Acompanhamento das atividades cotidianas de um modelo intensivo de produção de leite na zona da mata mineira

Abstract

Brazil set up as the world's fifth largest milk producer. Thus, the dairy cattle has grown throughout the country, advancing on Cerrado and Northeast. However the activity is challenges that require the producer to reduce costs to keep it economically viable and gains in quality to attend the demands of the consumer market. The state of Minas Gerais appears as largest dairy in the country, accounting for about 30% of national production. However, like other producing regions, the state has the potential to increase productivity per hectare, using techniques of food and health management. In this context, this phase was carried out in order to experience the daily practices of a dairy property and monitor the phase chemical analysis of an experiment with dairy cattle at the Education Unit, Research and Extension Dairy Cattle at Federal University Viçosa. The activity provided expansion of academical and practical learning that involves milk production and meet and live together with students from another region.