Na alimentação animal, o sorgo pode ser explorado de diversas formas. Além dos grãos, a planta pode ser oferecida na forma de silagem, rolão, verde ou ainda pastejada; embora o valor nutritivo pode sofrer algumas variações pela presença ou ausência de compostos fenólicos como os taninos condensados. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a composição química-bromatológica, qualidade fermentativa e produção de gases in vitro nas silagens de sorgo granífero adicionados com diferentes níveis de guandu. O estudo foi dividido em dois experimentos. O primeiro estudo (Capítulo 3) avaliou os efeitos da adição de forragem de guandu sobre a composição química-bromatológica e fermentativas da silagem de sorgo granífero. Os tratamentos foram compostos por: T1 - Silagem com 100% de sorgo, T2 - Silagem com 25% de guandu e 75% de sorgo, T3 - Silagem com 50% de guandu e 50% de sorgo, T4 - Silagem com 75% de guandu e 25% de sorgo e T5 Silagem com 100% de guandu. As variáveis estudadas para a composição química e fermentativas das silagens foram: matéria seca (MS), proteína bruta (PB), fibra em detergente neutro (FDN), fibra em detergente neutro (FDA), carboidratos totais (CHOT), matéria mineral (MM), fenóis totais (FT), taninos totais (TT), taninos condensados (TC), pH, capacidade tampão (CT), perdas fermentativas e ácido lático. A adição de guandu promoveu efeito linear (P<0,01) nas silagens para os teores de MS, PB, FDN, FDA, FT, assim como para as perdas fermentativas de MS da silagem. Enquanto para os teores de CHOT, MM e TC verificaram-se respostas quadráticas (p<0,01) entre as silagens. Inclusões de 25, 50 e 75% de guandu, com base na matéria fresca, seriam suficientes para melhorar o valor nutricional assim como para se obter melhor padrão fermentativo da silagem de sorgo. O segundo estudo (Capítulo 4) avaliou a produção total de gases, metano, degradabilidade da MS (DMS) e degradabilidade da MO (DMO) em silagens de sorgo granífero com níveis crescentes de guandu através da técnica in vitro de produção de gases. Foram avaliadas as cinco silagens de sorgo granífero com níveis crescentes (0, 25, 50, 75 e 100%) de guandu utilizados como substratos. Para avaliar o efeito do tanino nas silagens sobre a produção de gases, procedeu-se um bioensaio, no qual os substratos foram incubados na presença de polietileno glicol (PEG), macro molécula capaz de ligar-se aos taninos presente no substrato, liberando os nutrientes para a fermentação; sendo o efeito do tanino medido pelo incremento na produção de gases. Não houve diferença estatística para a produção total de gases e metano para os níveis de inclusão do guandu, entretanto houve diferença significativa para o contraste nível zero e a inclusão do guandu. Para os incrementos também não houve diferença significativa para as variáveis (PG, CH4, DMS e DMO). Por outro lado, houve maior PG e maior incremento para o nível de 25% de guandu com a presença do PEG. Foi encontrado maior emissão de metano e incremento de metano para o nível 50% de guandu, quando comparado com os demais níveis. Houve maior DMS e DMO no substrato com 100% de guandu com a presença do PEG. Concluiu-se que a adição de forragem de guandu na silagem de sorgo aumentou o conteúdo de PB e reduziu os teores de FDN, implicando um melhor valor nutritivo das silagens, contudo os taninos condensados precisariam ser monitorados para futuros experimentos in vivo / In animal nutrition, sorghum can be used in various ways. Besides grain, the plant can be offered as silage, pollard, green or even grazed. Although the nutritional value may undergo some changes by the presence or absence of phenolic compounds such as condensed tannins. The objective of this study was to evaluate the chemical composition, fermentation quality and gas production in vitro in sorghum silage added with different levels of pigeon pea. The study was divided into two experiments. The first study (Chapter 3) evaluated the effects of the addition of pigeon pea grass on the chemical composition and fermentation of sorghum silage. The treatments were: T1 - silage with 100% sorghum, T2 - silage with 25% of pigeon pea and sorghum 75%, T3 - silage with 50% of pigeon pea and sorghum 50%, T4 - silage with 75% pigeon pea and 25% of sorghum and T5 - silage with 100% pigeon pea. The parameters of chemical composition and fermentation of the silage were: dry matter (DM), crude protein (CP), neutral detergent fiber (NDF), acid detergent fiber (ADF), total carbohydrates (TCHO), ash, total phenolics (TP), total tannins (TT), condensed tannins (CT), pH, buffer capacity (BC), losses of fermentation and lactic acid. The addition of pigeon pea showed linear effect (P <0.01) in silage for DM, CP, NDF, ADF, TP, as well as the levels of CT and fermentation losses in DM of silage. As for the contents of TCHO, CT and MM there were quadratic responses (p <0.01) among silages. The results observed that, inclusion of 25, 50 and 75% pigeon pea, based on fresh weight, are sufficient to improve the nutritional value and to achieve better fermentation pattern of sorghum silage. The second study (Chapter 4) evaluated the production of gases, methane, DM degradability and degradability of OM in silage sorghum with increasing levels of pigeon pea using the technique of bioassay gas production. Five types of grain sorghum silage with increasing levels (0, 25, 50, 75 and 100%) of pigeon pea were used as substrates and evaluated by gás production technique. There were no significant differences with and without the presence of PEG within each level using regression, for (GP, CH4 and DMD), but there were significant effect for using of contrast for the variables (GP, CH4 and OMD). No significant difference was observed for the increments for the variables (GP and CH4,). On the other hand GP was more increase in the level of 25% of pigeon pea in the presence of PEG. Compared with the other levels of pigeon pea the level 50% showed higher emissions of methane. In the presence of PEG,DMD and OMD Showed higher percentage on the substrate with 100% of pigeon pea . it can be concluded that ,the addition of pigeon pea in sorghum silage increased the PC content and decreased the NDF, implying a higher nutritive value of silages, but the tannins need to be monitored for future experiments in vivo

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Interventions based on a token economy effectively reduce problematic behavior. Yet, treatment gains deteriorate once an intervention is discontinued. It is important to better understand the persistence of behavior maintained by token reinforcement in simple experimental procedures. A Pavlovian association with primary reinforcement is said to endow neutral stimuli (e.g., coins, poker chips, lights, signs, stickers, etc.) with their own function to strengthen behavior as conditioned reinforcers. Behavioral momentum theory suggests that resistance to change under conditions of disruption is the appropriate measure of response strength. However, some animal studies have suggested that conditioned reinforcement may not affect resistance to change of a response. Here, a novel token reinforcement procedure was developed to investigate the resistance to change of responding maintained by token reinforcement. Pigeons responded on a key to produce tokens displayed on a touchscreen monitor in two signaled token-production components. Tokens accumulated over the two production components prior to a common exchange component where pecks to the tokens on the touchscreen produced food reinforcement. Resistance to change of responding maintained by different rates of token reinforcement was assessed by disrupting baseline token-production responding with presession feeding. Token reinforcement rates had inconsistent effects on baseline token-production response rates. However, small effects of token reinforcement rate on resistance to change were found. Results provide weak support for a response-strengthening account of conditioned reinforcement and insightful directions for future studies of token reinforcement in related procedures.

Interventions based on a token economy effectively reduce problematic behavior. Yet, treatment gains deteriorate once an intervention is discontinued. It is important to better understand the persistence of behavior maintained by token reinforcement in simple experimental procedures. A Pavlovian association with primary reinforcement is said to endow neutral stimuli (e.g., coins, poker chips, lights, signs, stickers, etc.) with their own function to strengthen behavior as conditioned reinforcers. Behavioral momentum theory suggests that resistance to change under conditions of disruption is the appropriate measure of response strength. However, some animal studies have suggested that conditioned reinforcement may not affect resistance to change of a response. Here, a novel token reinforcement procedure was developed to investigate the resistance to change of responding maintained by token reinforcement. Pigeons responded on a key to produce tokens displayed on a touchscreen monitor in two signaled token-production components. Tokens accumulated over the two production components prior to a common exchange component where pecks to the tokens on the touchscreen produced food reinforcement. Resistance to change of responding maintained by different rates of token reinforcement was assessed by disrupting baseline token-production responding with presession feeding. Token reinforcement rates had inconsistent effects on baseline token-production response rates. However, small effects of token reinforcement rate on resistance to change were found. Results provide weak support for a response-strengthening account of conditioned reinforcement and insightful directions for future studies of token reinforcement in related procedures.

In this scientific work the most important problems and advice under the maintenance of pigeons are described. The chapter 1 – introduction. In it it is described the past and the future pigeon breeding in the world and in Lithuania. In 2 chapter biological features of house pigeons are described. In 3 chapter cultivation and duplication of house pigeons is described. In chapter 4 it is described about care of house pigeons, preparation of their nursery and the technical equipment. There designing and a structure of a premise for pigeons, system of ventilation, the equipment is described. Also hygiene in pigeon nurseries, a temperature mode, disinfection of a dovecot and subjects of leaving. In 5 chapter it is described a mode feeding of house pigeons and the characteristic of their forage. In 6 chapter vitamins, probiotics and prebiotics are described organic and mineral substances: fibers, fats, carbohydrates, Omega-3 and Omega-6, enzymes. In 7 chapter measures the prevention of diseases of the person are described. Infectious and protozoan illnesses, helmintose, noncontagious illnesses, them etiology and preventive means are described. Parasites whom causes illnesses in house pigeons are described. Noncontagious illnesses of pigeons, their preventive maintenance are described. Also their poisoning with a forage, the illnesses connected with lack or surplus of vitamins are described. It is shortly described the first aid to a bird. In 8 chapter conclusions and are presented... [to full text]

Four experiments are presented that explore social interactivity in a visually communicating species: the pigeon, Columba livia. A closed-loop teleprompter system was used to isolate, control and manipulate social contingency in a natural courtship interaction. Experiment 1 tested different ways to measure pigeon behaviour and developed an automatic method for measuring the pigeon’s circle walking display using motion energy analysis. In Experiment, 2 the subject’s courtship behaviour towards the video image of an opposite sex partner streamed live (Live), was compared with their behaviour towards a pre-recorded video image of the same partner (Playback). The only difference between the Live and Playback condition was the presence or absence of social contingency. The results showed that pigeons behaved interactively: their behaviour was determined, in part, by the social contingencies between visual signals. To investigate what types of social contingencies are behaviourally relevant, the effects of the partner’s facing direction and the timing of social contingencies on behaviour were investigated in Experiment 3 and 4, respectively. To manipulate partner facing direction, the camera was rotated so that the partner appears to be courting 90° away from the subject. To manipulate social timing, three time delays, 1, 3 and 9s, were implemented within the closed-circuit communication. In Experiment 4, the context-specificity of interactive behaviour was also investigated by testing behavioural sensitivity to social contingency and timing in both opposite sex and same sex social interactions. The results showed that the partner’s facing direction did not significantly influence behaviour, whereas the timing of social contingencies had a significant impact on behaviour: in courtship only. These findings suggest that temporal relations between display bouts in courtship are behaviourally relevant. A post hoc analysis was then used to evaluate the behavioural relevance of two social contingencies in particular: partner responsiveness and simultaneous display. The results showed that females may be sensitive to the male responsiveness in courtship. Also, simultaneous display appeared to create a perceptual interaction which acted to potentiate the courtship dynamic. These studies provide a basis for further developing the pigeon and its courtship behaviour as a model for visual communication. / Thesis (Ph.D, Neuroscience Studies) -- Queen's University, 2011-04-25 14:37:19.888

Thesis (M.S.) -- University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2005. / Title from title page screen (viewed on June 30, 2005). Thesis advisor: Bruce Robinson. Document formatted into pages ( xvii, 159 p. : ill. (some color)). Vita. Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-157).

Typescript. Includes vita and abstract. Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (leaves 63-68). Description: viii, 68 leaves : map ; 29 cm. / The ability of the Pigeon Guillemot Cepphus columba to rear an additional chick was tested by manipulating clutch sizes. The effect of the manipulations on growth, and hatching, fledging, and egg success was measured in chicks from experimental, natural, and control nests. No significant differences were observed between the nest types. Data from 1983, 1984, 1985, and 1989 were analyzed for potential differences in reproductive success of one and two egg clutches. The ratio of one to two eggs was significantly higher in 1985 and 1989. Hatching and fledging success was significantly higher for two egg clutches in 1985 and 1989. No significant differences were observed for egg success. Egg volume was significantly greater in two egg clutches in 1983 and 1984. Egg volume was correlated with fledging but not with hatching success.

O presente trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar a emissão de metano por cordeiros alimentados em diferentes pastagens tropicais: Panicum maximum cv. IZ-5 (capim aruana) e Cajanus cajan cv. anão (feijão guandu), e suas relações com a composição química destas pastagens. Os trabalhos foram conduzidos na Estação Experimental Agronômica da UFRGS, nos anos de 2015 e 2016. O delineamento experimental foi de blocos completos casualizados com três repetições. O capítulo II relata os resultados da emissão de metano por cordeiros pastejando nos seguintes tratamentos: 1) ARU – somente capim aruana; 2) FG - somente feijão Guandu; 3) AFG – meio piquete com capim aruana, e a outra metade com feijão Guandu. Para avaliação de metano foi utilizado a técnica com marcador SF6 . No experimento do capítulo II, utilizou-se parcela subdividida, sendo a subparcela dois animais testes que receberam polietileno glicol (PEG) para quelar o tanino presente no feijão guandu, e dois que receberam água como controle. As emissões de metano por consumo de matéria seca (EMICONMSDIA) não apresentaram diferença entre os tratamentos, mesmo considerando as dosificações com polietileno glicol (PEG) ou água (P=0,9235). O tratamento FG (P=0,036) apresentou mais altos níveis de taninos condensados do que os demais tratamentos Apesar de diferenças nas suas características químicas, a emissão de metano de cordeiros é semelhante entre pastagens tropicais de capim aruana (Panicum maximum cv. IZ-5), feijão Guandu (Cajanus cajan cv. Anão. Os taninos condensados presentes na forrageira feijão guandu, nas condições experimentais deste trabalho, não demonstraram potencial para contribuir na redução da emissão de metano por cordeiros. No capítulo III, os tratamentos, manejo dos animais e delineamento experimental foram semelhantes ao capítulo II. Os resultados demonstraram que não há uma relação direta entre as características bioquímicas do alimento e a emissão de metano. Essa desassociação entre a emissão de metano e a composição química da pastagem foi constatada tanto quando relacionou-se a emissão por animal (EMI), quanto quando relacionou-se com a emissão por quilograma de matéria seca ingerida (EMICONMSDIA). Conclui-se, então, que não é possível relacionar a emissão de metano de cordeiros com as características químicas das plantas forrageiras tropicais perenes, capim aruana e feijão Guandu. / The researches carried out in the present work had the objective of evaluating the emission of methane by lambs fed on different tropical pastures: Panicum maximum cv. IZ-5 (Aruana grass) and Cajanus cajan cv. dwarf (pigeon pea), and their relationships with the chemical composition of these pastures. The works were conducted at the Experimental Agronomic Station of UFRGS, between January and April 2016, Chapter II; and from February to April 2015, Chapter III. The experimental design was of randomized complete blocks with three replicates. The blocking was carried out with the objective of eliminating variations of slope of the terrain (flat area, sloping at the top and sloping slope). Chapter II reports the results of methane emission by grazing lambs in the following treatments: 1) ARU - only aruana grass; 2) FG - only Guandu beans; 3) AFG - half picket with aruana grass, and the other half with Guandu beans. For methane evaluation, the SF6 marker technique was used. In the experiment of chapter II, a subdivided plot was used, the subplot being two test animals that received polyethylene glycol (PEG) to chelate the tannin present in the pigeon pea, and two that received water as control. Emissions of methane by dry matter intake (EMICONMSDIA) did not show any difference between treatments, even considering the dosages with polyethylene glycol (PEG) or water (P = 0.9235) FG treatment (P = 0.036) presented higher levels of condensed tannins than the other treatments. Despite differences in their chemical characteristics, the methane emission of lambs is similar between tropical pastures of Aruana grass (Panicum maximum cv. IZ-5), Guandu beans (Cajanus cajan cv. Dwarf), and when these forages are offered at will , in two lanes in the picket. The condensed tannins present in the forage pigeon pea, under the experimental conditions of this work, did not demonstrate the potential to contribute in the reduction of the methane emission by lambs. In Chapter III, treatments, animal management and experimental design were similar to Chapter II. The relationships between the chemical composition of pastures of nutritional influence showed to be quite variable in the methane emission response. The results showed that there is no direct relationship between the biochemical characteristics of the food and the emission of methane. This dissociation between the methane emission and the chemical composition of the pasture was verified both when the emission per animal (EMI) was related and when it was related to the emission per kilogram of ingested dry matter (EMICONMSDIA). It is concluded that it is not possible to relate the emission of methane with the chemical characteristics of perennial tropical forage plants Panicum maximum cv. IZ-5, and Cajanus cajan cv. Dwarf.

Submitted by VERÔNICA FREITAS DE PAULA MELO (ve.fpmelo@yahoo.com.br) on 2016-02-12T20:03:23Z No. of bitstreams: 1 DISSERTAÇÃO_FINAL2.pdf: 525193 bytes, checksum: 69dfa9702820df745741afd9c6d022a7 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Ana Paula Grisoto (grisotoana@reitoria.unesp.br) on 2016-02-15T11:47:44Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 melo_vfp_me_ilha.pdf: 525193 bytes, checksum: 69dfa9702820df745741afd9c6d022a7 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-02-15T11:47:44Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 melo_vfp_me_ilha.pdf: 525193 bytes, checksum: 69dfa9702820df745741afd9c6d022a7 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-02-04 / A produção de volumosos para a alimentação animal através do sistema de integração lavoura-pecuária é uma alternativa para a recuperação de pastagens degradadas e para a produção de volumosos conservados de alta qualidade. Neste sistema, o consorcio de gramíneas com leguminosas pode ser uma estratégia para a produção de silagem, pois a fixação biológica de nitrogênio incrementa os teores e a disponibilidade desse nutriente no solo, consequentemente, melhorando o valor nutricional da silagem. Pesquisas em busca de alternativas para volumosos de melhor qualidade são fundamentais para a eficiência dos sistemas de produção de cordeiros, principalmente para o confinamento, pois a alimentação representa o maior custo neste sistema. O presente trabalho teve o objetivo de avaliar o efeito de volumosos, provindo de um sistema de integração lavoura-pecuária, sobre o desempenho, digestibilidade, produção de metano e dióxido de carbono entérico, comportamento ingestivo e a análise de custos da terminação de cordeiros ½ Dorper e ½ Santa Inês em confinamento, com dietas contendo concentrado e diferentes silagens (silagem de milho exclusivo, silagem de milho + Urochloa brizantha cv. Marandu e silagem de milho + Urochloa brizantha cv. Marandu + guandu-anão). O ganho médio diário (kg/dia), assim como o período em que os cordeiros permaneceram confinados, não foi influenciado pelas diferentes dietas. A utilização da silagem proveniente do consórcio do milho, Marandu e guandu-anão na dieta de cordeiros, proporcionou aumento no consumo de matéria seca (kg/dia) e acresceram os tempos dispendidos para ruminação, mastigação e distribuição da fibra fisicamente efetiva. As dietas mostraram rentabilidade favorável na terminação de cordeiros em confinamento; entretanto, o maior retorno econômico foi obtido com o sistema em que os animais foram alimentados com silagem de milho exclusivo. A dieta contendo silagem de milho em consórcio com Marandu e guandu-anão proporcionou aumento do consumo de proteína bruta (kg/dia) quando comparada a silagem de milho (0,273 e 0,238, respectivamente). O potencial de produção de gases de efeito estufa, foi inferior para as dietas contendo as silagens de milho em consórcio, principalmente no consórcio de milho com Marandu e guandu-anão, que reduziu a emissão de metano e dióxido de carbono em 37,86 e 28,05%, respectivamente. A utilização de animais capazes de apresentar melhores ganhos diários de peso vivo, em confinamento, aliado ao sistema de integração lavoura-pecuária, pode ser eficiente economicamente e ambientalmente, diminuindo a taxa de emissão de metano. Os consórcios do milho com Marandu e/ou guandu-anão forneceu alimento de qualidade, melhorando a digestão fermentativa do rúmen de cordeiros em confinamento. A intensificação da produção de carne pode diminuir a produção de metano por quilo de carne produzida. / The production of forage to the feeding through the integrated crop-livestock system (ILP) is an alternative for the recovery of degraded pastures and the production of silage high quality. The consortium of grasses with legumes can be a strategy for the production of silage because the biological nitrogen fixation increases the levels and the availability of this nutrient in the soil, thus improving the nutritional value of the silage. Research in search of alternatives to bulky best quality are fundamental to the efficiency of sheep production systems, primarily for the confinement because food represents the largest cost in this system. The aimed of this study was to evaluate the effect of silage, coming from a crop-livestock integration system on performance, digestibility, production of CH4 and CO2 in vitro, feeding behavior and cost analysis termination lambs ½ Dorper ½ Santa Inês in feedlot, with diets consist of concentrated and different silages (corn silage; corn silage + Urochloa brizantha cv. Marandu and corn silage + Urochloa brizantha cv. Marandu + pigeon pea). Average daily gain (kg/day) and the period during which the lambs were confined, was not influenced by the different diets. The use of silage from corn consortium with Marandu and pigeon pea in the diet of lambs led to an increase in dry matter intake (kg/day) and further compounded the times spent for ruminating, chewing and distribution of physically effective fiber. Diets showed favorable profitability in finishing lambs in confinement; however, the greatest economic return was obtained with the system in which the animals were fed with silage corn. The diet containing corn silage in consortium with Marandu and pigeon pea provided increased crude protein intake (kg/day) compared to corn silage (0,273 and 0,238, respectively). The potential production of greenhouse gases, was lower for diets containing corn silage in consortium, especially in maize intercropped with Marandu and pigeon pea which reduced the emission of methane and carbon dioxide in 37,86 and 28,05%, respectively. The use of animals able to present best daily gains of live weight in confinement, coupled with crop-livestock integration system can be economically and environmentally efficient, reducing methane emission rate. Consortia of corn with Marandu and/or pigeon pea provided quality food, improving the fermentative digestion from the rumen of lambs in confinement. The intensification of beef production may decrease methane production per kilogram of meat produced.