A alface (Lactuca sativa L.), devido a sua importância alimentar como fonte de vitaminas e sais minerais, destaca-se entre outras hortaliças folhosas mais consumidas em todo mundo. A modernização dos segmentos locais de comercialização, evoluindo sempre em função de um consumo crescente e versátil, exige qualidade e, principalmente, regularidade do produto. Isso tem refletido diretamente nas áreas de produção que, para atender a esta nova e importante demanda do mercado, têm se modernizado com conseqüente aprimoramento técnico da mão-de-obra.O desenvolvimento da alface é bastante influenciado pelas condições ambientais. Temperaturas acima de 20ºC estimulam o seu pendoamento, que é acelerado à medida que a temperatura SANTI A; CARVALHO MAC; CAMPOS OR; SILVA AF; ALMEIDA JL; MONTEIRO S. 2010. Ação de material orgânico sobre a produção e características comerciais de cultivares de alface. Horticultura Brasileira 28: 87-90. RESUMOCultivares de alface foram avaliadas utilizando adubo orgânico contendo serragem, em cultivo protegido em Alta Floresta-MT. O delineamento experimental foi blocos casualizados em esquema fatorial com 12 tratamentos e quatro repetições, constituídos pela combinação de seis cultivares (americana: Lucy Brown e Great Lakes; crespa: Isabela e Vera; lisa: Elisa e Babá de Verão) e duas fontes de material orgânico [esterco bovino puro (100%) e composto com pó-de-serra (50% de esterco bovino + 50% de pó-de-serra) na razão de 10 L m -2 ]. A presença de pó-de-serra no composto orgânico, proporcionou redução na massa fresca comercial, no comprimento do caule, na circunferência da planta, no número de folhas comerciais e no número de folhas totais, quando comparado com o tratamento contendo apenas esterco bovino curtido. Nas cultivares lisas, apesar do maior número de folhas totais e comerciais, o fato não se refletiu em maior massa comercial. A cultivar Lucy Brown conteve a maior massa fresca comercial. Palavras-chave:Lactuca sativa L., serragem, ambiente protegido, adubo orgânico, competição. ABSTRACT Effect of organic material on the production and characteristics of lettuce cultivarsLettuce cultivars cultivated under greenhouse were evaluated with the application of cattle manure mixed to sawdust in Alta Floresta, Mato Grosso State, Brazil. The experimental design was randomized blocks in a factorial scheme with 12 treatments and four replications. The treatments consisted of combinations of six cultivars (Lucy Brown, Great Lakes, Isabela, Vera, Elisa and Babá de Verão) and two sources of organic material -cattle manure (100%) and cattle manure mixed to sawdust (50% manure + 50% sawdust composte) -applied at the level of 10 L m -2 . Plots measured 1.2 x 1.2 m with 16 plants spaced by 0.3 m over the useful area. Samples were constituted by the four central plants in each plot. Application of bovine manure mixed to sawdust reduced fresh mass, stem length, plant diameter, commercial leaf number and total leaf number when compared to the application of pure manure. Although the cultivars Elisa and Babá ...

Background Oclacitinib is a Janus kinase (JAK) 1 enzyme inhibitor and blocks JAK1-dependent cytokines and is used to control pruritus. Studies available in cats are very limited and as there is a potential role for oclacitinib in the control of pruritus in this specie, the aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and clinical effects of oral oclacitinib maleate in healthy cats. Results Thirty mixed-breed cats weighing from 2.1 to 5.3 kg each were randomly allocated to three treatment groups of 10 animals each. Cats in two groups received oclacitinib at 1 mg/kg or 2 mg/kg q 12 h orally for 28 days. Cats in the third group were given placebo tablets (cornstarch) q 12 h orally for 28 days. Oclacitinib maleate was well tolerated during the study and few adverse events were observed in treated cats. Clinical signs of toxicity were not observed in any animals treated at 1 mg/kg. Gastrointestinal clinical signs observed in the 2 mg/kg group included vomiting in two of the 10 cats and soft stools in two cats. One cat treated with placebo also exhibited soft stools. No significant differences were observed between the groups for hematologic analyses performed during the study. There was a slight increase in neutrophils and monocytes and a decrease in eosinophil mean counts in treated cats. Mean renal and liver enzymes remained normal throughout the entire study. A small, but significant increase in fructosamine levels was observed for both treated groups compared with placebo; however, values remained within the normal reference range. There were no significant difference between treated groups and the placebo group for urine specific gravity, pH, or urine protein to creatinine ratio mean values. Conclusions Oclacitinib maleate was well tolerated by cats at 1 mg/kg and 2 mg/kg and appeared to be safe for this species when administered orally twice daily for 28 days. More studies would be needed to demonstrate if oclacitinib maleate may be a suitable alternative to treat pruritic cats.

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the insecticidal effect of the cassia, thyme and oregano volatile oils against the immature and adult flea's stages. For this purpose, the tested samples were chemically characterized by GC-FID and GC-MS. The mortality of larvae and adult fleas, eggs, and pupae of Ctenocephalides felis felis was performed through in vitro tests at different concentration levels. Inhibition of development and residual efficacy were also determined. The chemical characterization of the cassia, thyme, and oregano volatile oils presented cinnamaldehyde (91%), thymol (44.7%), and carvacrol (76.2%), respectively, as major constituents. In general, the samples showed insecticidal activity for both immature and adult flea's stages. The best LC 50 values for adults were obtained by oregano volatile oils (33.5 and 21.8 μg•cm −2 , respectively, 24 and 48 h). Cassia volatile oils showed the best results against larvae (17.2 and 10.3 μg•cm −2 , respectively, 24 and 48 h), eggs (3 μg.cm −2), and pupae (34.6 μg•cm −2), as well as the lowest value for inhibition of development (2.3 μg•cm −2). The oregano and thyme volatile oils showed residual efficacy greater than 80% for 6 days while cassia showed this result for 4 days. The results demonstrated the potential of volatile oils for flea control in all stages of the life cycle, with emphasis on cassia. The residual effects of the volatile oils are promising for the development of new and environmentally friendly phyto-pesticides for veterinary uses.

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