This diploma thesis deals with the evaluation of lambing process, maternal ability of ewes and care of lambs in a selected breed for three years.

The aim of this thesis was to evaluate the influence of the addition of linseed oil to pregnant and lactating ewes to rearing of lambs. For more conclusive results ewes were divided into groups that received linseed oil (for testing) and the group without the constituents of linseed oil in the diet (control). Effect of linseed oil was demonstrated in ewes blood analysis. Analysis of blood parameters were monitored three - cholesterol, triglycerides and lipase. Physiological levels of cholesterol in sheep is 1,7 mmol.l-1. Before the test was observed in ewes cholesterol levels from 1,6 to 2,2 mmol.l-1 and after the test in the range from 1,3 to 1-9 mmol.l-1. Cholesterol after the test decreased in both the test and the control group. Natural levels of triglycerides in ewes is 0.8 mmol.l-1. In our case, the TAG content was below this threshold. Before the test from 0,18 to 0,22 mmol.l-1 after the test from 0.08 to 0.19 mmol.l-1. In test and control groups after the test content triglycerides decreased. After the test, reducing the content of the lipase in the test group and an increase of the content of the control group. Lambs of control and test group ewes were compared on the following criteria: average daily gain (higher increases should control group lambs), weight in control days, the chemical composition of meat - nitrogen, protein and fats. The normal composition of lamb meat: 21 % crude protein, 4,75 % fat and 1,1 % ash. In our case, the content of the NL test group 22,3 % and 21,8 % of the control group, the fat content of the test group and the control 6,5 % and 5,4 %, ash content in the test group and the control 1,23 % and 1,25 %. Further monitoring criteria: weight in carcass weight (between groups) and analysis of blood (cholesterol, triglycerides and lipase) - no difference between test and control lambs.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-09-17T15:26:20Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2015-05-12. Added 1 bitstream(s) on 2015-09-17T15:45:47Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 000847631.pdf: 1093508 bytes, checksum: 73b02aac5ba28423969c0c259df2c5c9 (MD5) / Esse trabalho apresenta uma abordagem baseada no processamento de séries temporais para tratar o problema de detecção e o prognóstico de danos em estruturas com sensores e atuadores piezelétricos acoplados considerando as possíveis variabilidades ambientais e operacionais. A primeira abordagem se baseia na identificação de um modelo autorregres- sivo de predição construído com um sinal temporal de resposta de referência. Métricas indicativas de danos são extraídas dos erros de predição e a separação de efeitos (carrega- mento ou danos) é feita por um algoritmo de agrupamento fuzzy. Esse procedimento é implementado em uma estrutura de material compósito ensaiada em um sistema para teste de materiais de modo a reproduzir condições de carregamento a fim de simular condições reais de operação da estrutura. Por outro lado, a segunda metodologia proposta emprega uma identificação de dois estágios. Primeiramente, um modelo autorregressivo é criado para o monitoramento estrutural como no procedimento anterior, porém, utilizando o controle estatístico de processos para detectar um dano progressivo. Em seguida, modelos autorregressivos com entradas exógenas são estimados para as condições de referência e de dano para acompanhar as variações de parâmetros e permitir a realização de um prognóstico sobre a condição estrutural futura da estrutura. Testes iniciais em uma placa de alumínio mostraram que este método é capaz de realizar um prognóstico razoável e predizer o comportamento dinâmico da estrutura associado com um nível específico de redução de massa. Ambos métodos e resultados são discutidos e comparados ao final do trabalho / This work presents an approach based on time series processing to deal with the damage detection and prognosis issue in structures coupled with piezoelectric sensors and actuators considering eventual operational and environmental variabilities. The first approach is based on the identification of a predictive autoregressive model obtained with a reference time response. Damage indicative metrics are extracted from prediction errors and the separation of effects (loading or damage) is performed by a fuzzy clustering algorithm. This procedure is carried on a composite structure attached to a material test system to reproduce loading conditions in order to simulate real operational conditions. On the other hand, the second proposed methodology employs a two step identification. First, an autoregressive model is created for structural monitoring similarly to the previous procedure, but employing statistical process control to detect progressive damage. Next, autoregressive models with exogenous inputs are estimated for reference and damaged conditions in order to track variation of parameters, allowing the prognosis of the structure's future structural condition. Initial tests on an aluminum plate indicated that this method is capable of performing a reasonable prognosis and predicting structure's dynamic behavior associated to a specific level of mass reduction. Both methods and results are discussed and compared by the end of the work

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:33:31Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2013-02-01Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T19:04:33Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 almeida_fa_dr_jabo.pdf: 679987 bytes, checksum: 9a78d8170ed736b585bc4728c0152d0c (MD5) / Este trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar aspectos qualitativos da carne de cordeiros in natura, relacionados ao pH, cor, maciez, capacidade de retenção de água, perdas de peso por cocção, composição centesimal, colesterol, perfil de ácidos graxos e concentração de vitamina E (α-tocoferol), assim como a qualidade sensorial de hambúrguer e linguiça provenientes dos cortes menos nobres da carcaça de cordeiros Ile de France. O experimento foi desenvolvido na Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias (FCAV) da Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Câmpus de Jaboticabal, SP. Foram avaliados 32 cordeiros Ile de France, machos não castrados, dos 15 aos 32 kg ± 200g de peso corporal, que foram divididos nos seguintes tratamentos: C – cana-de-açúcar (var. IAC 86-2480) + concentrado; CG – cana-de-açúcar + concentrado com grãos de girassol; CE – cana-de-açúcar + concentrado com 1000 mg vitamina E/kg de matéria seca (MS) da dieta; CGE – cana-de-açúcar + concentrado com grãos de girassol e 1000 mg vitamina E/kg de MS da dieta. O delineamento experimental foi o inteiramente casualizado em esquema fatorial 2 x 2 (com ou sem grãos de girassol e com ou sem 1000 mg de vitamina E/Kg de MS da dieta). Para a análise sensorial da carne ovina o delineamento experimental utilizado foi o inteiramente casualizado, com 2 tratamentos (sem grãos de girassol e sem vitamina E e com grãos de girassol e vitamina E). A carne dos animais que foram alimentados com grãos de girassol teve menor a* (intensidade de vermelho) e oxidação lipídica e a carne dos que receberam grãos de girassol e vitamina E teve maior concentração de vitamina E. A dieta não influenciou na composição centesimal e na análise sensorial da carne. A inclusão dos grãos de girassol melhorou o perfil de ácidos graxos aumentando a quantidade do ácido vacênico, do linoleico... / The aim of this study was to evaluate the pH, color, tenderness, water retention capacity, cooking loss, chemical composition, cholesterol, fatty acid profile and the concentration of vitamin E (α-tocopherol), as well as the sensory analysis of hamburger and sausage from the less noble cuts of carcasses of Ile de France lambs. The experiment was conducted at the College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences (FCAV), Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Jaboticabal, SP. Thirty two Ile de France lambs were evaluated, non-castrated males, with an average of body weight from15 to 32 kg ± 200 g. The animals were divided into the following treatments: S – sugarcane (var. IAC 86-2480) + concentrate; SS - sugarcane + concentrate with sunflower seeds; SE - sugarcane + concentrate with 1000 mg vitamin E/kg of dry matter (DM) of the diet; SSE - sugarcane + concentrate with sunflower seeds and 1000 mg vitamin E/kg of DM of the diet. A completely randomized design was used, in a factorial scheme 2x2 (with or without sunflower seeds and with or without 1000mg vitamin E/kg of DM of the diet). A completely randomized design was used for the sensory analysis of the meat composed by 2 treatments (without sunflower seeds and vitamin E and with sunflower seeds and vitamin E). Meat from animals that were fed sunflower seeds had lower a* (redness) and lipid oxidation and the meat form animals that received sunflower seeds and vitamin E had a higher concentration of vitamin E. The diet did not affect the chemical composition and sensory evaluation of meat. The inclusion of sunflower seeds improved fatty acid profile by increasing the amount of vaccenic acid, linoleic and the conjugated linoleic acid (CLA). The hamburgers from meat of animals fed sunflower seeds and vitamin E had lower shear force and lipid oxidation... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-02T11:16:56Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2014-09-15Bitstream added on 2014-12-02T11:20:51Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 000799830.pdf: 4517190 bytes, checksum: 4566f2d205fed1f4cb035a7c44ec4214 (MD5) / Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) / Esta tese apresenta o estudo e implementação de técnicas de inspeção de estruturas delgadas tipo placa utilizando arrays de transdutores piezelétricos e ondas acústicas guiadas, associados a métodos de formação e composição de imagens. A detecção de danos em estruturas através de ondas guiadas e arrays de transdutores é um campo de pesquisa de grande importância, principalmente em áreas como a aeroespacial e de geração de energia, que utilizam estruturas delgadas e que exigem inspeção eficaz e completa, visando confiabilidade e segurança. O emprego de ondas acústicas guiadas permite inspecionar grandes áreas utilizando sensores sem a necessidade de realizar varreduras pela peça, de maneira não-destrutiva. Além disso, apresenta sensibilidade a diversos tipos de defeitos, como furos, corrosão, variação de espessura e defeitos superficiais. São estudados aspectos de propagação de ondas, diferentes modos de propagação e dispersão, assim como as principais características dos arrays e a formação de imagens. Os estudos teóricos são acompanhados por simulações usando os softwares MATLAB e PZFlex para obtenção dos modos de propagação das ondas, interação com defeitos e diagramas de radiação dos transdutores, cujos resultados são validados por meio da análise experimental em placas de materiais isotrópicos (alumínio). Montou-se um array linear de transdutores piezelétricos com 16 elementos na borda de uma placa de alumínio com defeitos artificiais. Os sinais provenientes de todas as possíveis combinações dos pares transmissor-receptor foram adquiridos para a utilização de técnicas de abertura sintética. A primeira contribuição deste trabalho é um método para detecção dos defeitos baseado na fase instantânea dos sinais. Substituindo-se a informação de amplitude dos sinais pela fase instantânea (IP) no método de formação de imagem, ... / This thesis presents the study and implementation of non-destructive testing techniques of platelike structures using piezoelectric array transducers and guided acoustic waves, associated with beamforming techniques and image compounding methods. Damage detection in structures using guided waves and arrays is a promising research area, especially in the aerospace and energy fields, where the use of plate-like structures demands thorough inspection due to the high safety levels of operation. Guided acoustic waves techniques can be used to inspect relatively large areas without the necessity of moving the transducers, in a non-destructive way. There are different propagation modes that can be coupled to the plate, and each mode is sensitive to specific types of defects, like notches, delamination and surface defects. Wave propagation, different propagation modes and dispersion characteristics, as well as arrays characteristics and imaging algorithms, are studied. MATLAB and PZFlex simulations are used to get further insight in the theoretical aspects, to obtain dispersion curves, interaction with defects and array response. Experimental results validate the simulations with isotropic materials (aluminum). A 16-elements piezoelectric linear array is mounted at the border of an aluminum plate with artificial defects. The signals related to all combinations of transmit-receive pairs are obtained with burst excitation, for use with synthetic aperture (SA) techniques. The first contribution of this work is a method for defect detection based on the instantaneous phase of the aperture data. The instantaneous phase (IP) image is obtained by replacing the amplitude information by the instantaneous phase in the conventional SA beamforming. From the analysis of the IP image, a threshold level is proposed in terms of the number of signals used for imaging. This threshold is applied to the IP image, resulting ... / FAPESP: 10/02240-0 / FAPESP: 10/16400-0 / FAPESP: 13/00330-0

One of the main drivers influencing consumers in the purchasing of red meat is the level of visible fat, and this is particularly important in lamb, with lamb often being perceived as fatty. Consumer-driven preference for leaner meat, coupled with the meat processing industries preference for a reduction in carcass fat, increasing lean meat yield and reducing waste, have led to continued selection for lean growth and reduced fatness in several meat producing species The perception of lamb being fatty could be directly targeted in isolation by reducing overall fat levels, however there are related effects on meat (eating) quality, and the combined improvement and consistency of meat (eating) quality and the reduction of overall fatness is more complicated. It is apparent that fat content plays a significant role in meat (eating) quality. Generally four major fat depots are recognised in animal carcasses, these are: subcutaneous (under the skin); internal organ associated; intermuscular (between muscles and surrounding muscle groups); and intramuscular (marbling, between muscle fibres), the latter generally regarded as having the greatest association with meat (eating) quality. X-ray computed tomography (CT) can measure fat, muscle and bone in vivo in sheep and CT predictions of carcass composition have been used in commercial UK sheep breeding programmes over the last two decades. Together with ultrasound measures of fat and muscle depth in the loin region, CT measured carcass fat and muscle weights have contributed much to the success of breeding for leaner carcasses and increased lean meat yield. Recently it has also been considered that x-ray computed tomography provides the means to simultaneously estimate IMF and carcass fat in vivo. Thus the aim of this project is to investigate the use of two and three-dimensional x-ray computed tomography techniques in the estimation of meat (eating) quality traits in sheep, and to further investigate the genetic basis of these traits and the possibility of their inclusion into current breeding programmes. The primary approach was the use of two-dimensional x-ray computed tomography, determining the most accurate combination of variables to predict IMF and mechanical shear force in the loin. The prediction of mechanical shear force was poor with accuracies ranging from Adj R2 0.03 – 0.14, however the prediction of IMF in the loin was more promising. CT predicted carcass fat weight accounted for a moderate amount of variation in IMF (R2 =0.51). These accuracies were significantly improved upon by including other information from the CT scans (i.e. fat and muscle densities, Adj R2 >0.65). Average muscle density in a single or multiple scans accounted for a moderate amount of the variation in IMF (Adj R2 = 0.51-0.60), and again accuracies R2 >0.65 were achieved, independent of CT-measured fat areas or predicted fat weights. Similar results were achieved with the use of three-dimensional CT scanning techniques (Adj R2 0.51 – 0.71), however, there was a dramatically increased requirement for image analysis when compared to two-dimensional techniques, and the increase in accuracy was not significant. This suggests that the current method of two-dimensional image capture is sufficient in the estimation of IMF in vivo in sheep. The prediction equations developed as part of this work were applied across divergent breed types (Texel, Scottish Blackface and Texel cross mule), to investigate the transferability of the prediction equations directly across to other breeds of sheep. As part of this study, the IMF levels across the breed types and sexes were also compared and found that IMF was significantly affected by breed type (P<0.001) with Scottish Blackface lambs having higher levels of IMF when compared to Texel cross mule lambs, and the lowest levels of IMF were in the purebred Texel lambs at the same liveweight or similar levels of carcass fatness. Sex also had a significant effect on IMF across breeds (P<0.001) with females having higher levels of IMF at similar levels of both carcass fat and liveweight, and within breed, females had significantly higher levels of IMF in both the purebred Texel and Scottish Blackface lambs, when compared at similar levels of carcass fat and liveweight (P<0.05). Using the models previously developed in purebred Texel to predict IMF in the Scottish Blackface and Texel cross mule, accuracies were found to be R2 = 0.57 – 0.64 and R2 = 0.37 – 0.38 respectively. Providing evidence that the equations are transferable across to some breeds more successfully than others, however, given that there is currently no method of accurately estimating IMF in vivo, accuracies across to both breeds are acceptable. The genetic parameter estimation was unsuccessful using the same research-derived dataset as previously employed in the study. However the ambition was always to investigate the genetic relationships between traits in a large industry dataset, exploiting the wealth of commercial CT information available. These investigations were considerably more successful, and among the first to present genetic parameters of novel CT-derived IMF estimates. The results found moderate heritability estimates of h2 0.31 and 0.36 for the final selected prediction equations, with clear indications that one model not including CT predicted carcass fat or any other fat measures, was more independent of these measures and the two separate prediction methods were highly genetically correlated with each other (rg = 0.89). The results from this study show that not only is it possible to accurately estimate IMF levels in the loin of Texel sheep using CT scanning, but that, until breed specific predictions are developed, the methods developed in this study are transferable across some breed types. The results also show that CT predicted IMF is heritable, independent of overall fatness and has the potential to be included in current breeding programmes. These findings can now be used to develop breeding programmes which enable breeders to make the best use of CT scanning technology to improve carcass composition while maintaining or possibly improving aspects of meat (eating) quality.

Orientador: Ricardo Tokio Higuti / Co-orientador: Oscar Martinez-Graullera / Banca: Claudio kitano / Banca: Samuel da Silva / Banca: Nicolas Leonardo Pérez Alvarez / Banca: Joaquim Miguel Maia / Resumo: Esta tese apresenta o estudo e implementação de técnicas de inspeção de estruturas delgadas tipo placa utilizando arrays de transdutores piezelétricos e ondas acústicas guiadas, associados a métodos de formação e composição de imagens. A detecção de danos em estruturas através de ondas guiadas e arrays de transdutores é um campo de pesquisa de grande importância, principalmente em áreas como a aeroespacial e de geração de energia, que utilizam estruturas delgadas e que exigem inspeção eficaz e completa, visando confiabilidade e segurança. O emprego de ondas acústicas guiadas permite inspecionar grandes áreas utilizando sensores sem a necessidade de realizar varreduras pela peça, de maneira não-destrutiva. Além disso, apresenta sensibilidade a diversos tipos de defeitos, como furos, corrosão, variação de espessura e defeitos superficiais. São estudados aspectos de propagação de ondas, diferentes modos de propagação e dispersão, assim como as principais características dos arrays e a formação de imagens. Os estudos teóricos são acompanhados por simulações usando os softwares MATLAB e PZFlex para obtenção dos modos de propagação das ondas, interação com defeitos e diagramas de radiação dos transdutores, cujos resultados são validados por meio da análise experimental em placas de materiais isotrópicos (alumínio). Montou-se um array linear de transdutores piezelétricos com 16 elementos na borda de uma placa de alumínio com defeitos artificiais. Os sinais provenientes de todas as possíveis combinações dos pares transmissor-receptor foram adquiridos para a utilização de técnicas de abertura sintética. A primeira contribuição deste trabalho é um método para detecção dos defeitos baseado na fase instantânea dos sinais. Substituindo-se a informação de amplitude dos sinais pela fase instantânea (IP) no método de formação de imagem, ... / Abstract: This thesis presents the study and implementation of non-destructive testing techniques of platelike structures using piezoelectric array transducers and guided acoustic waves, associated with beamforming techniques and image compounding methods. Damage detection in structures using guided waves and arrays is a promising research area, especially in the aerospace and energy fields, where the use of plate-like structures demands thorough inspection due to the high safety levels of operation. Guided acoustic waves techniques can be used to inspect relatively large areas without the necessity of moving the transducers, in a non-destructive way. There are different propagation modes that can be coupled to the plate, and each mode is sensitive to specific types of defects, like notches, delamination and surface defects. Wave propagation, different propagation modes and dispersion characteristics, as well as arrays characteristics and imaging algorithms, are studied. MATLAB and PZFlex simulations are used to get further insight in the theoretical aspects, to obtain dispersion curves, interaction with defects and array response. Experimental results validate the simulations with isotropic materials (aluminum). A 16-elements piezoelectric linear array is mounted at the border of an aluminum plate with artificial defects. The signals related to all combinations of transmit-receive pairs are obtained with burst excitation, for use with synthetic aperture (SA) techniques. The first contribution of this work is a method for defect detection based on the instantaneous phase of the aperture data. The instantaneous phase (IP) image is obtained by replacing the amplitude information by the instantaneous phase in the conventional SA beamforming. From the analysis of the IP image, a threshold level is proposed in terms of the number of signals used for imaging. This threshold is applied to the IP image, resulting ... / Doutor

Orientador: Américo Garcia da Silva Sobrinho / Banca: Alda Lúcia Gomes Monteiro / Banca: Iraídes Ferreira Furucho Garcia / Banca: Gustavo Rezende Siqueira / Banca: Eliana Gertrudes Macedo Lemos / Resumo: Este trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar aspectos qualitativos da carne de cordeiros in natura, relacionados ao pH, cor, maciez, capacidade de retenção de água, perdas de peso por cocção, composição centesimal, colesterol, perfil de ácidos graxos e concentração de vitamina E (α-tocoferol), assim como a qualidade sensorial de hambúrguer e linguiça provenientes dos cortes menos nobres da carcaça de cordeiros Ile de France. O experimento foi desenvolvido na Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias (FCAV) da Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Câmpus de Jaboticabal, SP. Foram avaliados 32 cordeiros Ile de France, machos não castrados, dos 15 aos 32 kg ± 200g de peso corporal, que foram divididos nos seguintes tratamentos: C - cana-de-açúcar (var. IAC 86-2480) + concentrado; CG - cana-de-açúcar + concentrado com grãos de girassol; CE - cana-de-açúcar + concentrado com 1000 mg vitamina E/kg de matéria seca (MS) da dieta; CGE - cana-de-açúcar + concentrado com grãos de girassol e 1000 mg vitamina E/kg de MS da dieta. O delineamento experimental foi o inteiramente casualizado em esquema fatorial 2 x 2 (com ou sem grãos de girassol e com ou sem 1000 mg de vitamina E/Kg de MS da dieta). Para a análise sensorial da carne ovina o delineamento experimental utilizado foi o inteiramente casualizado, com 2 tratamentos (sem grãos de girassol e sem vitamina E e com grãos de girassol e vitamina E). A carne dos animais que foram alimentados com grãos de girassol teve menor a* (intensidade de vermelho) e oxidação lipídica e a carne dos que receberam grãos de girassol e vitamina E teve maior concentração de vitamina E. A dieta não influenciou na composição centesimal e na análise sensorial da carne. A inclusão dos grãos de girassol melhorou o perfil de ácidos graxos aumentando a quantidade do ácido vacênico, do linoleico... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate the pH, color, tenderness, water retention capacity, cooking loss, chemical composition, cholesterol, fatty acid profile and the concentration of vitamin E (α-tocopherol), as well as the sensory analysis of hamburger and sausage from the less noble cuts of carcasses of Ile de France lambs. The experiment was conducted at the College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences (FCAV), Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Jaboticabal, SP. Thirty two Ile de France lambs were evaluated, non-castrated males, with an average of body weight from15 to 32 kg ± 200 g. The animals were divided into the following treatments: S - sugarcane (var. IAC 86-2480) + concentrate; SS - sugarcane + concentrate with sunflower seeds; SE - sugarcane + concentrate with 1000 mg vitamin E/kg of dry matter (DM) of the diet; SSE - sugarcane + concentrate with sunflower seeds and 1000 mg vitamin E/kg of DM of the diet. A completely randomized design was used, in a factorial scheme 2x2 (with or without sunflower seeds and with or without 1000mg vitamin E/kg of DM of the diet). A completely randomized design was used for the sensory analysis of the meat composed by 2 treatments (without sunflower seeds and vitamin E and with sunflower seeds and vitamin E). Meat from animals that were fed sunflower seeds had lower a* (redness) and lipid oxidation and the meat form animals that received sunflower seeds and vitamin E had a higher concentration of vitamin E. The diet did not affect the chemical composition and sensory evaluation of meat. The inclusion of sunflower seeds improved fatty acid profile by increasing the amount of vaccenic acid, linoleic and the conjugated linoleic acid (CLA). The hamburgers from meat of animals fed sunflower seeds and vitamin E had lower shear force and lipid oxidation... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Doutor

The aim of my diploma work was to evaluate the gains in weight of Walachian lambs based on origin of individual groups of ewes and paternal lines. Based on distribution in accordance with origin of mothers we can say that the biggist weights dutiny weight checks had lambs coming from eves imported from Germany. When comparing average gains in weight in accordance with paternal lines, there is evidence of prevailing bigger achieved weights of Juráš line.

Com o objetivo de avaliar a influência de teores crescentes de grão de soja (GS) em rações com alta proporção de concentrado para cordeiros Santa Inês, foram realizados 2 experimentos. No Experimento I (desempenho): Sessenta e quatro cordeiros Santa Inês com peso vivo médio inicial de 20±0,2 kg e 75±2 dias de idade foram distribuídos em blocos completos casualizados de acordo com o peso vivo e a idade no início do experimento, com o objetivo de avaliar a influência de teores crescentes de GS em rações com alta proporção de concentrado no desempenho dos cordeiros confinados. As rações experimentais foram constituídas de 10% de feno de “coastcross” (Cynodon spp) e 90 % de concentrado (GS, farelo de soja, milho moído e minerais). Os cordeiros foram alimentados com rações isonitrogenadas contendo 0, 7, 14 e 21% de GS na matéria seca, correspondendo aos tratamentos experimentais GS0, GS7, GS14 e GS21, respectivamente. O consumo de matéria seca (1,1; 1,0; 0,9; 0,9 kg/dia), proteína bruta (199,2; 181,5; 179,0; 175,2 g/dia) e o ganho de peso vivo (298, 275, 280, 255 g/dia) diminuíram linearmente (P < 0,05), no entanto, o consumo de extrato etéreo (43,8, 49,7, 57,2, 66,0 g/dia) aumentou linearmente (P < 0,05) de acordo com o aumento do teor de GS na ração. Não houve efeito do tratamento na conversão alimentar, características da carcaça (quebra por resfriamento, redimentos da carcaça quente e carcaça fria, espessura de gordura e área de olho de lombo) e rendimento de cortes (pescoço, costilhar, paleta e pernil) (P > 0,05). No Experimento II (digestibilidade): Vinte cordeiros Santa Inês com peso vivo médio inicial de 37±0,9 kg e 150±3 dias de idade foram distribuídos em delineamento experimental de blocos completos casualizados. As rações foram as mesmas utilizadas no Experimento I. Não houve alteração (P > 0,05) entre os tratamentos na digestibilidade aparente da matéria seca, matéria orgânica, extrato etéreo e fibra insolúvel em detergente neutro. A digestibilidade aparente da proteína bruta e a retenção de nitrogênio também não apresentaram diferença entre os tratamentos (P > 0,05). A inclusão do GS na ração dos cordeiros afetou negativamente o consumo de matéria seca e o ganho de peso vivo, no entanto não houve alteração na conversão alimentar e digestibilidade dos nutrientes. A inclusão do GS na ração com alto concentrado proporcionou desempenho satisfatório aos cordeiros em confinamento. / Two experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of using whole soybean (WS) on high grain diets fed to ram lambs. In Experiment I (performance trial): Sixty-four Santa Inês ram lambs (initial BW 20±0.2 kg and 75±2 days old) were assigned to a complete randomized block design according to body weight and age at beginning of the trial. The objective was to evaluate the effects of WS on lamb growth, carcass yield and lamb cuts. Lambs were fed a 90% concentrate (WS, soybean meal, ground corn and minerals) and 10% “coastcross” hay (Cynodon spp) diet for 56 days. WS was added at 0, 7, 14 and 21% of the diet dry matter, corresponding to the experimental treatments WS0, WS7, WS14 and WS21, respectively. Dry matter intake (1.1; 1.0; 0.9; 0.9 kg/day), crude protein intake (199.2; 181.5; 179.0; 175.2 g/day) and average daily gain (298, 275, 280, 255 g/day) decreased linearly (P < 0.05). However, ether extract intake (43.8; 49.7; 57.2; 66.0 g/day) increased linearly (P < 0.05) with higher levels of whole soybean. Feed conversion, carcass yield and lamb cuts were not affected (P > 0.05) by WS inclusion in the diet. In Experiment II (metabolism trial): Twenty Santa Inês ram lambs (initial BW 37±0.9 kg and 150±3 days) were assigned to a complete randomized block design according to body weight and age at beginning of the trial, and fed the same diets used in Experiment I. There were no differences (P > 0.05) in dry matter, organic matter, ether extract and neutral detergent fiber apparent digestibilities in the total digestive tract. Crude protein apparent digestibility in the total digestive tract and nitrogen metabolism were similar among treatments (P > 0.05). High levels of WS had adversely affected dry matter intake and average daily gain of the lambs. However, it didn’t affect feed conversion and nutrients digestibility. The inclusion of WS in high concentrate diets provided satisfactory feedlot lamb performance.