Relatório de estágio curricular supervisionado em medicina veterinária - área de melhoramento genético e reprodução em bovinos de corte

Abstract

The report refers to the Supervised Curricular Internship in Veterinary Medicine (ECSMV) at the Federal University of Pampa (UNIPAMPA), held from August 3 to October 23, 2015, serving 8 hours daily, making a total of 450 hours. The area of concentration of the internship was in Genetic Improvement and Reproduction of beef cattle, having been developed in the West Frontier region of Rio Grande do Sul, in partnership with the Brazilian Association of Hereford and Braford (ABHB), being the location of the internship the West Frontier Nucleus of Hereford and Braford (NFOHB), under the supervision of the Veterinary Doctor and technical inspector of ABHB Luiz Rafael Zaccaro Lagreca and under the guidance of Professor Fabio Gallas Leivas. During the internship period, 42 properties were visited, following the selection and inspection activities of Hereford and Braford breeds for single and double registration, in accordance with ABHB regulations. Activities were also carried out in the Reproduction area, such as andrological exams, pregnancy diagnosis and evaluation of recipients for embryo transfer programs. Activities in the area of preventive veterinary medicine were also carried out, with tests for brucellosis and tuberculosis in animals for the purpose of transit. The activities described during the report point to the need to seek the selection of animals adapted to the breeding system where they are raised, as well as the importance of genetic improvement programs, reproductive and health management techniques for increasing the productive efficiency of the meat chain.