USE OF RESIDUE FROM THE PROCESSING OF BOVINE BLOOD IN PASTURE FERTILIZATION

Abstract

Pasture in Brazil is of great importance for Brazilian cattle farming, due to its wide practice, but the current scenario of pastures is one of degradation. Due to the urgency of correcting it, fertility correction is extremely important. Chemical fertilization is commonly used for this purpose, however, due to the finite character of many of these sources, sustainable alternatives are sought. The use of agro-industrial waste, as long as it has a chemical composition of interesting agronomic interest and ease of transport, because, under these conditions, the use of these wastes becomes cheaper and allows environmentally correct disposal for these wastes that are often discarded in a harmful way. The meatpacking industry represents a major generator of organic waste, due to the high number of units in Brazilian territory. The blood generated from the red line is used to make blood meal, widely used in animal nutrition, and from this processing a waste is generated, which is treated and discarded under application in the soil.

DOI:https://doi.org/10.56238/sevened2024.032-002