ABSTRACT. The Teles Pires River basin is located in an area of the Southern Amazon where discharge of tannery effluents and intense agricultural activity occurs. These activities increase the risk of contamination by runoff and leaching of pesticides and heavy metals. This study presents the concentration and bioaccumulation of heavy metals copper (Cu) and total chromium (Cr) in matrinxã (Brycon falcatus), a species of fish highly consumed in the region. Liver and muscle tissue was analyzed from 41 samples of B. falcatus collected during the dry season in 2013 from the Teles Pires River basin. Considering that bioaccumulation is the progressive increase in the amount of a substance in an organism or part of an organism, copper bioaccumulation in liver samples from B. falcatus was verified. Cr and Cu concentrations were higher in the liver than in the muscle tissue of fish collected in all rivers. The highest concentrations of Cr in the liver were observed in fish collected from the Teles Pires River (1.87 μg·g RESUMO. Na Amazônia Meridional a bacia do rio Teles Pires está numa área onde existe despejo de efluentes de curtumes e intensa atividade agrícola, aumentando o risco de lixiviação e escoamento de defensivos agrícolas e metais pesados. Este estudo apresenta a concentração e bioacumulação de metais pesados, cobre (Cu) e cromo (Cr) total no matrinxã, Brycon falcatus, uma espécie de peixe muito consumida regionalmente. Analisamos o fígado e tecido muscular de 41 exemplares de B. falcatus coletados durante a estação seca de 2013 na bacia do rio Teles Pires. Considerando que bioacumulação é o aumento progressivo na quantidade de uma substância em um organismo ou parte deste, verificamos bioacumulação de cobre nas amostras de fígado de B. falcatus. As concentrações de Cr e Cu foram maiores no fígados do que no músculo dos peixes nos rios coletados. As maiores concentrações de Cr no fígado foram observadas nos peixes coletados no rio Teles Pires (1,87 μg·g -1

This study aimed to evaluate the effects of phytase enzyme and distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) on the digestibility, performance and economic viability of growing pigs. Two experiments were conducted with a reference diet (RD) based on corn and soybean meal: RD with 200 g kg -1 DDGS (DDGS); RD + 1,000 units of phytase (PHY); and RD + 200 g kg-1 DDGS + 1,000 units of phytase (D+P). In experiment 1, eight castrated male pigs weighing 29.35 ± 5.74 kg were used through the total collection method and replicates in time for digestibility evaluation. In experiment 2, 40 castrated male pigs 47.65 ± 3.99 kg, with five replicates of two animals per experimental unit, were used for performance and economic evaluation. DDGS increased the excretion of nitrogen and energy in feces and urine, impairing the digestibility coefficients and metabolizability of dietary energy. The animals that consumed diets with DDGS presented the worst performance, while phytase did not influence the results. Diets with the inclusion of 200 g kg -1 DDGS and 1,000 units of phytase did not differ in cost per kilogram compared to the control diet.