterus that it could result in improvement in the weight of the eggs and in the shell quality.

As alterações de manejo exercem significativas modificações na qualidade e na quantidade da matéria orgânica, na quantidade e nas formas de N no solo e no processo de mineralização de N. Neste trabalho, avaliaram-se a taxa de mineralização do N e a variação de N-NH4+ e N-NO3- durante a decomposição dos resíduos de duas cultivares de sorgo. Os tratamentos seguiram o esquema fatorial 2x3x2, em blocos ao acaso, com dois manejos de solo, três resíduos culturais, dois níveis de nitrogênio e três repetições. Tubos de percolação foram montados com a adição de 20 g dos solos amostrados, misturados com 20 g de areia. A cada conjunto de solo mais areia, adicionou-se 0,1 g do resíduo cultural das cultivares de sorgo, com ou sem 50 mg kg-1 de N, na forma de nitrato de amônio. Após um período de incubação de sete dias, semanalmente e por 49 dias, o nitrogênio foi extraído com 100 mL de CaCl2 0,01 mol L-1. No percolado, determinaram-se os teores de N-NH4+ e o N- NO3-. A mineralização apresentou dependência da cultivar e do N. Os resíduos de sorgo alteraram o tempo e a quantidade mineralizada de nitrogênio. A relação N-NH4+/ N-NO3- variou com o tempo de incubação e com a qualidade do resíduo. Houve aumento até aos quinze dias de incubação e decréscimos nos períodos seguintes. Na ausência de resíduo cultural o solo apresentou maior potencial de mineralização na forma de N-NO3.

Management alterations induce significant modifications on organic matter quality and quantity, on N quantity and forms and on the mineralization process. The aim of this work was to study the influence of straw on the N mineralization rates of the N-NH4+ and N-NO3 forms during the decomposition of residues of two sorghum genotypes. The experimental design consisted of a 3x2x3 complete block outline, including two soil managements, three cultural residues and two nitrogen levels, with three replications. Percolation tubes were prepared with 20 g of soil mixed with 20 g of sand. Each tube with soil and sand received 0.1g residual straw from the two sorghum genotypes, with and without 50 mg N kg-1 in the form of ammonium nitrate. A control treatment was maintained without straw in the presence and absence of N. After an initial seven day incubation period, N was extracted weekly, over 49 days, using 100 mL of 0.01 mol L-1 CaCl2. The forms N-NH4+ and N-NO3- were determined spectroscoptically (UV/VIS) in the percolated extracts. N mineralization dependent on sorghum genotype and applied N. Sorghum straw influenced time and amount of N mineralized. The N-NH4+/ N-NO3- ratio showed variability during the incubation time as influenced by the incorporated residue. That ratio increased up to fifteen days of incubation time and decreased in subsequent periods. Without residues the mineralization potential was higher in the N-NO3 form.