Archivos Latinoamericanos de Producción Animal
Official refereed journal of the Latin American Association of Animal Production
ISSN 1022-1301 / Depósito legal pp. 196702ZU1024

July-September 2006

Vol. 14. Nº 3

Content

Papers

Pag

Performance evaluation of Canchim calves raised on pasture in Parana state, Brasil
J. de Souza, Elisangela Pereira, D. Perotto, J. Moletta, Ana Miyagi, J. de Freitas.

73

Comparison of the nutritive value of a turkey native forage, tumbleweed hay (Gundelia tournefortii L.), wheat straw and alfalfa hay using in situ and in vitro measurements with sheep
A. Karabulut, C. Ozgur Ozkan, A. Kamalak, O. Canbolat

78

Biomass production of duckweed (Lemna minor) fertilized with ovine manure
A. Espejo-Díaz, R. Sánchez, R. González, A. Silva, A. Vargas, P. Merchán y G. Nouel

84

Economic evaluation of three alimentary systems used in finishing lambs
S. Carvalho, M. Brochier, L. Cappelatti, J. Pivato

86

Use of an herbal dewormer for the control of gastric intestinal tract nematodes in meat goat
J-M. Luginbuhl, S. Pietrosemoli Castagni, and J. M. Howell

88

Meat colour of fighting bulls
B. Hernández, G. Lizaso, A. Horcada, M.J. Beriain and A. Purroy

90

Invited papers

Silvopastoral System in the dry tropics in Mexico
J. M. Palma

95

Dual purpose cattle production systems and the challenges of the tropics of Mexico
J. G. Magaña Monforte, G. Ríos Arjona y J. C. Martínez González

105