Biostimulation in cattle

the bull effect

Authors

  • Sergio Augusto Ferreira de Quadros Departamento de Zootecnia, Centro de Ciências Agrárias, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina,

    DOI:

    https://doi.org/10.52945/rac.v10i2.1989

    Keywords:

    Animal production, cattle farming, biostimulation in cattle

    Abstract

    Fertility is the most important characteristic affecting the performance of any animal production system. Biostimulation is a simple technique capable of favorably modifying the reproductive performance of cattle. The increase in birth rate is measured to increase production efficiency, a technique with the potential to be easily adopted by breeders, as it does not require significant costs.

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    Author Biography

    • Sergio Augusto Ferreira de Quadros, Departamento de Zootecnia, Centro de Ciências Agrárias, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina,

      Possui graduação em Medicina Veterinária pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (1983), mestrado em Zootecnia pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (1991) e doutorado em Zootecnia pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (2003). Atualmente é Professor Titular da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Tem experiência na área de Zootecnia, com ênfase em Manejo de Animais, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: comportamento reprodutivo,produção animal em pastagens, bioestimulação, bem-estar animal, bovinos crioulos (Crioula Lageana), uso e conservação de recursos genéticos animais.

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    Published

    1997-03-17

    Issue

    Section

    Technical report

    How to Cite

    Biostimulation in cattle : the bull effect. (1997). Agropecuária Catarinense Journal, 10(2), 12-13. https://doi.org/10.52945/rac.v10i2.1989