RELATÓRIO DE ESTÁGIO: USO DO MILHO FLOCULADO NA DIETA DE BOVINOS DE CORTE

Abstract

The exponential growth of the world population is accompanied by consequently of the increase in the demand for food, a demand that in turn requires in addition to quantity, the quality of the products produced. Production in confinement, configured as an intensive method, its effectiveness is linked to important factors, such as the genetic potential of animals, management and animal nutrition. Corn is among the foods that represent most of the diet for confined cattle. The utilization of flaked corn, can be an alternative to enhance the digestion of starch and consequently enhance the performance in fattening in confinement. The purpose of this work is presented through the mandatory supervised internship report, the experience located in a feedlot located in the Northwest of the State of Goiás, describing how development activities during the internship period. The internship was carried out during 08/10/2022 to 11/11/2022 in the confinement of beef cattle Agropecuária Grande Lago, Grupo Plena Alimentos. The activities developed during the internship were: recipients of animals, that is, all the processing, sanitary handling and traceability of the animals, feeding the animals, this in turn was followed throughout the feeding routine of the confinement, from the preparation of the diets, to the supply to the animals, another sector followed by the feed factory, which produces flaked corn. the internship me made it possible to learn how to deal with different situations that can occur in a confinement, and have a good knowledge of the farm's production system practices. All acquired experiences were excluded adding to my training baggage professional. Corn processing is a way to significantly raise Confident starch digestibility for better energy use and consequently the animal weight gain. In terms of cost-effectiveness, the high cost of implantation of a flocculating equipment in feedlots, it can be viable for structures with a capacity of over 30,000 animals.