RECRIA CONFINADA NA BOVINOCULTURA DE CORTE: UMA REVISÃO DE LITERATURA

Abstract

Brazilian cattle raising represents one of the most important agribusiness activities, being developed in all Brazilian states, in different proportions. Currently, the livestock agro-industrial system contributes 6.82% to the Brazilian GDP, grouping, in particular, activities related to beef cattle, given the fact that the country has the largest commercial herd in the world, being the second largest producer and the world's largest exporter of beef. One implemented in livestock is confinement or "sequestration". This approach aims to optimize weight gains during the rearing phase by temporarily removing animals from pastures during the dry-to-wet season transition when pasture quality is poor. By placing them in a confinement system, several benefits are achieved, including earlier slaughter age, better meat quality, return on invested capital, rest from pasture, increased slaughter weight and higher carcass yield. The main objective of the confined calf rearing method is to provide essential nutrients to the animals for their optimal development throughout the different seasons of the year, maximizing gains without weight loss. By implementing this management practice during the dry season, two potential problems can be addressed simultaneously: improving pasture conditions and intensifying animal husbandry, which reduces the time required for slaughter. Keywords: confinement; cattle breeding; kidnapping of calves.