PORDEUS NETO, João.; PEREIRA FILHO, José Morais.; SOARES, Diogo da Costa.; SOUSA, Dannylo Oliveira de.; SILVA, Luiza Daiana Araújo da.; MOTA, Nadjanara Sousa Oliveira.; OLIVEIRA, Saulo Ramos de.; AZEVEDO, Aderbal Marcos de.; CÉZAR, Marcílio Fontes.
Resumen:
The objective of this study was to evaluate the biometric and the body condition of animals finished in
pasture in the Caatinga resseeding with buffel grass (Cenchrus ciliaris L.) by measuring and comparing the
parameters at the beginning and end of the experiment. The design was completely randomized, with two
treatments (goat and sheep) and eight replicates (animals). Data were subjected to variance analysis and
the averages compared by Tukey test at 5%. It was observed statistically different between species to leg
length, dorsal height, croup height and thigh perimeter, with sheep showing always measures higher than
the average observed for goats. There wasn’t statistical difference (P> 0.05) between species to body
condition, both species increased their body condition during the experimental period, with the winning
sheep, in absolute terms, increased by 0.6 and goats 0.4 in their body condition. However, it was concluded
that goats and sheep finished in lower caatinga reseeding with buffel grass showed variations in biometric
measures, especially those that reflect bone growth. In terms of body condition score didn’t occur variation,
but both species gained body condition during the experiment.
