Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / In this study, the effects of Aluminium (Al) and of different diets, both individually and in association, were investigated through the determination of NTPDase, 5 -nucleotidase and acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activities in rat brain. In addition, we investigated said effects on oxidative stress by determining activity of the antioxidant enzyme catalase as well as lipid peroxidation by measuring TBARS levels. Male rats were exposed to Al (50 mg/kg/day) by gavage during three months. NTPDase and 5 -nucleotidase activities were then determined in synaptosomes of cerebral cortex and hippocampus, as well as in platelets. ATP, ADP and AMP hydrolysis was increased in both synaptosomes of cerebral cortex and hippocampus, as well as in platelets. AChE activity and TBARS levels were determined in homogenate of different brain structures in mice exposed to Al (2.7 mg/kg/day) by gavage during three months. The group that received Al+sodium citrate presented an increase in AChE activity in hippocampus, striatum, cortex and hypothalamus. On the other hand, the group that received only Al presented a decrease in AChE activity in hypothalamus and an increase in striatum. Moreover, AChE was determined in S1 of different brain structures, synaptosomes of cerebral cortex and erythrocytes of male rats exposed to Al (50 mg/kg/day) by gavage during three months. There was an increase in AChE activity in S1 of striatum and hypothalamus and in synaptosomes of cerebral cortex and erythrocytes. However, in S1 of cerebellum, hippocampus and cortex there was a decrease. In addition, the effect of diets rich in saturated fat and refined sugar on AChE activity in homogenate of different brain structures, on catalase activity in liver and on TBARS levels in plasma and liver were determined in female and male rats. There was a decrease in AChE activity in hippocampus, cortex and hypothalamus of male and female rats given both a diet rich in saturated fat and a diet rich in refined sugar. There was no alteration of AChE activity in cerebellum and striatum. For both diets, catalase activity was increased in liver of male and female rats. In addition, considering the alterations brought about by the individual exposure to both environmental factors, Al and diets, the effect of the association of both factors was evaluated. Thus, after a period of three months of exposure to both Al (50 mg/kg/day) by gavage and diets rich in saturated fat and saturated/polyunsaturated fat ad libitum, NTPDase and 5 -nucleotidase activities were determined in synaptosomes of cerebral cortex and platelets of rats. Animals receiving both diets in association with Al and Al/Ci presented an increase in ATP, ADP and AMP hydrolysis in synaptosomes of cerebral cortex and platelets. The results obtained in the present study demonstrate that exposure to both environmental factors, Al and diets rich in saturated fat and refined sugar, either individually or in association, affected the purinergic and cholinergic systems and caused oxidative stress in rats. / Neste estudo, investigamos os efeitos do alumínio (Al) e de diferentes dietas, individualmente e em associação, através da determinação da atividade das enzimas NTPDase, 5 -nucleotidase e acetilcolinesterase (AChE) no encéfalo de roedores. Adicionalmente, investigamos o estresse oxidativo, através da atividade da enzima antioxidante catalase, e a peroxidação lipídica pela medida dos níveis de TBARS. Ratos machos foram expostos ao Al (50 mg/kg/dia) através de gavagem, por um período de 3 meses. Após o tratamento, foi determinada a atividade das enzimas NTPDase e 5 -nucleotidase em sinaptossoma de córtex cerebral, hipocampo e plaquetas. A hidrólise dos nucleotídeos ATP, ADP e AMP foi aumentada, nas frações sinaptossomais de córtex cerebral e hipocampo bem como nas plaquetas. A atividade da AChE e os níveis de TBARS foram determinados em homogeneizado de diferentes estruturas cerebrais de camundongos expostos ao Al (2,7 mg/kg/dia), através de gavagem, por um período de 3 meses. Quanto à atividade da AChE, o grupo que recebeu Al+citrato de sódio apresentou um aumento da atividade desta enzima em hipocampo, estriado, córtex e hipotálamo. Já o grupo que recebeu só Al apresentou uma diminuição da atividade em hipotálamo e um aumento em estriado. Além disto, a atividade da AChE foi determinada em S1 de diferentes estruturas cerebrais, sinaptossoma de córtex cerebral, e em eritrócitos de ratos machos expostos à Al (50 mg/kg/dia), através de gavagem, por 3 meses. A atividade da AChE apresentou um aumento em S1 de estriado e hipotálamo, e em sinaptossoma de córtex cerebral e eritrócitos. Porém, em sobrenadante (S1) de cerebelo, hipocampo e córtex houve uma diminuição. Adicionalmente, foi determinado o efeito de dietas ricas em gordura saturada e açúcar refinado sobre a atividade da enzima AChE em homogeneizado de diferentes estruturas encefálicas, e atividade da enzima catalase em fígado, e os níveis de TBARS em plasma e fígado de ratos machos e fêmeas. A atividade da AChE em hipocampo, córtex e hipotálamo de ratos machos e fêmeas foi diminuída, após exposição a ambas as dietas, rica em gordura e rica em açúcar. Nas estruturas cerebelo e estriado não houve alteração na atividade da AChE. Após o consumo de ambas as dietas, a atividade da enzima catalase foi aumentada em fígado de ratos machos e fêmeas. Adicionalmente, considerando todas as alterações ocasionadas pela exposição individual aos fatores ambientais, Al e dietas, foi avaliado o efeito da associação entre esses dois fatores. Dessa forma, após um período de 3 meses de exposição conjunta ao Al (50 mg/kg/dia) através de gavagem e o consumo ad libitum de dietas ricas em gordura saturada e gordura saturada/poliinsaturada, foram determinadas a atividade das enzimas NTPDase e 5 - nucleotidase em sinaptossomas de córtex cerebral e plaquetas de ratos. Os animais que receberam ambas as dietas administradas em conjunto com Al e Al/Ci apresentaram um aumento na hidrólise dos nucleotídeos ATP, ADP e AMP, em sinaptossoma de córtex cerebral e plaquetas. Os resultados obtidos no presente estudo relatam que a exposição de roedores a ambos os fatores ambientais Al e dietas ricas em gordura saturada e açúcar refinado, individualmente e em conjunto, afetam os sistemas purinérico e colinérgico, e causam estresse oxidativo.

The high prevalence of hospital protein-energy malnutrition is associated with several factors, including implemented dietary conducts. Most hospitalized patients receive oral diets as their only source of nutrition. Study objectives were to evaluate the consumption of oral diets, the presence of reasons for not ingesting or incomplete food intake, and the evolution of the nutritional status of adult patients admitted to the Hospital de Clínicas, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (HC-UFU). It was also objective of the study, analyze the general oral diet (GOD) served to inpatients in HC-UFU. The study was prospective, observational and descriptive for the inpatients, and prospective, descriptive, with semi-quantitative/qualitative approach for the food of the hospital GOD. Patients were included in the first 48 hours of hospitalization and maintained in follow-up throughout the period of hospital stay in the internal medicine ward. The supply, intake, minimum and adjusted energy needs (MEN; AEN) and minimum and adjusted protein needs (MPN; APN), and the reasons for not ingesting or incomplete food intake were assessed daily using the 24h Food Record form. The nutritional status of patients was assessed by anthropometric measurements (weight, height, body mass index) and Subjective Global Assessment (SGA). GOD was evaluated during 28 consecutive days, it was performed the weighing of each food served in the styrofoam lunch boxes of the lunch (n=3/day) and dinner (n=3/day) of the four implemented menus. The food options served in snacks (breakfast, afternoon snack and dinner) were not heavy because the portions are standard and known. Tables of nutritional composition were used to calculate the total energy value (TEV) and the energy distribution of macronutrients (percentage) of the food meals served daily, as well as to quantify the portions of foods from different food groups. Twenty-three patients who did not have a classification of malnutrition in the first 48 hours of hospitalization (SGA A) were included in the study, it corresponded to 204 days of follow-up. The supplied oral diets were sufficient to meet the AEN in 148 days (72.5%) and the APN in 80 days (39.2%). Dietary intake was insufficient to meet the AEN in 100 days (49%) and the APN in 156 days (76%). The mean intake of energy and/or protein was lower than the MEN and MPN for 7 patients (30.4%) and smaller than the AEN and APN for 21 patients (91.3%). A large number of reasons for not ingesting or incomplete food intake (n=1193) were reported, of which 1119 (93.8%) was present in food records of days in which food intake was below that adjusted need. The most common reasons were \"fasting\" (27.1%), \"lack of appetite\" (18.1%), \"satiety\" (13.4%) and \"sensory characteristics of food\" (9.1%). At the end of the follow-up period, one patient changed the classification of nutritional status of AGS A to AGS B, and 16 patients (69.6%) showed loss of body weight (-1.4±1.2kg). Negative associations were observed for \"difference between total energy intake and AEN\" and the number of \"reasons for not ingesting or incomplete food intake\" ( &#61554; =-0.7268; p-value<0.0000), and \"difference between the total amount of protein intake and APN\" and the number of \"reasons for not ingesting or incomplete food intake\" ( &#61554; =-0.8381; pvalue< 0.0000). And positive associations for \"difference between total energy intake and AEN\" and \"weight difference\" ( &#61554; =0.5034; p-value=0.0143), and \"difference between the total amount of protein intake and NPA\" and the number of \"weight difference\" ( &#61554; =0.6441; p-value=0.0009). In assessing the GOD, which presented TEV of the average offer of 2396.53±152.55 kcal/day, the mean energy distribution was adequate for protein (13.47%), carbohydrates (65.08%) and lipids (22%). Variable energy supply (percentage of TEV) was identified at breakfast (15.57%-20.61%), lunch (26.19%-36.59%), dinner (22.21%-31.06%), afternoon snack and supper (8.41%-15.50%). The period of overnight fasting was up to 13h. Regarding food groups, the supply was excessive for beans, meat/eggs, oils/fats/oilseed and sugar/sweets, and deficient for fruit/juices, legumes/vegetables, milk/derivatives. The supply of oral diets and the food intake of energy and protein were insufficient to meet the needs adjusted of considerable proportion of patients. The reasons that interfere the adequate food intake should be investigated and implemented measures to reduce them. It is essential to characterize the quantitative/qualitative aspects of GOD served to inpatients. Reducing the period of overnight fasting, as well as adjustments in the supply of food groups and in the food fractionation can contribute to better meet the nutritional needs and preventing the onset/worsening of nutritional deficiencies. / A alta prevalência da desnutrição proteico-energética hospitalar está associada a diversos fatores, incluindo condutas dietéticas implementadas. A maioria dos pacientes hospitalizados recebe dietas orais como única fonte de nutrição. Os objetivos do estudo foram avaliar o consumo de dietas orais, a presença de motivos para não ingestão ou ingestão incompleta de alimentos, e a evolução do estado nutricional de pacientes adultos internados no Hospital de Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (HC-UFU). Também foi objetivo do estudo, analisar a dieta geral oral (DGO) servida aos pacientes internados no HC-UFU. O estudo foi desenvolvido de forma prospectiva, observacional e descritiva em relação aos pacientes internados, e de forma prospectiva, descritiva, com abordagem semiquantitativa/ qualitativa para alimentos da DGO hospitalar. Os pacientes foram incluídos no estudo nas primeiras 48h de internação e mantidos em seguimento durante todo período de internação na enfermaria de Clínica Médica. A oferta, ingestão, necessidades mínimas e ajustadas de energia (NEM; NEA) e proteínas (NPM; NPA), e os motivos para não ingestão ou ingestão incompleta de alimentos, foram avaliados diariamente, utilizando formulário de Registro Alimentar de 24h. O estado nutricional dos pacientes foi avaliado por medidas antropométricas (peso, altura, índice de massa corporal) e Avaliação Global Subjetiva (AGS). A DGO foi avaliada durante 28 dias consecutivos, em que foi realizada pesagem de cada alimento servido nas marmitas do almoço (n=3/dia) e jantar (n=3/dia) dos quatro cardápios implementados. As opções alimentares servidas nos lanches (desjejum, lanche da tarde e ceia) não foram pesadas porque as porções são padronizadas e conhecidas. Tabelas de composição foram utilizadas para o cálculo do valor energético total (VET) e da distribuição energética percentual dos macronutrientes dos alimentos das refeições servidas diariamente, assim como, para quantificar as porções de alimentos dos diferentes grupos alimentares. Foram incluídos 23 pacientes que não apresentaram a classificação de desnutrição nas primeiras 48h de internação (AGS A), correspondendo a 204 dias de seguimento. As dietas orais ofertadas foram suficientes para suprir a NEA em 148 dias (72,5%) e a NPA em 80 dias (39,2%). A ingestão alimentar foi insuficiente para suprir a NEA em 100 dias (49%) e a NPA em 156 dias (76%). A ingestão média de energia e/ou proteína foi menor do que as NEM e NPM para 7 pacientes (30,4%) e menores do que as NEA e NPA para 21 pacientes (91,3%). Foram relatados 1193 motivos para não ingestão ou ingestão incompleta de alimentos, sendo 1119 (93,8%) presentes em registros alimentares de dias em que a ingestão alimentar foi inferior à necessidade ajustada. Os motivos mais frequentes foram jejum (27,1%), inapetência (18,1%), saciedade (13,4%) e características sensoriais dos alimentos (9,1%). Ao final do período de seguimento, um paciente mudou a classificação do estado nutricional de AGS A para AGS B, e 16 pacientes (69,6%) apresentaram perda de peso corporal (- 1,4±1,2kg). Foram observadas associações negativas para diferença entre quantidade total de energia ingerida e a NEA e o número de motivos para não ingestão ou ingestão incompleta de alimentos ( &#61554; =-0,7268; p-valor<0,0000), e para diferença entre quantidade total de proteína ingerida e a NPA e o número de motivos para não ingestão ou ingestão incompleta de alimentos ( &#61554; =-0,8381; pvalor< 0,0000). E associações positivas para diferença entre quantidade total de energia ingerida e a NEA e diferença de peso ( &#61554; =0,5034; p-valor=0,0143), e para diferença entre quantidade total de proteína ingerida e a NPA e o número de diferença de peso ( &#61554; =-0,6441; p-valor=0,0009). Na avaliação da DGO, que apresentou VET da oferta média de 2396,53±152,55 kcal/dia, a distribuição energética média foi adequada para proteínas (13,47%), carboidratos (65,08%) e lipídios (22%). Oferta energética variável (porcentagem do VET) foi identificada no desjejum (15,57%-20,61%), almoço (26,19%-36,59%), jantar (22,21%-31,06%), lanche da tarde e ceia (8,41%-15,50%). O período de jejum noturno foi de até 13h. Em relação aos grupos alimentares, a oferta foi excessiva para feijões, carnes/ovos, óleos/gorduras/oleaginosas e açúcares/doces e deficiente para frutas/sucos, legumes/verduras, leite/derivados. A oferta de dietas orais e ingestão alimentar de energia e proteínas foram insuficientes para atender as necessidades ajustadas de proporção considerável de pacientes. Os motivos que interferem a ingestão alimentar adequada devem ser investigados e implementadas medidas para reduzílos. É essencial realizar a caracterização quantitativa/qualitativa da DGO servida a pacientes hospitalizados. Redução do período de jejum noturno, assim como, adequações na oferta de grupos alimentares e no fracionamento alimentar podem contribuir para melhor atendimento das necessidades nutricionais e prevenção da instalação/agravamento de deficiências nutricionais. / Mestre em Ciências da Saúde

Eating disorders have been studied from different points of view lately. They have occured in the centre of various psychiatric and psychologic diagnostics and therapy surveys and they have also been analysed as a sociocultural element of our lifestyle norms, our values and image standards. The number of men and women suffered from these disorders cannot be neither compared nor omitted. It is statistically clear that about ten per cent of anorexics and bulimics are male patients. Going West, the number of male patients is increasing. These disorders in men are usually connected with jobs, mostly those such as jockeys, gymnasts and dancers. Bulimia and anorexia are reported as typically women disorders therefore men hardly any time concede they can suffer from this problem and need a specialist´s advice.. The aim of the work has been to map eating behaviour, a lifestyle, physical activities and risk factors responsible for eating disorder incidence such as a distorted view of the body and being on a diet among men between the ages of 15 to 30. A quantitative technique approach using questionnaires was applied. There were stated four hypotheses concerning the relation between body acceptance and physical activities, methods used for body weight control and differences in lifestyles of secondary school students.

FundaÃÃo de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Cearà / A pesquisa foi conduzida no Setor de Suinocultura do Centro de CiÃncias AgrÃrias do Departamento de Zootecnia da Universidade Federal do CearÃ. O experimento teve a duraÃÃo de 42 dias e foi realizado com o objetivo de avaliar o desempenho zootÃcnico, a histomorfometria intestinal, o perfil microbiolÃgico fecal, a ocorrÃncia de diarrÃia, os indicadores sÃricos do metabolismo do nitrogÃnio e o custo de produÃÃo de leitÃes submetidos a dietas contendo diferentes fontes de proteÃna de origem animal e vegetal durante a fase 1 (21-42 dias de idade) e 2 (42-63 dias de idade) do perÃodo de creche. Participaram do ensaio, inicialmente, 80 leitÃes machos linhagem comercial desmamados aos 21 dias de idade e com peso mÃdio de 5,49kg. O delineamento experimental utilizado foi em blocos ao acaso, com 5 tratamentos, 4 repetiÃÃes e 4 animais por repetiÃÃo na 1 semana, 3 animais por repetiÃÃo na 2 semana e 2 animais por repetiÃÃo na 3 semana (final da fase 1) e por toda a fase 2, sendo feito o desdobramento num fatorial 2 x 2 + 1, composto por duas fontes protÃicas animal (farinha de carne - FC e plasma sanguÃneo em pà - PSP), duas fontes protÃicas vegetal (farelo de algodÃo - FA e farelo da amÃndoa da castanha de caju - FACC) e um adicional (dieta controle - T1). Quando a anÃlise de variÃncia detectou significÃncia entre os tratamentos, foram aplicados contrastes para testar os efeitos dos fatores. AlÃm disso, a comparaÃÃo de mÃdias para proteÃna de origem animal (POA) e proteÃna de origem vegetal (POV) com a dieta controle foi feita atravÃs do teste de Dunnet. As dietas experimentais foram isonutritivas com 22% de proteÃna bruta (PB) e 3.500 kcal ED/kg na fase 1, sendo T1 â Dieta controle (DC) + 10% de leite desnatado em pà (LDP); T2 â DC + 5% PSP+ 15% FA; T3 - DC + 5% FC + 15% FA; T4 â DC + 5% PSP + 15% FACC e T5 - DC + 5% FC + 15% FACC. Para a fase 2 os tratamentos continham 21% PB e 3.400 kcal ED/kg, sendo T1 â Dieta controle (DC) + 5% LDP; T2 â DC + 4% PSP+ 12% FA; T3 - DC + 4% FC + 12% FA; T4 â DC + 4% PSP + 12% FACC e T5 - DC + 4% FC + 12% FACC. Foi concluÃdo que a substituiÃÃo do LDP pelo PSP ou pela FC, como fontes protÃicas de origem animal, à viÃvel com respeito aos parÃmetros histomorfomÃtricos, na primeira e segunda semana da fase 1; contagem das colÃnias fecais (CCF) e concentraÃÃo plasmÃtica das proteÃnas totais (CPPT), ao final das fases 1 e 2; e concentraÃÃo plasmÃtica de urÃia (CPU), ao final da fase 2. Entretanto, para os parÃmetros de desempenho zootÃcnico, em ambas as fases; e ocorrÃncia de diarrÃia, na primeira semana da fase 1, apenas o PSP mostrou-se viÃvel. A inclusÃo de 15% de FA ou 15% de FACC, em substituiÃÃo parcial ao farelo de soja, como fonte protÃica de origem vegetal, à satisfatÃria em relaÃÃo aos parÃmetros histomorfomÃtricos, na primeira e segunda semana da fase 1; CCF, CPPT e CPU, ao final das fases 1 e 2; alÃm da ocorrÃncia de diarrÃia, na primeira semana da fase 1. Contudo para os parÃmetros de desempenho zootÃcnico apenas o FA revelou-se viÃvel em ambas as fases. NÃo foram registradas interaÃÃes significativas (P>0,05) entre os fatores (proteÃna de origem animal â POA x proteÃna de origem vegetal - POV) para os parÃmetros de desempenho zootÃcnico, nas fases 1 e 2; para a CCF e CPPT, ao final da fase 1 e 2; alÃm da CPU, ao final da fase 2. Entre os fatores (semana x dieta experimental) nÃo foram verificadas interaÃÃes significativas (P>0,05) para os parÃmetros histomorfomÃtricos. Todavia para a CPU, ao final da fase 1, foram constatadas interaÃÃes significativas (P<0,05). Na fase 1, a dieta controle, e as dietas contendo FC, como POA, e FACC, como POV, proporcionaram o maior nÃmero de cepas microbianas nas fezes dos leitÃes. Na fase 2, as dietas contendo PSP, como POA, e FA, como POV, proporcionaram o maior nÃmero de cepas microbianas nas fezes dos leitÃes. A melhor resposta econÃmica para produÃÃo de leitÃes no perÃodo de creche foi obtida com a dieta contendo PSP e FA (T2) / The research was developed in the Sector of Swine of the Department of Zootechnia of the Center of Agrarian Sciences of the Federal University of CearÃ. The experiment had the duration of 42 days and it was accomplished with the objective of evaluating the zootechnic performance, the intestinal histomorfometry, the fecal microbiological profile, the diarrhea occurrence, the serical indicators of the nitrogen metabolism and the production cost of piglets submitted to diets containing different sources of animal and vegetable protein origin during the phases 1 (21-42 days of age)and 2 (42-63 days of age) in the nursery period. They participated in the assay, initially, 80 male piglets of commercial lineage weaned at 21 days of age and with medium weight of 5,49kg. The experiment followed randomized blocks, with 5 treatments, 4 repetitions and 4 animals per repetition in the 1st week, 3 animals per repetition in the 2nd week and 2 animals per repetition in the 3rd week (end of phase 1) and for the whole phase 2, being made the unfolding in a factorial 2 x 2 + 1, composed by two sources of animal protein (meat meal - MM and powdered sanguine plasma - PSP), two sources of vegetal protein (cotton meal - CM and cashew nut meal - CNM) and an additional one (diet control - T1). When the variance analysis detected significance among the treatments, contrasts were applied to test the effects of the factors. Besides, the comparison of averages for protein of animal origin (PAO) and protein of vegetal origin (PVO) with the diet control which was done through the Dunnet tests. The diets were isonutritives with crude protein (CP) of 22% and level of energy of 3.500 kcal DE/kg in the phase 1, being T1 - Diet control (DC) + 10% of skimmed powdered milk (SPM); T2 - DC + 5% PSP+ 15% CM; T3 - DC + 5% MM + 15% CM; T4 - DC + 5% PSP + 15% CNM and T5 - DC + 5% MM + 15% CNM. For the phase 2 the treatments contained 21% CP and 3.400 kcal DE/kg, being T1 - Diet control (DC) + 5% SPM; T2 - DC + 4% PSP+ 12% CM; T3 - DC + 4% MM + 12% CM; T4 - DC + 4% PSP + 12% CNM and T5 - DC + 4% MM + 12% CNM. It was concluded that the substitution of SPM for PSP or for MM, as sources of protein of animal origin, is viable with regard to the histomorfometric parameters in the first and second week of phase 1; counting of the fecal colonies (CFC) and plasmatic concentration of total proteins (PCTP), at the end of phases 1 and 2; and plasmatic concentration of urea (PCU), at the end of phase 2. Nevertheless, for the parameters of zootechnic performance, in both phases; and diarrhea occurrence, in the first week of phase 1, just PSP was shown viable. The inclusion of 15% of CM or 15% of CNM, in partial substitution by the soybean meal, as source of vegetal origin protein, is satisfactory in relation to the histomorfometric parameters in the first and second week of phase 1; CFC, PCTP and PCU, at the end of phases 1 and 2; besides the diarrhea occurrence, in the first week of phase 1. However for the zootechnic parameters only the CM was revealed viable in both phases. Significant interactions were not registered (P>0,05) among the factors (protein of animal origin - PAO x protein of vegetal origin - PVO) for the zootechnic performance parameters, in phases 1 and 2, to the CFC and PCTP, at the end of phases 1 e 2; besides PCU, at the end of the phase 2. Among the factors (week x experimental diet) significant interactions were not verified (P>0,05) for the histomorfometric parameters. Though for PCU, at the end of the phase 1, significant interactions were verified (P <0,05). In the phase 1, the diet control, and the diets containing MM, like PAO, and CNM, like PVO provided the largest number of microbial stumps in the feces of the piglets. In phase 2, the diets containing PSP, as PAO, and CM, like PVO the largest number of microbial stumps in the feces of the piglets was provided. The best economical answer for production of piglets in the nursery period was obtained with the diet containing PSP and CM (T2)

FundaÃÃo de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Cearà / O ensaio foi realizado no Setor de Suinocultura do Centro de CiÃncias AgrÃrias do Departamento de Zootecnia da Universidade Federal do CearÃ, com o objetivo de avaliar o desempenho zootÃcnico, os indicadores do metabolismo do nitrogÃnio, o bem-estar animal e o custo de produÃÃo de leitÃes no prÃodo de creche, submetidos a dietas à base de sorgo-soja enriquecidas com caseÃna + lactose isoladas. O experimento teve a duraÃÃo de 42 dias, sendo dividido em duas fases experimentais, a saber: fase 1(21-42 dias) e fase 2 (42 a 63 dias). Foram utilizados 40 animais de linhagem comercial, desmamados com idade aproximada de 21 dias, apresentando um peso mÃdio de 4,76kg. O delineamento experimental utilizado foi em blocos ao acaso, com 4 tratamentos e 5 repetiÃÃes, apresentando 2 animais por repetiÃÃo. Foi realizado um desdobramento fatorial 2X2, sendo 2 cereais energÃticos (milho e sorgo) e 2 suplementos lÃcteos (leite desnatado em pà e caseÃna + lactose). A comparaÃÃo entre as mÃdias foi realizada pelo teste de Duncan a 5%. As dietas experimentais foram isoenergÃticas, isoprotÃicas e isonutrientes para lisina e met+cis. Na fase 1 foi utilizado 21 % de PB e 3350 kcal de EM &#8260; kg. e na fase 2, 18,5 % de PB e 3250kcal de EM &#8260; kg. As dietas experimentais foram em nÃmero de 4 por fase, da seguinte forma: T1 (milho +LDP), T2 (milho+caseÃna +lactose), T3 (sorgo+LDP) e T4 (sorgo+caseÃna+lactose). Foi concluÃdo que a substituiÃÃo do milho pelo sorgo granÃfero e a inclusÃo da lactose + caseÃna à viÃvel quanto ao desempenho zootÃcnico. A utilizaÃÃo do sorgo e da caseÃna+lactose nas dietas para leitÃes desmamados nÃo ocasionou diferenÃas significativas para os indicadores do metabolismo do nitrogÃnio nas duas fases experimentais. Os tratamentos nÃo influenciaram os indicadores do bem-estar animal. NÃo foram registradas interaÃÃes significativas (P>0,05) entre os alimentos energÃticos e os alimentos lÃcteos, nas fases 1 e 2 do perÃodo de creche, para o desempenho zootÃcnico e para os indicadores do bem-estar animal. A melhor resposta econÃmica para a produÃÃo de leitÃes no perÃodo de creche foi obtida com a dieta contendo sorgo + caseÃna +lactose (T4). / The research was developed in the Division of Swine Pro duction, Department of Animal Science, Agricultural Science Center, Federal Un iversity of CearÃ, with the objective of evaluating the animal performance, the occurrence diarrhea, the nitrogen metabolism indicators, animal well-being, and the production cost of piglets submitted to diets containing sorghum-soybean me al and isolated casein+lactose. The assay had the duration of 42 days and it was divided in two phases: 1 (21-42 days of age) and 2 (42-63 days of age ) during the nursery period. The experiment used a total of 40 piglets of a commercial line, weaned at 21 days of age (average weight of 4,76 kg). The exper iment followed a randomized blocks design, with 4 treatments, 5 repetitio ns and 2 animals per repetition, unfolded in a factorial 2 x 2 design, comp osed by two energetic feeds (corn and sorghum) and two milk products (dried skim milk a nd casein + lactose). Mean values were compared through the Duncan's tests 5 %. The diets were isoenergetics, isoproteics and isonutritives for lysine and methionine + cystine. In phase 1, a level of 21% crude protein (CP) and 3350 kcal ME was used and in phase 2, a level of 18,5 % crude protein (CP) and 32 50 kcal ME was used. The experimental diets were in number of 4 for phase: T 1 (corn+ dried skim milk), T 2 (corn + casein + lactose), T 3 (sorghum + dried skim milk) and T 4 (sorghum + casein + lactose). The use of sorghum and casein + lactose in weaned pig diets did not cause significant differences for nitrogen met abolism indicators, in both phases of assay. The treatments did not influence the w ell-being indicators. Related to animal performance and well-being no signi ficant interactions were registered (P>0,05) among the factors, during phases 1 a nd 2 of the nursery xxi period. The best economical answer for production of pi glets in the nursery period was obtained with the diet containing sorghum + casein + lactose (T4).

Agriculture causes large parts of global Greenhouse gas emissions (GHGE), with livestock contributing the greatest share. Livestock-based foods are thus associated to higher GHGE than plant-based foods. Additionally, they are harmful to health when consumed in excess. The focus of this work lies on determining the potential to reduce agricultural GHGE when healthy diets and lower meat intakes were adopted in the EU. lt is also examined how much feed crops and pastures would become available for the production of biofuels. An emission tax and an emission trading system are also examined. To assess the complex interactions in the agricultural sector, a modified version of the European Forest and Agricultural Sector Optimization Model (EUFASOM) is used. The results show that a halved meat intake could reduce agricultural GHGE by a quarter and biofuel production could increase eightfold. The political instruments lack effectiveness though. The GHG tax has a low impact on nutrition and roughly 50% emission leakage. Emission trading has only a moderate effect on nutrition and over 100% emission leakage.:1 Introduction 2 Goal and scope definition 3 Methodology 3.1 Overview 3.2 Spatial resolution 3.3 Products under consideration 3.4 Base data 3.4.1 Base quantities 3.4.2 Base prices 3.4.3 Base areas 3.4.4 Demand elasticities 3.5 Production processes 3.5.1 Crop production 3.5.2 Pasture production 3.5.3 Plant oil production 3.5.4 Biofuel production 3.5.5 Sugar production 3.5.6 Livestock production 3.6 EUFASOM – Theoretical foundation 3.7 EUFASOM – Demand and supply functions 3.8 EUFASOM – Model description 3.8.1 Objective function 3.8.2 Identity and convexity constraints 3.8.3 Product balance 3.8.4 Land use restrictions 3.8.5 Nitrogen balance 3.8.6 Further accounting equations 3.9 Calibration 3.10 Integration of scenarios 4 Scenarios and results 4.1 Scenario 1: Technical potential of healthy diets 4.1.1 What are healthy diets? 4.1.2 Implementation of healthy diets 4.1.3 Scenario 1.1: Healthy diets with constant calorie intake 4.1.4 Scenario 1.2: Healthy diets with restricted calorie intake 4.1.5 Scenario 1.3: Healthy diets with restricted ruminant meat intake 4.1.6 Discussion on the potentials of healthy diets 4.2 Scenario 2: Greenhouse gas emission taxes 4.3 Scenario 3: Redistribution of emissions taxes as biofuel subsidy 4.4 Scenario 4: Emissions trading scheme for agriculture 4.4.1 Scenario 4.1: GHGE-cap on agricultural production 4.4.2 Scenario 4.2: Combined GHGE-cap on agricultural production and net-imports 4.4.3 Scenario 4.3: GHGE-cap on agricultural production and generation of allowances through producing biofuels 4.4.4 Scenario 4.4: GHGE-cap on agricultural production and imports and generation of allowances through producing biofuels 4.4.5 Discussion on ETS 5 Summary and conclusion References List of Figures List of Tables List of Abbreviations Annex 1 Base Solution Annex 2 Process parameters and associated information Annex 3 Lists of model variables, process parameters, equations and sets Annex 4 Demand elasticities Annex 5 Derivation of specific energy and protein demand of livestock Annex 6 Further assumptions for the livestock sectors

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Die Nutzung von Biomasse als Nahrungs- und Futtermittel sowie als Rohstoff geht mit einem erheblichen Eingriff in biochemische Kreisläufe einher. Die Nutztierhaltung beansprucht dabei den Großteil der ökonomisch genutzten Phytomasse und dominiert Stoffströme in der Landwirtschaft. Während bereits der gegenwärtige ökologische Fußabdruck von tierischen Erzeugnissen Anlass zur Sorge bietet, wird die globale Nachfrage nach Fleisch, Milch und Eiern im Zuge von Bevölkerungswachstum und steigenden Einkommen voraussichtlich weiter zunehmen. Die vorliegende Arbeit untersucht die wechselseitigen Zusammenhänge zwischen Tierhaltung und Umwelt im Kontext globaler Wandlungsprozesse und adressiert Unsicherheiten auch in Bezug auf gegenwärtige Umweltauswirkungen. Im Rahmen der Dissertation wurde das räumlich explizite ökonomische Landnutzungsmodell MAgPIE (Model of Agricultural Production and its Impact on the Environment) um eine detaillierte Darstellung des Nutztiersektors erweitert. Die Modellsimulationen unterstreichen das Potenzial, sowohl durch eine Änderung der Ernährungsgewohnheiten als auch der Produktionsweise von tierischen Erzeugnissen landwirtschaftliche Stoffströme und Landnutzung deutlich zu beeinflussen sowie Stickstoffverluste und Emissionen von klimaschädlichen Gasen zu verändern. Moderate Produktivitätssteigerungen können Waldökosysteme bewahren und Kohlenstoffemissionen vermeiden, führen allerdings auch zu Zielkonflikten zwischen dem Schutz aquatischer und terrestrischer Ökosysteme sowie zwischen Stickstoff- und Kohlenstoffverlusten. Zudem ziehen ehrgeizige Produktivitätssteigerungen großflächige Umwandlungen von Weide- zu Ackerland und damit eine Verringerung von Bodenkohlenstoffbeständen auf landwirtschaftlichen Flächen nach sich. Ein reduzierter Konsum tierischer Produkte in wohlhabenden Regionen trägt maßgeblich zum Erhalt der Wälder, der Vermeidung von Treibhausgasemissionen und der Verringerung des landwirtschaftlichen Wasserverbrauchs bei. / Human appropriation of biomass as food, feed and raw material interferes with key biochemical cycles. Livestock is at the epicentre of agricultural material flows and resource use, utilising the majority of the economically used plant biomass, substantially amplifying the agricultural nitrogen cycle, contributing to greenhouse gas emissions and water use, and dominating human use of land. While already today’s environmental footprint of livestock gives cause for concern, demand for meat, milk and eggs is expected to continue growing, driven by population growth, increasing incomes, and urbanization. Between the poles of current environmental externalities and the magnitude of the expected growth of the livestock sector, this thesis explores interactions between animal agriculture and the environment in the context of broad-scale developments such as globalization, technological innovation, rising food demand, and climate change and addresses gaps in our knowledge about current environmental impacts of livestock. For this aim, the spatially explicit economic land use model MAgPIE (Model of Agricultural Production and its Impact on the Environment) was extended by a detailed representation of animal agriculture. Model simulations demonstrate the large demand- and supply-side potential inherent in livestock production to transform biomass flows in agriculture and alter environmental externalities of food production. While moderate productivity gains in the livestock sector can reduce deforestation and emissions from land use change, trade-offs emerge between aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, and between nitrogen and carbon losses. Moreover, ambitious productivity increases trigger large-scale pasture-to-cropland conversion that involves depletion of soil carbon stocks on agricultural land. A reduced consumption of livestock products in affluent regions considerably mitigates deforestation, carbon emissions and agricultural water consumption.

Text in English, Tswana / Low nutrient intake affects metabolism and growth in pregnant heifers and limits milk production in lactating cows on communal area smallholder dairy farms of the subtropics. Two studies were conducted during the current research. The first study evaluated effects of nutrient supply in standardized dairy diets on the growth and body reserves of pregnant Jersey heifers raised on communal area smallholder farms in a semi-arid zone of South Africa. Twenty-two farms with a total of 42 heifers, aged 22 to 28 months which were seven months pregnant at the beginning of the study were selected for the study. These represented the total number of farms with dairy cows in the area that were supported through a structured Dairy Development Program (DDP) of South Africa. Each farm had at least two pregnant Jersey heifers during the summer season of 2016. Each heifer was supplied 2.5 kg of a far-off (60-30 d prepartum) dry cow concentrate and increased to 3.3 kg of the same concentrate at close-up period (29-0 d prepartum). Feeding of concentrate was based on a standardized feeding program as recommended by DDP. During this study, no feeding treatment was imposed on the heifers. Eragrostis curvula hay was supplied by DDP. Daily intake of 7.2 and 5.4 kg; respectively for heifers at 60-30 d prepartum and 29-0 d prepartum was determined based on residual hay. Heifer diet (HD1) and heifer diet HD2 were therefore simulated respectively for cows at 60-30 d preparpartum and 29-0 d prepartum, respectively. Diets were assessed for nutrient composition using chemical analyses and in vitro ruminal degradation. Post ruminal nutrient absorption and animal responses were predicted using the Large Ruminant Nutrition System (LRNS) version 1.0.33 (level 1). Actual measurements of body weight (BW), body condition score (BCS) were done and blood was collected and analysed for proteins monthly. Heifers’ responses were validated against the model predicted values and comparative analysis of animal performance during pregnancy was done against the National Research Council (NRC, 2001) reference values. Relative to the minimum requirement for ruminants, both HD1 and HD2 diets had relative feed value (RFV) below 144. About 35% of HD1 dietary crude protein (CP) was within the slowly degrade neutral detergent fibre (NDF) fraction which is the neutral detergent fibre insoluble crude protein (NDFICP) while 32% was not available as the acid detergent insoluble crude protein (ADICP). Equally, HD2 diet had effectively 5.2% of CP as available protein and the fraction of the slowly degraded NDF constituted only 52.3% of the effective available protein. Energy density of HD1 and HD2 were 25% and 16% higher than expected at far-off and close-up period, respectively. The intake of metabolzable protein (MP) were 32 and 25% higher than predicted for the far-off and close-up period, respectively. Supply of MP was 37 % and was higher than NRC predictions of daily requirement in Jersey cow. This allowed BW gain of 29 kg and BCS of 0.33 which was within 25th percentile for pregnant heifers. Mean concentration of blood urea at both far-off and close-up periods deviated by 25% from NRC values. Creatinine (CR) concentration was 145 μmol /L at far-off and 155 μmol /L at close-up period. The second study assessed the adequacy of two lactation diets fed to 42 primiparous Jersey cows, aged 24 to 30 months during early (1-30 d postpartum) and peak (31-60 d postpartum) periods on the lactation performance of the cows. Cows received 4.5 and 5 kg of dairy concentrate at 1-30 d postpartum and peak milk (31-60 d postpartum) respectively. Eragrostis curvula hay was supplied ad libitum and dry matter intake (DMI) was estimated at 7.2 kg of hay/cow/day from residual hay. No feeding treatment was imposed except for the standardised diets typical to the production environment. Two simulated lactation diets (LD1 and LD2) were prepared based on dry matter intake (DMI) of grass hay and lactation concentrate. Diets were assessed for nutrient composition using wet chemistry and in vitro ruminal degradation. Nutrient supply of diets and absorption from the small intestines as well as cows’ responses were predicted using the Large Ruminant Nutrition System (LRNS) version 1.0.33 (level 1). Body weight and BCS were monitored, blood was collected and analysed for proteins monthly. A record of milk yield was taken daily, and milk was analysed for fat, protein, lactose and urea nitrogen weekly. Cows had DMI of 11.2 kg which was 12% higher than the expected at 1-30 d postpartum period and 11.6 kg which was 21% higher than the expected in 31-60 d postpartum cows. Diets had low available protein as % of dietary protein (LD1=46%; LD2=45%) and the slowly degraded NDF fraction (NDFICP) constituted 64% of the available protein. Intake of energy was 20% and 17% lower than the predicted value for the cows, respectively, at 1-30 d postpartum and 31-60 d postpartum period. Cows had negative energy balance of -6.5 and -5.6 Mcal respectively at 1-30 d postpartum and 31-60 d postpartum cows. Protein intake of lactating cows was low, which resulted in negative protein balance of 59% and 42% of cow’s daily requirement, respectively, at 1-30 d postpartum period and 31-60 d postpartum period. There was loss of BW and BCS, low milk yield, energy corrected milk (ECM: 9.50 kg/d) and feed efficiency (FE) of less than 1 (LD1= 0.85; LD2 =0.89) in cows at both periods. Composition of fat, protein and lactose in milk were negatively affected by the low level of dietary protein. Somatic cell count (SCC) in milk was 121 ± 13 x 103/ml and cows did not show signs of illness. Mean milk urea nitrogen (MUN) concentration was 12 ± 2.7 mg/dl reflecting the low protein status of the lactating cows. Cows had high creatinine concentration of 116 and 102 μmol /L at 1-30 d postpartum and 31-61 d postpartum period, respectively, which may indicate muscle breakdown due to heat stress relative to the hot production environment. Results showed that diets fed to dairy cows on communal area smallholder farms in Sekhukhune and Vhembe districts in Limpopo province had low feeding value and their low nutrient supply affected rumen fermentation, heifers’ ‘growth, body reserves and early lactation in Jersey dairy cows. In conclusion, diets supplied to dairy cows raised on smallholder farms are low in nutrients and do not support efficient growth in heifers and optimal milk production in early lactation. Development of a nutrition plan for improved dairy diets is required to maximise production and longevity in cows and enhance sustainability of dairy production on the smallholder farms in South Africa. / Go ja dijo tse di nang le dikotla tse di kwa tlase go ama metaboliseme le kgolo ya meroba e e dusang mme e ngotla tlhagiso ya mašwi ya dikgomo tse di tlhagisang mašwi mo dipolaseng tse dinnye tse di tlhakanetsweng mo mafelong a a mogote. Go dirilwe dithutopatlisiso di le pedi jaaka karolo ya patlisiso ya ga jaana. Thutopatlisiso ya ntlha e sekasekile ditlamorago tsa tlamelo ya dikotla mo dijong tsa teri tse di rulagantsweng mo kgolong le dirasefe tsa mmele tsa meroba ya Dijeresi e e dusang mo dipolaseng tse dinnye tse di tlhakanetsweng mo karolong e e batlileng e nna sekaka mo Aforika Borwa. Go tlhophilwe dipolase di le 22 tse di nang le meroba e le 42, e e bogolo jo bo magareng ga dikgwedi tse 22 le 28 mme e na le dikgwedi tse supa e ntse e dusa kwa tshimologong ya thutopatlisiso. Tsone di emetse palogotlhe ya dipolase tse di mo karolong eo tse di tshegediwang ke Lenaneo le le rulaganeng la Tlhabololo ya Teri (DDP). Polase nngwe le nngwe e ne e na le bonnye meroba ya Jeresi e le mebedi e e dusang ka paka ya selemo sa 2016. Moroba mongwe le mongwe o ne o fepiwa ka 2.5 kg ya dijo tse di omileng tsa dikgomo tsa fa go sa ntse go le kgakala (malatsi a le 60-30 pele ga go tsala) mme tsa okediwa go nna 3.3 kg fa malatsi a atamela (malatsi a le 29-0 pele ga go tsala). Dijo tseno di ne di di rulagantswe go ya ka lenaneo le le rulagantsweng la kotlo le le atlenegisitsweng ke DDP. Mo nakong ya thutopatlisiso eno, ga go na kalafi epe ya kotlo e e neng e patelediwa meroba. DDP e ne e tlamela ka furu ya eragrostis curvula. Go ja ga letsatsi le letsatsi ga meroba ga 7.2 le 5.4 kg ka nako ya malatsi a le 60-30 pele ga go tsala le malatsai a le 29-0 pele ga go tsala go ne go ikaegile ka furu e e setseng. Ka jalo go ne ga tlhagisiwa gape kotlo ya meroba ya 1 (HD1) le kotlo ya meroba ya 2 (HD2) mo dikgomong tse di mo malatsing a le 60-30 pele ga go tsala le malatsi a le 29-0 pele ga go tsala. Dikotlo tseno di ne tsa sekwasekwa go bona go nna gona ga dikotla mo go tsona go dirisiwa tshekatsheko ya dikhemikale mo mogodung. Go ne ga bonelwa pele monyelo ya dikotla morago ga go feta mo mpeng ya ntlha le tsibogo ya diphologolo go ya ka Thulaganyo ya Kotlo ya Diotli tse Dikgolo (LRNS) mofuta wa 1.0.33 (legato 1). Go dirilwe tekanyo ya boima jwa mmele (BW) le maduo a seemo sa mmele (BCS) mme go ne ga tsewa madi le go a sekaseka go bona diporoteini kgwedi le kgwedi. Tsibogo ya meroba e ne ya tlhomamisiwa ka dipalo tse di bonetsweng pele tsa sekao mme ga dirwa tshekatsheko e e tshwantshanyang ya tiragatso ya diphologolo ka nako ya go dusa go dirisiwa dipalo tsa Lekgotla la Bosetšhaba la Dipatlisiso (NRC, 2001). Malebana le ditlhokegopotlana tsa diotli, HD1 le HD2 di ne di na le boleng jo bo tshwantshanyegang jwa kotlo (RFV) jo bo kwa tlase ga 144. Poroteini e e tala (CP) ya dijo e e ka nnang 35% ya HD1 e ne e le mo karolwaneng ya tekanyetso ya faeba e e bolang ka iketlo (NDF) e leng poroteini e e tala ya faeba e e lekanyediwang (NDFICP), fa 32% di ne di seyo jaaka poroteini e tala e e sa monyelegeng ya esete (ADICP). Fela jalo, HD2 e na le 5.2% tsa CP e e dirang jaaka poroteini e e teng mme karolo ya NDF e e bolang ka iketlo e ntse fela 52.3% tsa poroteini e e dirang e e gona. Bogolo jwa maikatlapelo a HD1 le HD2 bo ne bo le kwa godimo ka 25% le 16% go na le jaaka go ne go solofetswe mo dipakeng tse di kgakala le tse di atamelang. Go jewa ga poroteini e e silegang (MP) go ne go le kwa godimo ka 32% le 25% go na le jaaka go ne go solofetswe mo dipakeng tse di kgakala le tse di atamelang. Tlamelo ya MP e ne e le 37%, e leng e e kgolwane go na le diponelopele tsa NRC tsa ditlhokego tsa letsatsi le letsatsi tsa dikgomo tsa Jeresi. Seno se letlile gore go nne le koketsego ya BW ya 29 kg le BCS ya 0.33 e leng se se neng se le mo diperesenteng tsa bo25 tsa meroba e e dusang. Go nna teng ga urea ya madi mo dipakeng tse dikgakala le tse di atamelang go ne go farologane ka 25% go tswa mo dipalong tsa NRC. Go nna teng ga kereitini (CR) e ne e le 145 μmol/L mo pakeng e e kgakala le 155 μmol/L mo pakeng e e atamelang. Thutopatlisiso ya bobedi e sekasekile ditlamorago tsa dijo tse pedi tsa tlhagiso ya mašwi mo tiragatsong ya tlhagiso ya mašwi ya dikgomo tsa Jeresi di le 42 tse e leng la ntlha di tsala tsa bogolo jwa dikgwedi tse di magareng ga 24 le 30 mo pakeng ya ntlha (malatsi a le 1-30 morago ga go tsala) le ya setlhoa (malatsi a le 31-60 morago ga go tsala). Dikgomo di amogetse 4,5 le 5 kg ya motswako wa teri mo dipakeng tsa mašwi tsa ntlha (malatsi a le 1-30 morago ga go tsala) le tsa setlhowa (malatsi a le 31-60 morago ga go tsala). Go ne go tlamelwa ka furu ya eragrostis curvula go ya ka tlhokego mme go ja dijo tse di omileng (DMI) go ne go lekanyediwa go 7.2 kg ya furu/ka kgomo/ka letsatsi go tswa mo furung e e neng e setse. Go ne go sa patelediwe kalafi epe ya phepo, kwa ntle fela ga dijo tse di rulagantsweng tse di tshwanetseng tikologo ya tlhagiso. Go ne ga baakanngwa dijo tsa tlhagiso ya mašwi tse di tlhagisitsweng gape (LD 1 le LD 2) di ikaegile ka go jewa ga tse di omileng (DMI) e leng furu ya tlhaga le metswako ya tlhagiso ya mašwi. Go nna teng ga dikotla ga dijo tseno go ne ga lekanyediwa go dirisiwa khemisitiri e e bongola le go bola mo mpeng ga in vitro. Go ne ga bonelwa pele tlamelo ya dikotla ya dijo, monyelo go tswa mo maleng a mannye mme go ne ga bonelwa pele tsibogo ya dikgomo go dirisiwa Thulaganyo ya Kotlo ya Diotli tse Dikgolo (LRNS) mofuta wa 1.0.33 (legato 1). Go ne ga elwa tlhoko boima jwa mmele le BCS, go ne ga tsewa madi mme a sekasekwa go bona diporoteini kgwedi le kgwedi. Go ne ga rekotiwa tlhagiso ya mašwi letsatsi le letsatsi mme mašwi a sekasekwa go bona mafura, poroteini, laketose le urea naeterojini beke le beke. Dikgomo di ne di na le DMI ya 11.2 kg, e e neng e le kwa godingwaga ka 12% go na le jaaka go ne go solofetswe mo pakeng ya malatsi a le 1-30 morago ga go tsala, le DMI ya 11.6 kg, e e neng e le kwa godingwana ka 12% go na le jaaka go ne go solofetswe mo dikgomong tse di nang le malatsi a le 31-60 di tsetse. Dijo di ne di na le poroteini e e gona e e kwa tlase jaaka peresente ya poroteini ya dijo (LD1=46% le LD2=45%) mme karolwana ya NDF e e bodileng ka bonya (NDFICP) e nnile 64% tsa poroteini e e gona. Go jewa ga maikatlapelo go ne go le kwa tlasenyana ka 20% le 17% go na le dipalo tse dineng di bonetswe pele mo dikgomong mo dipakeng tsa malatsi a le 1-30 morago ga go tsala le malatsi a le 31-60 morago ga go tsala. Go rekotilwe balanse ya maikatlapelo a a tlhaelang a dikgomo ya -6.5 le -5.6 Mcal mo malatsing a le 1-30 morago ga go tsala le 31-60 morago ga go tsala. Go jewa ga poroteini ke dikgomo tse di tlhagisang mašwi go ne go le kwa tlase, mme seo sa baka balanse e e tlhaelang ya poroteini ya 59% le 42% tsa ditlhokego tsa letsatsi le letsatsi tsa dikgomo mo pakeng ya malatsi a le 1-30 morago ga go tsala le malatsi a le 31-60 morago ga go tsala. Go rekotilwe tatlhegelo ya BW le BCS, tlhagiso e e kwa tlase ya mašwi, mašwi a a baakantsweng maikatlapelo (ECM: 9.50 kg/ka letsatsi) le bokgoni jwa furu (FE) jo bo kwa tlase ga 1 (LD1=0.85; LD2=0.89) mo dikgomong mo dipakeng tseo tsotlhe. Go nna teng ga mafura, poroteini le laketouse mo mašwing di amegile ka tsela e e sa siamang ka ntlha ya seelo se se kwa tlase sa poroteini e e kwa tlase. Tekanyetso ya disele tsa somatiki (SCC) mo mašwing e ne e le 121±13x10³/ml mme dikgomo ga di a bontsha matshwao ape a bolwetsi. Motswako wa urea naeterojini ya mašwi (MUN) e ne e le 12±2.7mg/dl, e leng se se bontshang seemo se se kwa tlase sa poroteini sa dikgomo tse di tlhagisang mašwi. Dikgomo tseno di ne di na le motswako wa kereitine wa 116 le 102 μmol/L mo dipakeng tsa malatsi a le 1-30 morago ga go tsala le malatsi a le 31-61 morago ga go tsala, mme seo se ka supa go fokotsega ga mesifa ka ntlha ya kgatelelo ya mogote e e bakwang ke tikologo e e mogote e go tlhagisiwang mo go yona. Dipholo di bontshitse gore dijo tsa dikgomo tsa teri mo dipolaseng tse dinnye tse di tlhakanetsweng mo dikgaolong tsa Sekhukhune le Vhembe kwa Porofenseng ya Limpopo di na le boleng jo bo kwa tlase jwa kotlo le gore dijo tse di nang le dikotla tse dinnye di amile titielo ya dijo, kgolo ya meroba, dirasefe tsa mmele le tlhagiso ya mašwi ka bonako mo dikgomong tsa teri tsa Jeresi. Kwa bokhutlong, dijo tsa dikgomo tsa teri tse di godisediwang mo dipolaseng tse dinnye di na le dikotla tse di kwa tlase mme ga di tshegetse kgolo e e mosola ya meroba le tlhagiso e e siameng ya mašwi mo nakong ya ntlha ya tlhagiso ya mašwi. Go tlhokega leano la dikotla go tokafatsa dijo tsa teri go tokafatsa tlhagiso le go tshela sebaka ga dikgomo le go tokafatsa go nnela leruri ga tlhagiso ya teri mo dipolaseng tse dinnye mo Aforika Borwa. / Agriculture and  Animal Health / Ph.D. (Agriculture)

Denna studie har genomförts inom området för industriell teknik och tillhandahåller vidare förslag på en hållbar förbättring för ett svenskt företag som tillverkar glass, Gute Glass, beläget i Visby Gotland. Hållbarhetsutveckling utgör ett fundamentalt område och ligger vidare till grund för arbetet med att ta fram förbättringsförslaget för studien och företaget ifråga, i vilket hållbar utveckling är ett antaget globalt mål som alla länder ska arbeta för och som vidare kan definieras som ”Utveckling som möter nutidens behov utan att riskera möjligheten för kommande generationer att möta sina behov” (Gröndahl och Svanström, 2010, s. 32). Växtbaserade dieter är något som gynnar den hållbara utvecklingen i förhållande till animaliskt baserade dieter och dessa områden samt vilken påverkan de har på miljön ligger till grund för förbättringsförslaget. / This study has been carried out within the field of industrial technology and further provides suggestions for sustainable improvement for a Swedish company that produces ice cream, Gute Glass, located in Visby Gotland. Sustainability development is a fundamental area and also forms the basis for the work of developing the improvement proposal for the study and the company in question, in which sustainable development is an assumed global goal that all countries must work for and which can further be defined as "Development that meets today's needs without risking the opportunity for future generations to meet their needs'' (Gröndahl and Svanström, 2010, p. 32). Plant-based diets are something that benefits the sustainable development in relation to animal-based diets and these areas and the impact they have on the environment is the basis for the improvement proposal.