摘要
Objetivou-se avaliar suplementos formulados com diferentes fontes de prote赤na, no per赤odo das 芍guas, sobre o desempenho produtivo de novilhas de corte em recria. Para avaliar o desempenho produtivo, 20 novilhas mesti as Holand那s x Zebu e aneloradas, com peso corporal m谷dio de 234 kg e idade aproximada de 14 meses, foram distribu赤das em cinco piquetes de B. decumbens Stapf de 2,5 ha cada, em delineamento inteiramente casualizado, com cinco tratamentos e quatro repeti es. Os suplementos foram 角 base de farelo de soja (FS), farelo de algod o 38% PB (FA38), farelo de gl迆ten de milho 60% PB (GM) e farelo de trigo + ureia (FT), al谷m de um tratamento-testemunha, constitu赤do apenas de mistura mineral (MM). A quantidade di芍ria de suplemento foi fixada para fornecer aproximadamente 180 g de PB dia-1, sendo 0,450; 0,550; 0,350 e 0,450 kg animal-1 dia-1, respectivamente, para ostratamentos FS, FA38, GM e FT. Os animais foram pesados a cada 28 dias e rotacionados entre os piquetes a cada sete dias. Os animais submetidos ao tratamento FT apresentaram ganhos m谷dios di芍rios (GMD) superiores (p %26lt; 0,10) 角queles recebendo o tratamento MM(0,839 X 0,666 kg dia-1). Recomenda-se o fornecimento de 500 g de suplemento que cont谷m ureia, farelo de trigo e minerais para novilhas em recria, quando se deseja obter ganhos de peso moderados, em torno de 850 g dia-1. This paper aimed to evaluate the supplements formulated from different sources of protein during the rainy season over the productive performance of beef heifers during breeding. In order to evaluate productive performance, 20 Holstein x Zebu crossbred heifers, with average body weight of 234 kg and approximateage of 14 months, were divided into five paddocks of B. decumbens Stapf of 2.5 ha each, in a completely randomized design with five treatments and four repetitions. The supplements were based on soybean meal (FS); cottonseed meal (FA) 38% crude protein (CP) (FA 38); corn gluten meal 60% CP (GM) and wheat bran + urea (FTU); and a treatment witness, composed of mineral mix (MM) only. The daily amount of supplement was established for providing about 180 g of CP day-1; that is, 0.450, 0.550, 0.350 and 0.450 kg animal-1 day-1,respectivelly, for the treatments with FS, FA38, GM and FTU. The animals were weighted every 28 days and rotated among the paddocks every 7 days. The ones which were submitted to the FTU treatment showed higher average daily gains (ADG) (p %26lt; 0.10) than those which received a MM treatment (0.839 X 0.666 kg day-1). The 500 g supply of supplement containing urea, FTU and minerals for heifers during br