Manejo de cocho em confinamento de bovinos de corte

Abstract

With the constant increase in meat consumption and with the increasing demand for quality products it was necessary to develop techniques to increase the production of animals using less space and less time, thus obtaining a greater profit. With the practice of confinement it is possible to have a greater control of the intake of essential foods for a good development, carcass finish and precocity of the animals, maximizing the feed conversion both in dry and in the water period. In this sense, it should be emphasized the importance of monitoring the activities involving the manipulation of supplies for the formulation of animal diets and the correct way to perform trough reading, since feeding represents the highest cost of confinement, that is, it is of paramount importance that there is no food waste or inadequate supply of food. The objective of this study was to report on the importance of trough reading, demonstrating the performance of this reading and discussing the activities performed within the supervised internship performed at JBJ Agropecuária, Fazenda Floresta unit.