Encouraging the improvement of the performance of dairy cattle of family farmers

Abstract

As higher yields are reached, it is noticed that dairy farming has been achieving high rates of return on invested capital and higher remuneration than the producer could earn if he were working in large urban centers. It is possible to perceive that the dairy activity is, within the national agribusiness, an important source of income and employment. Promoting the development of this activity is one of the main issues that move agricultural research. To achieve this feat, it is essential to combine technology with the change of attitude and thinking of the producer. The confidence in the efficiency of the technological solutions proposed is the differential in this process. Artificial insemination is a technique by which sperm collected from the male is processed, stored and artificially introduced into the reproductive tract of the female, to fertilize them. It is one of the important techniques available for genetic improvement of domestic animals. It presents as advantages the improvement of the herd, in less time and at a lower cost, with semen of proven superior breeders for the production of milk. The consideration of the prevalence of diseases in the dairy herd is also part of the identification of the critical points to improve animal production. Therefore, measures of control, diagnosis, treatment and awareness of producers are crucial for the maintenance of an adequate degree of production of the animal and the greater will be the milk production.

DOI:https://doi.org/10.56238/uniknowindevolp-095