ABSTRACT The use of agroindustrial byproducts in cattle diets, such as castor-bean (Ricinus communis L.) meal, is a more sustainable practice because it does not compete with human food and reduces the volume of organic waste deposited in the environment. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of replacing soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) meal with castor-bean meal on the intake, digestibility, feeding behavior and performance of crossbred steers supplemented while on Urochloa brizantha (Hochst. ex A. Rich.) R.D. Webster ‘Marandu’ pasture. The experiment was laid out in a randomized complete design with 40 animals, which started the experiment weighing 227.1 kg, at 10 mo of age, and were divided into four treatment groups. Castor-bean meal was added to replace soybean meal at the levels of 0, 90, 180, and 280 g kg-1 in the supplement, which was supplied at the rate of 0.4% of body weight. Total DM, pasture DM and neutral detergent fiber intakes did not change (P > 0.05) with the castor-bean levels added to the supplement. Ether extract intake and digestibility decreased linearly (P < 0.05). The animals showed no differences (P > 0.05) in production performance (average daily gain), which averaged 0.65 kg d-1. Grazing, idle, and rumination times were not influenced (P > 0.05) by the treatments. Castor-bean meal can be included up to 280 g kg-1 in the total diet without changing the performance of crossbred steers finished on tropical pasture.

The search to find food alternatives for corn and feeding alternatives that reduce the cost of production has been constant. The use of oleaginous grains to produce ethanol and biodiesel has produced an excess of byproducts, especially biodiesel which produces crude glycerin. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of including crude glycerin on the ingestive behavior of crossbred heifers supplemented with pasture. Thirty-six crossbred heifers with an initial mean weight of 301.5 ± 31 kg were distributed in a completely randomized design with four treatments and nine replicates per treatment. The animals were kept in a Brachiaria brizantha (Hochst. ex A. Rich.) Stapf ’Marandu’ pasture in a rotational-grazing system. The treatments tested were 0.0%, 3.33%, 6.66%, and 9.99% crude glycerin included in total DM to replace corn (Tea mays L.) Including crude glycerin reduced the time for grazing and eating at the trough and increased idle time. Rumination was quadratically influenced. Eating time (min kg-1 DM and neutral detergent fiber [NDF]) was reduced, while rumination time (min kg-1 DM and NDF) was quadratically affected by adding glycerin. The variables, time spent per ruminated bolus and the number of chews per day, were not affected. The number of boluses per day showed a quadratic effect. The number of grazing, idle, ruminating, and eating at the trough periods were not affected by including crude glycerin; means were 15.1, 24.9, and 13.3 and 3.71 periods d-1, respectively. Feed and rumination efficiency (kg h-1 DM and NDF) increased when crude glycerin was included in the diet. Including crude glycerin promotes feed and rumination efficiency in grazing heifers.

The objective of this study was to evaluate the economic returns of crossbred calves grazing on pastures formed by Urochloa brizantha fed crude glycerin as a supplement. Thirty-six crossbred calves with initial average weight of 301.5 kg were distributed in a completely randomized design with four treatments and nine replicates per treatment. The animals were maintained on rotational grazing production of Urochloa brizantha cv. Marandu. The tested treatments were 0.0, 3.33, 6.66 and 9.99% inclusion of crude glycerin in the total dry matter as a substitute for corn. The production of meat was not altered by the inclusion of glycerin in the diet. The inclusion of glycerin caused a reduction of up to 14.93% in the price of the concentrate. There was a significant increase in the total balance, which rose from 3.76 to 91.89 R$/ha with the inclusion of glycerin. The inclusion of crude glycerin in the supplement was capable of raising the net present value and the internal rate of return, proving to be an alternative to reduce the cost of production of supplemented pastured animals.

Aracaju foi uma cidade planejada com simplicidade e rigor geométrico. Desde a sua fundação, ela vem passando por constantes alterações, havendo cada vez menos áreas verdes no ambiente urbano. A arborização urbana bem planejada é muito importante, pois as árvores trazem benefícios à cidade nos processos de ordens ecológica (clima e poluição), biológica (saúde física do homem) e psicológica (saúde mental do homem). Porém, a falta de planejamento dessa arborização e o uso inadequado de algumas espécies são empecilhos para se atingirem esses benefícios. Dessa forma, este trabalho foi realizado com o objetivo de avaliar a composição florística de 22 praças de Aracaju, SE, como forma de conhecer a atual situação de sua arborização e possibilitar intervenções para melhorar a adequação técnica do espaço verde urbano. O levantamento florístico foi realizado através de censo, no período de setembro de 2006 a julho de 2007, em cada praça, com o reconhecimento e identificação de todos os indivíduos arbóreos, utilizando-se as técnicas tradicionais de coleta e herborização. Realizou-se a identificação das espécies com o auxílio de literatura específica. Foram identificados 1.290 indivíduos, distribuídos em 20 famílias botânicas, 46 gêneros e 64 espécies, sendo nove espécies não identificadas. Das espécies identificadas, 58% são exóticas no território brasileiro e 42%, espécies nativas. As praças apresentam similaridade entre si, com coeficiente de Jaccard variando de 0,00 a 0,66, e a Praça Almirante Tamandaré e a Praça Graccho Cardoso foram as de maior similaridade (66%).

Aracaju is a city that was planned with geometric precision and simplicity. Since its settlement, it has gone through constant changes in its urban environment. Due to these changes, fewer green areas remain in the urban environment. Well-planned urban afforestation is very important, once trees provide benefits to the city in ecological (climate and pollution), biological (physical health of human beings) and psychological (mental health of population) processes. However, the absence of afforestation planning and the use of inappropriate species are the main obstacles to achieving these benefits. This study was carried out to evaluate the floristic composition of twenty-two main squares in Aracaju-SE, as a way to know the current status and allow some interventions to improve the technical adequacy of urban green space. The floristic survey was conducted by means of a Census, from September 2006 until July 2007, in each square making the recognition and identification of all trees present using traditional methods and herborization. The identification of species was done with the help of literature. We identified 1,290 individuals belonging to 20 families, 46 genera and 64 species; 9 species could not be identified. 58% of the identified species are exotic in the Brazilian territory and 42% are native species. The squares show similarity between them, with Jaccard coefficient ranging from 0.00 to 0.66, and the Almirante Tamandaré and Graccho Cardoso Squares had the greatest similarity (66%).

OBJETIVO: Observar os efeitos produzidos pela prótese de polipropileno no espaço pré-peritoneal. MÉTODOS: 10 cães (n=10), adultos e sem raça definida, foram submetidos a inguinotomia bilateral, nas quais se colocou uma prótese em um dos lados. Na região contralateral, o procedimento foi o mesmo, sem a colocação da prótese, servindo como controle. Após 30 dias os animais foram submetidos a uma videolaparoscopia e foi realizada a avaliação macroscópica por via intraperitoneal, além do registro das alterações histológicas das duas regiões inguinais. RESULTADOS: Três (03) animais apresentaram aderências epiplóicas no local de implantação da prótese de polipropileno. Nenhum animal apresentou aderência no lado B (sem prótese). As alterações microscópicas no lado A (com prótese) caracterizaram-se pela proliferação de tecido conjuntivo fibroso denso, além da escassa presença de células gigantes multinucleadas, comprovando uma reação inflamatória de leve intensidade. CONCLUSÃO: A prótese de polipropileno induz a formação de aderências em 30% dos animais, quando colocada no espaço pré-peritoneal em cães.

PURPOSE: Observing the effects produced by the prosthesis of polypropylene in the pré-peritoneal space in dogs METHODS: 10 adult cross-bread dogs (n=10) have been put trough bilateral inguinotomy where prosthesis was put on one of its sides. In the contra-lateral region, the procedure was the same, but without the use of prosthesis, serving as a control. After 30 days the animals had been submitted to a laparoscopic technique and a macroscopic evaluation was made via intraperitoneal besides being through a biopsy of fragments of the peritoneum to record histological alterations of the two inguinal regions. RESULTS: Three of the animals presented adhesions in the local of the polypropylene prosthesis was placed. No animal presented adhesion in the local without prosthesis. The microscopically alterations in side A (with prosthesis) were characterized by the proliferation of dense fibrous conjunctive tissue, besides the lack of presence of giant multinuclear showing a light inflammatory reaction. CONCLUSION: The prosthesis of polypropylene induce the formation of adhesions, when placed in the pre-peritoneal space of dogs