Tecnologia do milho grão inteiro para bovinocultura de corte

Abstract

The development, diffusion and adoption of technologies in beef cattle has led to increased weight gain per animal and area and, consequently, economic efficiency in Brazilian rural properties. This intensification process is fundamental to meet the growing demand for beef worldwide, making it necessary to find new ways that can reduce costs and maintain the quality of beef carcass. The whole grain corn diet for beef cattle termination has proven technical feasibility, which broadens the technological options available to feedlots that seek to produce beef efficiently. This technology has the advantage of reducing the cost associated with corn grain processing, as well as the operational one associated with the management and distribution of conventional diets for beef cattle, which are based on the use of generally ground grains. Additionally, considering that digestion of starch by the rumen microbiota depends on its access to the starch granules in the endosperm of the grain and that this access is limited by the pericarp and protein matrix surrounding the starch granules, non-processing of the grain also provides control of digestive disorders. Thus, the present work was carried out with the objective of approaching the use of whole grain corn diet for beef cattle. For this, we consulted several sources of literature such as books, magazines, articles and websites. It also aimed to present what was done in the final compulsory internship at the experimental farm of the Federal University of Mato Grosso in 2019.