CRIAÇÃO DE BEZERRAS LEITEIRAS

Abstract

The early phase a calf's life is extremely important. The animal that was protected by the mother must adapt quickly to an adverse environment and subject to bad weather, microbial contamination, different feeding and anagement conditions, in addition to maintaining their organic requirements in order to express their maximum potential for development, growth and weight according to their genetic load. The correlation of weight and body measurements does not necessarily determine the production of the animal, but your postnatal performance will directly reflect on your productive and reproductive life. Often left as a secondary plan in the production system for not providing direct economic return, the importance of the young animal, mainly of the female, it is in the capacity to reach its productive phase in the shortest time. So it is necessary to associate the relationship of creation, management, sanitary care, facilities and food, where they must be followed so that the animal can grow healthy, improving its economic value and property representation, in view of this, the animal welfare must be considered and the development of both the property and the animals evaluated. Therefore, in raising dairy heifers, the issue must be considered and the positive cost-benefit obtained by reducing the frequency of curative treatments and prioritizing disease prevention methods should be evaluated, obtaining reduced rates of morbidity and mortality, the incorporation of genetically superior animals into the breeding stock and the sale of more precocious and valued animals.