Relatório de estágio curricular supervisionado em medicina veterinária – seleção genética e reprodução de bovinos de corte

Abstract

This report describes the activities related to the Curricular Internship Supervised in Veterinary Medicine (ECSMV) carried out in the area of genetic selection and reproduction of beef cattle. ESCMV was developed in the city of Uruguaiana, located on the West Frontier of Rio Grande do Sul, next to the Brazilian Association of Hereford and Braford (ABHB), through activities developed by the Western Frontier Nucleus of Hereford and Braford (NFOHB), under the supervision of the Veterinarian and Technical Inspector of the ABHB Luiz Rafael Zaccaro Lagreca and guidance from Prof. Guilherme de Medeiros Bastos. THE NFOHB has 62 properties registered with ABHB covering 10 municipalities, namely: Uruguaiana, Alegrete, Itaqui, São Borja, Barra do Quaraí, Maçambará, São Francisco de Assis, Santiago, Manoel Viana and Rosário do Sul. The internship took place between 28 2106 and 21 June 2016, totaling 490 hours. During this period, 25 properties were served and the main activities monitored and / or performed involved the selection of animals for registration, as well as the reproductive management of males and females. In the selection area of Hereford and Braford cattle, phenotypic assessment activities for the purpose of genealogical record and data collection for ABHB's breeding programs. In carrying out reproductive management, bulls were subjected to an andrological examination in order to prove their fitness reproductive. In females, a pregnancy diagnosis was made. Both categories were underwent brucellosis and turberculosis health tests.