RESUMO Este texto apresenta resultados de uma pesquisa que tem como objetivo compreender o papel da Educação Física em um programa de escolarização de adultos trabalhadores do município de Porto Alegre/RS. Utiliza-se o materialismo histórico dialético como teoria e método de pesquisa, apontando como parte dos resultados a ausência da categoria trabalho no interior da Educação Física e a reivindicação por parte dos sujeitos pesquisados de que a área possa contribuir para pensar o trabalho enquanto atividade humana fundamental. Por fim, considera-se que a educação física é parte importante da formação humana, aliada a uma educação científica e técnica, que possa contribuir para a constituição de um projeto histórico da classe trabalhadora, superando a sociedade do capital.

ABSTRACT This text presents the results of a research that aims to understand the role of Physical Education in a schooling program for working adults in the city of Porto Alegre/RS. Dialectical historical materialism is used as a theory and research method, pointing out as part of the results the absence of the work category within Physical Education and the claim by the researched subjects that the area can contribute to thinking about work as a human activity fundamental. Finally, it is considered that physical education is an important part of human formation, combined with scientific and technical education, which can contribute to the constitution of a historical project of the working class, overcoming the capital society.

RESUMEN Este texto presenta los resultados de una investigación que tiene como objetivo comprender el papel de la Educación Física en un programa de escolarización de adultos trabajadores en la ciudad de Porto Alegre/RS. Se utiliza como teoría y método de investigación el materialismo histórico dialéctico, señalando como parte de los resultados la ausencia de la categoría trabajo dentro de la Educación Física y la afirmación de los sujetos investigados de que el área puede contribuir a pensar el trabajo como actividad humana fundamental. Finalmente, se considera que la educación física es parte importante de la formación humana, combinada con la educación científica y técnica, que puede contribuir a la constitución de un proyecto histórico de la clase obrera, superando la sociedad del capital.

ABSTRACT Introduction and objective: To evaluate changes in verumontanum anatomy in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) who used 5-alpha reductase inhibitors (5-ARIs) and to propose an anatomical classification of the verumontanum. Materials and Methods: We studied 86 patients with BPH and 7 patients without the disease (age under 40 years-old who underwent kidney or ureteral lithotripsy). Of the patients with BPH, 34 (mean age=67.26) had 5-ARIs use and 52 (mean age=62.69) did not use the drug. During surgeries, photographs of the seminal colliculus were taken and later, with the aid of software (Image J), the length (longitudinal diameter) and width (transverse diameter) of the verumontanum were measured in all patients. During the procedure, we evaluated the different types of verumontanum. For statistical analysis, the R-Project software was used. Results: In the group of patients with BPH who were taking medication (group 1), the mean measures of length and width of the verumontanum were 4.69mm and 2.94mm respectively. In the group of patients with BPH who did not use the drug (group 2), the mean diameters were 4.54mm and 3.20mm respectively. In the control group (group 3), the average length and width were 5.63mm and 4.11mm respectively. There was an increase in longitudinal and transverse measurements of the control group with an increase in body mass index (BMI) (p=0.0001 and p=0.035 respectively). In addition, there was a reduction in transverse diameter in the group of BPH using 5-ARI with increased prostate volume (p=0.010). We found five different verumontanum types: “volcano” (51.61%), “lighthouse” (24.73%), “whale tail” (12.90%), “hood” (5.38%) and “castle door” (5.38%), which we propose as an anatomical classification. Conclusion: Veromontanum has smaller measurements in patients with BPH regardless of treatment. In the control group, there was an increase in verumontanum diameters with an increase in BMI. The volcano type of verumontanum was the most frequent regardless of groups and BMI.

Resumo O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a soroprevalência e os fatores de risco associados à presença de anticorpos contra Toxoplasma gondii e Neospora caninum em ovinos do Paraná. A detecção dos anticorpos para T. gondii e N. caninum foi realizada, usando-se testes de ELISA indireto caseiro e comercial, respectivamente. A análise de regressão logística múltipla foi usada para verificar os fatores de risco associados à soroprevalência. Anticorpos anti-T. gondii e anti-N. caninum foram observados em 42,7% e em 17,6% dos animais, respectivamente. Os fatores de proteção associados à soropositividade foram “algum nível de confinamento (confinamento ou semiextensivo)” (OR=0,53) para T. gondii e “presença de mão de obra especializada” para N. caminum (OR=0,64). Os fatores de risco foram “presença de gatos” para T. gondii (OR=1,75) e “alimentação de cães com resíduos placentários” (OR=1,79) para N. caninum. Além de apresentar uma significante e simultânea soroprevalência para ambos os agentes (9,9% dos animais), os resultados também indicam que as deficiências em gestão e saneamento ambiental, a presença de reservatórios e os tipos de exploração favorecem a soropositividade. Dessa forma, estudos como estes podem auxiliar em programas sanitários e políticas públicas para a prevenção de T. gondii e N. caninum nos rebanhos ovinos do Paraná.

Abstract The aim of this study was to evaluate the seroprevalence and factors associated with the presence of anti-Toxoplasma gondii and anti-Neospora caninum antibodies in sheep from Paraná state. The detection of antibodies for T. gondii and N. caninum was performed by homemade and commercial indirect ELISA, respectively. Multiple logistic regression analysis was used to verify the factors associated with the seroprevalence. Antibodies anti-T. gondii and anti-N. caninum were observed in 42.7% and in 17.6% of the animals, respectively. The protective factors associated to seropositive were “some level of confinement” (full or semi-extensive confinement) (OR=0.53) for T. gondii and “use of skilled labor” (OR=0.64) for N. caninum. The risk factors were “presence of cats” (OR=1.75) for T. gondii and “feeding of dogs with sheep placental remains” (OR=1.79) for N. caninum. In addition, to presenting a significant and simultaneous seroprevalence for both agents (9.9% of the animals), the results also indicate that deficiencies in management and environmental sanitation, the presence of reservoirs, and types of exploitation enhance the seropositivity. Thus, studies like this might support sanitary programs and public policies for the prevention of T. gondii and N. caninum in the sheep herds of Paraná state.

ABSTRACT. Sustainable production systems, such as the no-tillage system (NTS), have a tendency to increase organic carbon in the soil. However, in Brazilian cotton production, the conventional tillage system (CTS) is predominant, and long-term studies on cotton crop under the NTS are scarce. The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of soil management and crop rotation systems on the cotton fiber yield as well as on the carbon and nitrogen accumulation in the soil. This study was conducted in the Brazilian savanna over 9 years and consisted of the following four treatments with different soil management systems: the NTS and CTS with the succession or rotation of crops (cotton, soybean, maize, and Urochloa ruziziensis). The NTS increased the carbon content by 55% in the top 5 cm after 9 years and increased the carbon stock by approximately 20% at a depth of up to 40 cm. Crop rotation with soybean, maize, and cotton was insufficient to increase the carbon stock in the soil under the CTS. In addition to increasing the fiber yield, the cotton crop in a NTS rotated with soybean + U. ruziziensis and with maize + U. ruziziensis increases the carbon stock and nitrogen content in soil.

RESUMO Cultivares resistentes a insetos são essenciais à melhoria do manejo de pragas como Oryzophagus oryzae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), altamente prejudicial à cultura do arroz irrigado por inundação. O grau de benefício, porém, depende do tipo de resistência. Objetivou-se avaliar cultivares de arroz quanto à resistência a O. oryzae, inferindo sobre efeitos de antixenose e antibiose no desenvolvimento de larvas e adultos. Em condições naturais de infestação, instalou-se um experimento bienal em delineamento de quadrado latino, com seis tratamentos (cultivares) e parcelas de 30 plantas (cinco linhas de seis plantas equidistantes 20 cm) irrigadas com lâmina de água de 15 cm. Por meio de amostras-padrão de solo, plantas e raízes, foram avaliados o número e peso de larvas por classe de tamanho, bem como o número, peso, taxa de emergência e razão sexual de adultos. Exceto para a razão sexual, as cultivares diferiram (p ≤ 0,05) quanto às demais variáveis, cuja relação evidenciou efeitos de antibiose à fase larval e possibilitou concluir que: a cultivar BRS Firmeza possui resistência a O. oryzae por efeitos de antixenose e/ou antibiose; BRS Ligeirinho é suscetível, abrigando alta população larval e propiciando melhor desenvolvimento de larvas e adultos; e IRGA 417 possui resistência do tipo antibiose, que restringe a taxa de emergência de adultos. O peso de adultos atribui maior precisão à avaliação de efeitos prejudiciais de cultivares de arroz ao desenvolvimento de O. oryzae.

ABSTRACT Insect-resistant cultivars are essential for improving the management of pests such as Oryzophagus oryzae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), which significantly decreases flooded rice yields. However, the degree of benefit brought to the crop varies with the type of resistance. This study aimed to evaluate the resistance of rice cultivars to O. oryzae, inferring about antixenosis and antibiosis effects on the development of larvae and adults. Under natural infestation conditions, a biennial experiment was carried out using a latin square design, with six treatments (cultivars) and plots with 30 plants (five rows of six plants equidistant 20 cm) irrigated with water depth of 15 cm. The number and weight of larvae by size, as well as the number, weight, emergence rate, and sex ratio of adults, were evaluated using standard soil, plant and root samples. Except for adult sexual ratio, the cultivars differed (p ≤ 0.05) for the other variables, whose relationship evidenced antibiosis effects at the larval stage, making possible to conclude that: the BRS Firmeza cultivar has resistance to O. oryzae due to antixenosis and/or antibiosis effects; BRS Ligeirinho is susceptible to this insect species, resulting in a relatively higher number of well-developed larvae and adults; and IRGA 417 shows an antibiosis action, restricting the adult emergence rates. The weight of adults gives a greater accuracy to the evaluation of the harmful effects of rice cultivars on the O. oryzae development.

Abstract: Population-based studies estimating the prevalence of tooth bleaching desire or the percentage of individuals who had performed this treatment are rare. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the desire to perform tooth bleaching and the prevalence of adult individuals who had performed the treatment and investigate the association of these outcomes. A subsample (n = 536) of the 1982 Pelotas birth cohort in southern Brazil was investigated at the ages 15, 24 and 31 by clinical examinations and interviews. The prevalence of bleaching at 31 years was 15.6% [95%CI 12.6–18.9] while 85.9% [95%CI 82.7–88.7] reported they desired the treatment. Multivariate Poisson regression analysis showed that individuals who have visited the dentist within the last year showed a treatment prevalence ratio (PR) 2.31 times [95%CI 1.40–3.83] higher compared with those who had the last dental visit more than a year before the interview. Similarly, individuals with smoking habits presented an elevated PR of 1.60 [95%CI 1.00–2.55], and the low-income trajectory group showed the largest PR of desire for tooth bleaching (1.17 [95%CI 1.07–1.28]). Moreover, individuals from the high-risk caries trajectory group presented a higher prevalence of desire for tooth bleaching than individuals from low caries trajectory group. Individuals who have declared being “dissatisfied” with their dental color presented a prevalence of desire for tooth bleaching 16% greater than “satisfied” ones. Thus, the present findings confirm that tooth bleaching has become a frequently desired dental treatment to improve dental aesthetics in the population and a considerable rate of adults has performed the treatment.

ABSTRACT Veterinary drug residues in bulk tank milk are important to all sectors of the dairy chain because they are one of the major factors which determine the safety of the final product. This study attempted to identify milk quality parameters that are associated with the occurrence of veterinary drug residues using multivariate principal component analysis (PCA). A total of 132 raw milk samples were collected from 45 dairy farms in the state of Minas Gerais - Brazil and analyzed for 42 analytes, including pyrethroids, macrocyclic lactones and antibacterials, using liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry in tandem mode and gas chromatography with electron capture detection. Out of the 132 milk samples, 40 samples tested positive for at least one analyte (above the detection limit). The milk parameters associated with the antimicrobial residues by confirmatory tests were lactose and nonfat concentrations, as revealed by PCA. This analysis showed that fat and total solid concentrations, as well as the somatic cell and total bacteria counts were associated with macrocyclic lactone residues in bulk tank milk. A PCA assessing pyrethroid residues in bulk tank milk revealed that the lactose and nonfat solid concentrations and titratable acidity were inversely associated with these residues. Thus, the data analysis indicated that the veterinary drug residues were associated with certain milk quality parameters that can be used to target farms at higher risk of veterinary drug residue contamination for testing programs in combination with incentives, education and training programs to improve mammary health, milk hygiene and safety.

Abstract BRS 369RF and BRS 370RF were developed by the EMBRAPA as a part of efforts to create high-yielding germplasm with combinations of transgenic traits. BRS 369RF and BRS 370RF are midseason cultivars and have yield stability, adaptation to the central Brazilian savanna, good fiber quality and tolerance to glyphosate herbicide.

PURPOSE: To perform a quantitative assessment of different types of pelvic ureter tissues with chronic dilation in adults, using stereological methods. METHODS: We analyzed fragments of dilated pelvic ureters obtained from 6 patients aged between 35 and 67 years (mean, 46 years) who underwent ureteral reimplantation surgery for different reasons. The obstruction duration ranged from 27 to 180 days (mean, 93 days). The control group included fragments of normal pelvic ureters obtained during nephrectomy in 7 kidney transplant donors (age: range, 25-51 years; mean, 36 years). The volumetric density of collagen in the ureter, elastic fibers, and smooth muscle fibers was assessed. RESULTS: The volumetric density (Vv) of collagen showed no significant difference between the two groups (control: 45.3 ± 6.1; dilated: 40.8 ± 6.9; P = 0.23). A statistically significant increase in Vv of elastic fibers was observed in the dilated ureters (control: 18.4 ± 1.2; dilated: 24.6 ± 5.4; P = 0.03). A statistically significant increase in the Vv of smooth muscle fibers was observed in the dilated ureter (control: 42.0 ± 6.0; dilated: 56.2 ± 6.1; P = 0.001). CONCLUSION: The chronically dilated pelvic ureters had significantly more elastin and smooth muscle contents than the controls.

Este trabalho foi realizado de outubro a abril de 2005 a fim de avaliar e comparar a precisão da estimativa da massa de forragem (MF) com o emprego de discos medidores de forragem, com diferentes áreas e pesos em pastagem nativa (PN). Os tratamentos foram três diferentes áreas de disco: 0,1; 0,2; e 0,3m², cada uma combinada com três pesos de disco: 5, 10 e 15kg m-2. O delineamento experimental foi em blocos casualizados, em esquema de parcelas subdivididas. Os resultados obtidos foram submetidos à análise de regressão entre medidas do disco (área e peso de disco), e a MF foi determinada em cada período de avaliação. Do modelo matemático obteve-se o coeficiente de variação residual (CV). A determinação do procedimento de avaliação de modelos de regressão para os CVs obtidos, em relação às áreas e aos pesos de disco, foi definida pelo coeficiente de determinação e pela variância residual. As relações entre as combinações das três áreas dos discos associadas com os três pesos e o CV das medidas obtidas com disco foram quadráticas positivas. As relações entre os pesos adicionados sobre as áreas dos discos e o CV foram lineares positivas. O avanço dos períodos avaliados aumentou linearmente o CV na quantificação da MF da PN com disco medidor. O disco de menor área (0,1m²) e com peso de 5kg m-2 apresentou o menor CV, sendo, portanto, o mais indicado para avaliar a MF da PN.

This research was conducted between October and April of 2005, with the objective of evaluating and comparing the efficiency forage mass estimate (FM) with different areas and weights of the discs meter in native pasture (NP). The treatments were three different discs areas, 0.1, 0.2 and 0.3m², each one combined with three weights of discs 5, 10 and 15kg m-2. The experimental design was block randomized in a split-plot. The obtained results were submitted to regression analysis between meter of disc (area and weight disc) and FM determined in each period of evaluation. From the mathematical model it was obtained the coefficient of residual variation (CV). The regression models were determined by coefficient of determination and residual variance. The relationship between three areas of discs associated with three weights and the CV of the measures obtained with discs were quadratic positive. The relations between the three weights and areas of discs meter and the CV were linear positive. The advance of the evaluation period increased linear the CV for determining FM in NP. The disc of smaller area, 0.1m² and weight of 5kg m-2, presented smaller CV for MF estimate in NP, therefore the most indicated to predict of MF in NP.

Este trabalho tem como objetivo verificar a confiabilidade do Modelo Pampa Corte na predição de desempenho de bovinos de corte, em sistemas de pastejo. Para tanto, foram confrontados os valores preditos pelo modelo com dados disponíveis na literatura. Foram verificados coeficientes de correlação acima de 90% entre os dados reais e os simulados em todas as alternativas testadas. O banco de dados do Modelo precisa ser ampliado em termos de alternativas de produtividade das forrageiras, em diferentes condições climáticas. Os parâmetros qualitativos degradabilidade da proteína bruta e fibra em detergente neutro da consorciação aveia preta e azevém necessitam ainda ser pesquisados, assim como o desempenho de animais em pastagens singulares de aveia ou azevém.

This study had the objective to evaluate Pampa Corte Model’s reliability in predicting beef cattle performance in grazing systems. For this purpose, model’s predicted values were compared to available data base of published papers. Correlation coefficients above 90 % were obtained between simulated and real data in all tested alternatives. Model’s data base should be enlarged by forage productivity data in different climatic conditions. Mixtures of Italian ryegrass and oat need more studies to obtain qualitative parameters (crude protein degradability and neutral detergent fiber), as well, animal performance in the single pastures of oat or Italian ryegrass.

A dinâmica da composição florística de uma pastagem natural foi avaliada para estimar os efeitos de sistemas de pastejo e introdução de espécies hibernais. O experimento foi realizado em São Gabriel, na região da Depressão Central, Rio Grande do Sul. O período de pastejo foi entre 01/11/2004 e 23/12/2004, totalizando 53 dias. Foram realizados dois levantamentos da composição florística, sendo o primeiro antes do início do pastejo (23/09/2004) e o segundo após o término do período experimental (27/01/2005). Os tratamentos testados foram: pastagem natural melhorada com introdução de espécies hibernais sob pastejo rotativo (CNM); pastagem natural sob pastejo contínuo (CNC) e pastagem natural sob pastejo rotativo (CNR), sendo distribuídos em delineamento inteiramente casualizado, com duas repetições. Os animais utilizados no pastejo foram ovelhas com cordeiros da raça Corriedale. Os dados foram submetidos à análise multivariada baseada em ordenação e testes de aleatorização. No primeiro levantamento botânico, o tratamento CNM diferiu (P=0,0001) do CNC e CNR pela elevada participação das espécies introduzidas, enquanto CNC e do CNR foram semelhantes (P=0,6742) na composição de espécies. Os tratamentos CNM e CNC foram diferentes (P=0,0017) no segundo levantamento. O efeito do pastejo rotativo, a introdução de espécies e a adubação são determinantes para mudanças na composição da vegetação. A vegetação sob efeito de pastejo rotativo apresentou trajetórias que convergem para uma situação de semelhança na composição de espécies.

Floristic composition's dynamics of a natural grassland was evaluated to estimate the effects of grazing systems and introduction of cool season species. The experiment was held in São Gabriel, in the region of Depressão Central, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The grazing period was from 01/11/2004 to 23/12/2004, totaling 53 days. Floristic composition were evaluated before the beginning of the grazing period (23/09/2004) and after its end (27/01/2005). Tested treatments were: natural grassland improvement with introduction of cool season species under rotative grazing (CNM); natural grassland under continuous grazing (CNC) and natural grassland under rotative grazing (CNR), distributed in an entirely randomized design, with two replicates. Corriedale breed ewes, with their lambs, were tester grazing animals. Data were submitted to multivariate analysis based in ordination and randomization testing. In the first survey, the treatment CNM differed (P=0.0001) from CNC and CNR due to the high contribution of the introduced species, while CNC and CNR were similar (P=0.6742) in species' composition. Treatments CNM and CNC were different (P=0.0017) in the second evaluation. The effect of rotative grazing, introduction of species and fertilization seems to be decisive for changes in floristic composition. Vegetation under rotative grazing presented trajectories that converge to a situation of similarity in the species' composition.

O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o efeito de biomassas de lâminas foliares no desempenho animal. Utilizou-se mistura de aveia (Avena strigosa Schreb) e azevém (Lolium multiflorum Lam.), para determinar quantidades adequadas de sua biomassa no manejo da pastagem. Foram realizados dois experimentos, na estação fria de 2002 e 2003. Na avaliação de 2002, os valores de biomassa de lâminas foliares foram de 360 kg ha-1 (baixa) e 630 kg ha-1 (alta). Em 2003, foram obtidas biomassas de 352, 422 e 507 kg ha-1, classificadas como baixa, média e alta, respectivamente. O método de pastejo foi contínuo, com taxa de lotação variada; os animais utilizados foram terneiros da raça Charolês e cruzados com Nelore, com idade inicial de nove meses. As variáveis de produção animal avaliadas, nos dois anos, foram: ganho médio diário, carga animal e ganho de peso vivo por área. As distintas biomassas de lâminas foliares mantidas não são fatores limitantes ao desempenho animal.

The objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of different leaf lamina biomass over animal performance. A mixture of oat (Avena strigosa Schreb) and Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) was used to determine adequate levels of leaf lamina biomass for pasture management. Two trials were made, in 2002 and 2003 cool seasons. In 2002 evaluation, leaf lamina biomass values were of 360 kg ha-1 (low) and 630 kg ha-1 (high). In 2003, values obtained for leaf lamina biomasses were of 352, 422 and 507 kg ha-1, being classified as low, medium and high, respectively. Grazing method was continuous, with variable stocking rate; testing animals were calves of Charolais breed and its crosses with Nelore breed, with initial age of nine months. Evaluated variables in animal production, in both years, were: average daily gain, stocking rate and live weight gain per area. Leaf lamina biomasses evaluated are not limiting factors to animal performance.

Avaliou-se o efeito de diferentes estruturas da pastagem, provocadas pela imposição de dois níveis (tratamentos) de biomassa de lâminas foliares verdes (MSFV) 350 e 600 kg/ha de matéria seca (MS) sobre o comportamento de pastejo dos animais em pastagem consorciada de aveia preta (Avena strigosa Schreb.) e azevém anual (Lolium multiflorum Lam.). As atividades dos animais foram registradas nos meses de agosto e setembro, em períodos de 24 horas consecutivas, por observadores treinados. Nas horas do dia em que o pastejo é mais intenso, foram avaliados o tempo de permanência nas estações de pastejo, a distância entre as estações alimentares e a freqüência com que os animais permaneciam em um sítio de pastejo. Houve preferência marcante por sítios localizados nos quadrantes de cada potreiro mais próximos dos bebedouros/fontes de água. O tempo de permanência dos animais nas estações de pastejo e a distância entre elas foram similares entre os dois tratamentos. O tratamento de 350 kg/ha de MS de lâminas foliares verdes não se constituiu como um nível de biomassa que afeta o tempo de permanência nas estações de pastejo.

The effect of different pasture structures imposed by treatments of green leaf lamina biomass (GLLB) levels of 350 and 600 kg/ha of dry matter (MS), over animals grazing behaviour was evaluated in this experiment. The pasture was oat (Avena strigosa Schreb.) and Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.). Animals activities were recorded in August and September, in 24 consecutive hours, by trained observers. In the hours of the day in which grazing were more intense, grazing stations remaining time, distance between feed stations and the frequency of remaining in each grazing site were recorded. Preference for sites located nearest to drinking points were found, in each paddock. Distances between feeding stations and time of remaining in these were similar for both treatments. The treatment with 350 kg/ha of DM of GLLB was not a biomass level that affect remaining time in grazing stations.

Objetivou-se, com este trabalho, avaliar a produção animal e as variáveis inerentes à pastagem manejada com níveis de 350 e 600 kg/ha de biomassa de lâmina foliar verde (MSFV). Os tratamentos representaram massas de forragem de 617 e 1139 kg/ha de MS, na ordem anteriormente citada, ficando abaixo da recomendação para a maximização do desempenho dos animais. Entre os tratamentos, não foram encontradas diferenças nas médias das taxas de acúmulo diário de forragem e de lâminas foliares verdes, na produção total de forragem, no ganho médio diário e na carga animal, bem como no ganho de peso vivo por hectare, que se manteve em torno de 430 kg/ha para os dois tratamentos. A oferta de forragem diferiu entre os tratamentos sendo, em média, 5,47 e 7,69 kg de MS/100 kg de peso vivo para 350 e 600 kg/ha de MSFV, respectivamente.

This work aimed to evaluate animal production and pasture variables with a management of levels of 350 and 600 kg/ha of green leaf lamina biomass (GLLB). Treatments were consisted of total forage mass of 617 and 1139 kg/ha of DM, respectively, lower than recommended levels for maximum animal performance. No differences were observed on total forage and green leaf blade daily accumulation rates, on total forage production, daily live weight gain, stocking rate and gain per area, which was near 430 kg/ha for both treatments. Forage on offer was different among treatments, being an average of 5.47 and 7.69 kg of DM/100 kg of live weight for 350 e 600 kg/ha of GLLB, respectively.