Avaliaram-se suplementos nitrogenados contendo ou não monensina sódica, adicionados à silagem, sobre o consumo de matéria seca (CMS), a digestibilidade da MS (DMS) e a produção de vacas F1 Holandês x Zebu. Vacas (n=15) com 21 dias em lactação, produzindo 19,2kg/dia, foram distribuídas em um delineamento quadrado latino 5X5, com três vacas por tratamento (T). Os T foram: 1- concentrado durante as ordenhas e silagem de milho após as ordenhas (C.SM); 2- C.SM + nitromineral (C.SMNM); 3- C.SM + nitroproteico (C.SMNP), 4- C.SMNM + monensina (C.SMNM+MO) e 5- C.SMNP + monensina (C.SMNP+MO). Os suplementos NP e NM adicionados à SM, (C.SMNP e C.SMNM) aumentaram o CMS (P<0,05). A adição de monensina não alterou o CMS nem a DMS (P>0,05). A suplementação proteica não aumentou o acetato (P>0,05), mas aumentou o propionato e o butirato (P<0,05). A adição de MO ao T C.SMNP reduziu o propionato e o butirato (P<0,05) em relação ao T C.SMNP. A concentração de nitrogênio amoniacal aumentou (P<0,05) no T C.SMNM em relação ao T C.SM e não diferiu dos demais. As produções de leite nos T C.SMNP e C.SMNPMO foram maiores do que no T C.SM (P<0,05). Vacas do T C.SM foram mais eficientes produzindo leite do que as do T C.SMNM (P<0,05).

The objectives of this study were to evaluate consumption, ruminal parameters and milk production of F1 Holstein x Zebu milking cows fed nitrogenated supplements with or without monensin added to the silage. Cows with 21 days on milk and producing initially 19.2kg of milk/day were distributed in a 5X5 Latin square design with three replicates per treatment. The treatments (T) were: 1- concentrate fed during the milking time and corn silage fed after milking (C.SM); 2- C.SM + nitromineral(NM) (C.SMNM); 3- C.SM + nitroproteico (NP) (C.SMNP); 4- C.SMNM + monensin (C.SMNM+MO) e 5- C.SMNP + monensin (C.SMNP+MO). The addition of NP e NM to the T C.SM increased the DMI when compared to C.SM (P<0.05). The addition of monensin did not change the DMI (P>0,05). The protein supplementation did not alter acetate (P>0,05), but increased propionate and butyrate concentrations. (P<0.05) The N-NH3 concentration increased (P<0.05) only in T C.SMNM (P<0.05). The addition of monensin to T C.SMNP decreased propionate and butyrate concentrations (P<0.05) related to T C.SMNP. The milk production was greater in the C.SMNP treatments than T C.SM (P<0.05). Cows in T C.SM produced milk more efficiently than cows fed C.SMNM (P<0.05), but did not differ from the others.

Epidemiological and clinical evidence suggests that a judicious diet, regular physical activity and blood pressure (BP) monitoring must start in early childhood to minimize the impact of modifiable cardiovascular risk factors. This study was designed to evaluate BP and metabolic parameters of schoolchildren from Vitória, Espírito Santo State, Brazil, and correlate them with cardiovascular risk factors. The study was conducted on 380 students aged 10-14 years (177 boys, 203 girls) enrolled in public schools. Baseline measurements included body mass index, BP and heart rate. The students were submitted to exercise spirometry on a treadmill. VO2max was obtained from exercise testing to voluntary exhaustion. Fasting serum total cholesterol (TC), LDL-C, HDL-C, triglycerides (TG), and glucose were measured. Nine point nine percent of the boys and 11.7% of the girls were hypertensive or had pre-hypertensive levels. There was no significant correlation between VO2max and TC, LDL-C, or TG in prepubertal children, but a slight negative correlation was detected in post-pubertal boys for HDL-C and TG. In addition, children with hypertension (3.4%) or pre-hypertensive levels (6.6%) also had comorbidity for overweight and blood lipid abnormalities (14% for triglycerides, 44.7% for TC, 25.9% for LDL-C, 52% for low HDL-C). The present study shows for the first time high correlations between prehypertensive blood pressure levels and the cardiovascular risk factors high TC, high LDL-C, low HDL-C in schoolchildren. These are important for the formulation of public health policies and strategies.