October

Editor-in-chief
Dr. João Souza-Junior

Periodicity
Quarterly

Physiological responses of crossbred goats finished in native pasture in the semi-arid

de Souza B B, da Silva A L N, et al.
Research Article | In this study, it was evaluated physiological responses of crossbred Boer goats finished in native pasture. The experiment was carried out at experimental farm of Federal University of Campina...

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Published in 30 October 2013

Ingestive behavior of crossbred cows (Holstein/Zebu) in rotational grazing on Brachiaria brizantha cv. Marandu

do Nascimento G V, Cardoso E d A, et al.
Research Article | In this study, it was evaluated the ingestive behavior of 10 cows with average weight of 500 kg, 5 years of age and producing a mean of 18 kg of milk/day, which were close to 60 days of...

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Published in 30 October 2013

Impact of pre-slaughter management on the welfare of goats and sheep

Lima L R d, Barbosa Filho J. A. D.
Review Article | The development of sheep and goat farming in Northeast region of Brazil is not only a subsistence activity among family farmers, but also in recent decades it has emerged as an important...

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Published in 28 October 2013

Manual of good practices for welfare: a proposal for dairy cattle on pasture in Brazil

Pinto A L M, Vieira F V R, et al.
Review Article | Debate on ethics in animal production started in 1960s. Since that time, discussion on animal welfare (AW) has taken large proportions, where laws and specific rules were...

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Published in 30 October 2013

Thermography evaluation of japanese quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica)

Souza-Junior J B F, de Queiroz J P A F, et al.
Short Communication | The present study aimed to determine variations in the body surface temperature (TS) of quails by infrared thermography. The study was conducted at the Laboratory of Biometeorology and Animal...

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Published in 30 October 2013