The cow-calf beef production sector in Brazil has a wide variety of operating systems. This suggests the identification and the characterization of homogeneous regions of production, with consequent implementation of actions to achieve its sustainability. In this paper we attempted…

Mycoplasma synoviae is a Gram positive bacteria lacking of cell wall that affects chickens and turkeys causing infection in the upper respiratory tract and in some cases arthritis, with economical impact to broiler breeders. Treatment and prevention of avian synovitis…

Several initiatives, including research and development, increasing stakeholders' awareness and application of legislation and recommendation, have been carried out inLatinAmericatopromoteanimalwelfareand meat quality. Most activities focused on the impact of pre-slaughter conditions (facilities, equipment and handling procedures) onanimalwelfareand meat quality. The…

Knowledge on apparent digestibility coefficients (ADC) is necessary to maximize the feed efficiency, thus lessening dietary nutrient and energy losses. This study tasks the determination of apparent digestibility of selected feedstuff to striped surubim Pseudoplatystoma reticulatum, a carnivorous, South American…

Intensification of tropical grass pastures can be achieved through the grazing rotation, forage availability in the dry season, and building up soil fertility by liming and balanced fertilizer supplying. The knowledge of spatial variability soil properties is useful in the…

Reseña de: BAOFU, PETER. (2008). The future of post-human knowledge: a preface to a new theory of methodology and onto-logy. England: Chandros & Oxford Publishing. 287 p.

This study aimed to identify practices and knowledge of the freshwater resources in a community located in Vila do Abraão, Ilha Grande, RJ, in order to support Environmental Education actions which could preserve and manage these resources. The methodology was…

There is no doubt that  practice has determined theory, but theory has typically taken over the leading role and at times has been disconnected from practice. In this respect education and linguistics reflect the priorities of society. The results of this…

The studies examine the dimensions and their levels of service quality that have significant effect on customer satisfaction in organized retailing. The results illustrated that the dimensions of service quality such as tangible, reliability, responsiveness, competence, credibility, accessibility, and customer…

Neste artigo apresenta-se um modelo que visa facilitar a visualização do conhecimento armazenado em repositórios digitais usando arquétipos visuais. Os arquétipos são estruturas que contêm representações visuais do mundo real que a priori são conhecidas pelo grupo-alvo, e possuem estruturas…