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-Aiming to evaluate the effect of tomato waste inclusion on productive performance and characteristics of carcass and main broiler chicken cuts, an experiment was carried out using 300 male Cobb chicks, distributed in a complete randomized design, with five rations and five replicates. Diets consisted of control ration based on corn and soybean meal and four rations with 5, 10, 15 and 20% of tomato waste. Feed intake, weight gain and feed conversion and, at the end of experiment, slaughter weight, gutted carcass without feet and head, breast, drumstick, thigh, wing, back, edible guts and belly fat were evaluated every week, as well as it was the yield. Tomato waste increased feed intake in the periods from 1 to 7, 8 to 14 and 29 to 36 days of age and worsened gain weight and feed conversion of broiler chickens up to 29 days of age.Regarding carcass weight (g) and weight of the noble parts, breast, drumstick and thighs decreased linearly in function of the use of tomato waste in poultry on pre-initial and initial phase, that is, up to 28 days old, but yield (%) was not affected except for yield of heart and liver. Use of tomato waste in ration of broiler chickens during the period from 1 to 28 days may decrease weight gain and worsen food conversion. Tomato waste may be used as ration ingredient in ration of broiler chicken in the breeding period from 29 to 42 days of age up to the level of 20% without harming weight gain and feed conversion of poultry.

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Resumo -Os objetivos deste trabalho foram estabelecer estimativas de repetibilidade de características agroindustriais em 20 genótipos de cana-de-açúcar, determinar a previsibilidade de cada caráter e indicar a predição do valor verdadeiro de cada clone. O delineamento utilizado foi blocos casualizados, com cinco repetições. Utilizaram-se a análise de variância com dois fatores de variação (cortes e genótipos) e a análise dos componentes principais para estimar o coeficiente de repetibilidade , a partir de três cortes. Foram obtidas estimativas de repetibilidade acima de 0,5 para fibra e toneladas de cana por hectare, em ambos os métodos, com confiabilidade maior que 84% pelo método dos componentes principais. As características que ficaram abaixo de 0,5, com previsibilidade inferior a 74%, necessitam de um maior número de avaliações. Os métodos dos componentes principais e análise de variância indicaram, em cinco cortes, uma previsibilidade maior que 80% para fibra, porcentagem de pol (sacarose) no caldo da cana, toneladas de cana por hectare e toneladas de pol no caldo da cana por hectare, embora o primeiro tenha sido mais eficiente. Considerando toneladas de cana por hectare e toneladas de pol no caldo da cana por hectare, os clones RB9371, RB9350 e RB9364 são os melhores.Termos para indexação: Saccharum, clones, seleção, análise de variância, componentes principais. Repeatability of agro-industrial characteristics in sugar caneAbstract -The objectives of this work were to establish repeatability estimates for agro-industrial characteristics for twenty genotypes of sugar cane, to indicate the determination coefficient of each character and the prediction of truthful value of each clone. The design consisted of randomized blocks, with five replications. The analysis of variance with two factors of variation (cuts and genotypes) and the analysis of the main components were used to estimate the repeatability coefficient , initiating with three cuts. Estimates of repeatability were obtained over 0.5 for fiber and ton of cane per hectare, in both methods, with confidence over 84% by the method of main components. Characteristics lower than 0.5 and determination lower than 74% need a greater number of measures. The methods of main components and analysis of variance evidenced, in five cuts, determination over 80% for fiber, percentage of pol (sucrose) in the juice of cane, tons of cane per hectare and tons of pol in the juice of cane per hectare, though the first had been most efficient. Considering tons of cane per hectare and tons of pol in the juice of cane per hectare, the clones RB9371, RB9350 and RB9364 are the best.

-The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of including guava wastes in the feed on the performance and carcass yield of broiler chickens. An experiment was carried out with 300 male Cobb strain chicks, in a randomized complete design with five levels of waste and five replications. A reference diet based on corn and soybean meal and four feeds with 3, 6, 9 or 12% guava waste were evaluated. The feed intake, weight gain and feed conversion were assessed weekly; the weight at slaughter and the weight and yield of eviscerated carcass, carcass without feet and head, breast, drumstick, thigh, wing, back, edible viscera and abdominal fat were assessed. The inclusion of guava waste in the feed promotes performance and carcass yield similar to that obtained with the feed based on corn and soybean meal, therefore this agro-industrial by-product can be used at levels of up to 12% in feeds for broiler chickens.Key Words: agro-industrial by-products, alternative foods, carcass, commercial cuts Inclusão de resíduo de goiaba em rações para frangos de corteRESUMO -Com o objetivo de avaliar o efeito da inclusão de resíduo de goiaba na ração sobre o desempenho e rendimento de carcaças de frangos de corte foi realizado um experimento com 300 pintos machos Cobb, em delineamento inteiramente casualizado, com cinco níveis de resíduo e cinco repetições. Avaliaram-se uma ração-referência à base de milho e farelo de soja e quatro rações com 3, 6, 9 ou 12% de resíduo de goiaba. Semanalmente, avaliaram-se o consumo de ração, o ganho de peso e a conversão alimentar; o peso ao abate e o peso e rendimento de carcaça eviscerada, carcaça sem pés e cabeça, peito, coxa, sobrecoxa, asa, dorso, vísceras comestíveis e gordura abdominal. A inclusão de resíduo de goiaba na ração promove desempenho e rendimento de carcaça semelhante ao obtido com ração à base de milho e farelo de soja, portanto esse subproduto agroindustrial pode ser utilizado em níveis de até 12% em rações para frangos de corte.