Aspectos gerais de dois sistemas de produção de leite em Minnesota nos Estados Unidos

Abstract

The following work describes the activities performed in the supervised internship at two dairy farms, located in the State of Minnesota in the United States of America. The two farms represent two different milk production systems, and for that reason, the following work will be divided in two parts. The first part of this work, describes the management routine and the activities performed at Lexy-Lane Farm, in the town of Kenyon. That farm is considered a small size farm or familiar farm, and it raises Holstein cows in a tie stall barn. The second part describes the routine and activities performed at Bombay Dairy Farm, also located in the town of Kenyon. Bombay on the other hand is considered a medium to big-size farm. It also raises Holstein cows but in a free stall barn.