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Abstract This article presents the results of the introduction of Canadian digital technologies Vytelle GrowSafe in the beef cattle breeding of Kazakhstan to assess Residual Feed Intake (RFI). The experiments were carried out with Qazaq Aqbas Breed in the Privet Farms of North Kazakhstan (Akmola and Pavlodar farms). As part of the ration in Akmola farm for a bull of 350 kg of weight, are contained 77 MJ or 7.6 kg of DM, in Pavlodar farm for a bull weighing 290 kg contains 65 MJ or 6.5 kg of DM. Studies have shown that in the Akmola farm the RFI index ranged from -2.08 to +2.88, in the Pavlodar farm from -1.89 to +2.06. According to the results of research in the Akmola farm, the RFI assessment show, 7 out of 26 bulls are suitable for breeding sale, in the Pavlodar farm out of 55 bulls 18. The assessment of the productive effect of feed on RFI, mainly (by 80%), coincided with the assessment of the ratio of gain to consumed dry matter, and some bulls showed deviations in terms of residual average daily live weight gain and the corrected value of the ratio of feed costs to live weight gain, which led to incomplete manifestation of the productive potential of the consumed feed.

Resumo Este artigo apresenta os resultados da introdução das Tecnologias Digitais Canadianas Vytelle GrowSafe na criação de bovinos de corte no Cazaquistão para avaliar a ingestão residual de alimentos (RFI). Os experimentos foram realizados com a raça Qazaq Aqbas nas fazendas de alfeneiros Akmola e Pavlodar, no Norte do Cazaquistão. Na fazenda Akmola, a ração para um touro de 350 kg contém 77 MJ ou 7,6 kg de DM, já na fazenda Pavlodar, para um touro pesando 290 kg, a ração contém 65 MJ ou 6,5 kg de DM. Estudos demonstraram que o índice RFI variou de -2,08 a +2,88 e de -1,89 a +2,06 na exploração agrícola de Akmola e Pavlodar, respectivamente. De acordo com os resultados da pesquisa na fazenda Akmola, a avaliação da RFI mostra que 7 entre 26 touros são adequados para venda de reprodução, enquanto na fazenda Pavlodar são são 18 touros entre 55. A avaliação do efeito produtivo dos alimentos para animais na RFI, principalmente (em 80%), coincidiu com a avaliação do rácio de ganho em relação à matéria seca consumida. Alguns touros apresentaram desvios em termos de ganho de peso vivo diário médio residual e do valor corrigido do rácio entre os custos dos alimentos para animais e o ganho de peso vivo, o que levou a uma manifestação incompleta do potencial produtivo dos alimentos consumidos.

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This study aimed to perform a strategic diagnosis on a property specialized in breeding, rearing and finishing beef cattle in the southern region of Piauí. It was conducted at Agropecuária Alvorada, located in the countryside, municipality of Bom Jesus, PI, Brazil. The farm develops the full cycle of beef cattle production, which is divided into breeding, rearing and finishing. A SWOT analysis (which stands for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) was carried out, consisting of an assessment of the property's internal and external environments. To evaluate the internal environment, an interview was held for data collection by means of questionnaires. The evaluation included: breeding management, sanitary management, nutritional management, infrastructure, workforce, technologies used in pasture formation, conservation and recovery, pasture management and zootechnical indices. To analyze the external environment, a group of people (experts) with deep knowledge of the subject addressed during the study was used as source of information. A matrix was generated with all the information from the SWOT analysis, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats, culminating with the establishment of strategies to increase the productive efficiency of the cattle raising activity.(AU)

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Brazilian beef cattle are raised predominantly on pasture in a wide range of environments. In this scenario, genotype by environment (G×E) interaction is an important source of phenotypic variation in the reproductive traits. Hence, the evaluation of G×E interactions for heifer's early pregnancy (HP) and scrotal circumference (SC) traits in Nellore cattle, belonging to three breeding programs, was carried out to determine the animal's sensitivity to the environmental conditions (EC). The dataset consisted of 85 874 records for HP and 151 553 records for SC, from which 1800 heifers and 3343 young bulls were genotyped with the BovineHD BeadChip. Genotypic information for 826 sires was also used in the analyses. EC levels were based on the contemporary group solutions for yearling body weight. Linear reaction norm models (RNM), using pedigree information (RNM_A) or pedigree and genomic information (RNM_H), were used to infer G×E interactions. Two validation schemes were used to assess the predictive ability, with the following training populations: (a) forward scheme-dataset was split based on year of birth from 2008 for HP and from 2011 for SC; and (b) environment-specific scheme-low EC (-3.0 and -1.5) and high EC (1.5 and 3.0). The inclusion of the H matrix in RNM increased the genetic variance of the intercept and slope by 18.55 and 23.00% on average respectively, and provided genetic parameter estimates that were more accurate than those considering pedigree only. The same trend was observed for heritability estimates, which were 0.28-0.56 for SC and 0.26-0.49 for HP, using RNM_H, and 0.26-0.52 for SC and 0.22-0.45 for HP, using RNM_A. The lowest correlation observed between unfavorable (-3.0) and favorable (3.0) EC levels were 0.30 for HP and -0.12 for SC, indicating the presence of G×E interaction. The G×E interaction effect implied differences in animals' genetic merit and re-ranking of animals on different environmental conditions. SNP marker-environment interaction was detected for Nellore sexual precocity indicator traits with changes in effect and variance across EC levels. The RNM_H captured G×E interaction effects better than RNM_A and improved the predictive ability by around 14.04% for SC and 21.31% for HP. Using the forward scheme increased the overall predictive ability for SC (20.55%) and HP (11.06%) compared with the environment-specific scheme. The results suggest that the inclusion of genomic information combined with the pedigree to assess the G×E interaction leads to more accurate variance components and genetic parameter estimates.

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The state of Pará has the fifth largest cattle herd in Brazil at 20.3 million heads, and beef cattle breeding accounts for 44.32% of the agricultural production value. Using a recursive econometric model estimated by the generalized method of moments, we evaluated the effects of variables that define the supply and demand of slaughtered beef cattle from 1990 to 2015. The results showed that supply and demand were inelastic to prices. Increases in rural salary and calf prices negatively affected supply, and the response to rural credit applications occurred with a four-year lag due to the biological and technological characteristics of production systems. Deforestation tended to increase the supply of cattle and slaughterhouses appropriated the largest share of the economic surplus generated. There were productivity gains since the early 1990s, with the yield of slaughtered animals was 230.55 kg for cattle and 182.25 kg for cows, while currently, it is 276 and 202.5 kg, respectively. The creation of the Agriculture and Livestock Defense Agency of the State of Pará had a positive effect on the supply of cattle and the expansion of agroindustry structure, contributing to the supply of large markets with higher quality beef.

O estado do Pará possui o quinto maior rebanho bovino do Brasil, 20,3 milhões de cabeças, e a pecuária de corte responde por 44,32% do valor da produção agropecuária. Avaliaram-se os efeitos das variáveis que definem a oferta e a demanda de bovinos de corte abatidos no período de 1990 a 2015, por meio de um modelo econométrico recursivo estimado pelo Método Generalizado dos Momentos. A oferta e a demanda são inelásticas a preços. Aumentos no salário rural e no preço do bezerro impactam negativamente sobre a oferta e a resposta às aplicações de crédito rural ocorre com defasagem de quatro anos em função das características biológicas e tecnológicas dos sistemas de produção. O desmatamento tende a aumentar a oferta de bovinos e os frigoríficos se apropriam da maior parcela do excedente econômico gerado. Ocorreram ganhos de produtividade desde o início da década de 1990, pois o rendimento de carcaça dos animais abatidos era de 15,37 arrobas para bois e 12,15 arrobas para vacas e, atualmente, são de 18,4 e 13,5 arrobas, respectivamente. A criação da Agência de Defesa Agropecuária do estado do Pará exerceu efeito positivo sobre a oferta de bovinos e a ampliação da estrutura agroindustrial, contribuindo para o abastecimento de mercados amplos com carne bovina de maior qualidade.

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The state of Pará has the fifth largest cattle herd in Brazil at 20.3 million heads, and beef cattle breeding accounts for 44.32% of the agricultural production value. Using a recursive econometric model estimated by the generalized method of moments, we evaluated the effects of variables that define the supply and demand of slaughtered beef cattle from 1990 to 2015. The results showed that supply and demand were inelastic to prices. Increases in rural salary and calf prices negatively affected supply, and the response to rural credit applications occurred with a four-year lag due to the biological and technological characteristics of production systems. Deforestation tended to increase the supply of cattle and slaughterhouses appropriated the largest share of the economic surplus generated. There were productivity gains since the early 1990s, with the yield of slaughtered animals was 230.55 kg for cattle and 182.25 kg for cows, while currently, it is 276 and 202.5 kg, respectively. The creation of the Agriculture and Livestock Defense Agency of the State of Pará had a positive effect on the supply of cattle and the expansion of agroindustry structure, contributing to the supply of large markets with higher quality beef.(AU)

O estado do Pará possui o quinto maior rebanho bovino do Brasil, 20,3 milhões de cabeças, e a pecuária de corte responde por 44,32% do valor da produção agropecuária. Avaliaram-se os efeitos das variáveis que definem a oferta e a demanda de bovinos de corte abatidos no período de 1990 a 2015, por meio de um modelo econométrico recursivo estimado pelo Método Generalizado dos Momentos. A oferta e a demanda são inelásticas a preços. Aumentos no salário rural e no preço do bezerro impactam negativamente sobre a oferta e a resposta às aplicações de crédito rural ocorre com defasagem de quatro anos em função das características biológicas e tecnológicas dos sistemas de produção. O desmatamento tende a aumentar a oferta de bovinos e os frigoríficos se apropriam da maior parcela do excedente econômico gerado. Ocorreram ganhos de produtividade desde o início da década de 1990, pois o rendimento de carcaça dos animais abatidos era de 15,37 arrobas para bois e 12,15 arrobas para vacas e, atualmente, são de 18,4 e 13,5 arrobas, respectivamente. A criação da Agência de Defesa Agropecuária do estado do Pará exerceu efeito positivo sobre a oferta de bovinos e a ampliação da estrutura agroindustrial, contribuindo para o abastecimento de mercados amplos com carne bovina de maior qualidade.(AU)

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