Haymaking: guidance in hay production and storage
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https://doi.org/10.36560/18720252167Palavras-chave:
Work, Roughage, Sustainability.Resumo
A major problem faced by cattle breeders in the Brazilian Midwest is forage seasonality, where there is a large availability of forage for animal feed during rains and a low supply of this food during drought. When there is no zootechnical planning, there can be a drop in herd production and mortality, causing losses. The project is being developed to guide and assist rural producers in the southern region of Mato Grosso to adopt a haymaking technique for the production of grass and legume hay, aiming to reduce the impacts on the productive performance of farm animals during the dry season through the supply of quality roughage. The extension workers worked in all stages of the haying process, which ranged from soil preparation to forage implantation, as well as the choice of the plant (forage crops that are easy to manage, cut and good production), mowing, raking, drying, baling and storing of the product, reporting and recording all activities. The project has been carried out, with the scheduling of technical meetings, lectures, video classes and "in loco" demonstrations about the practice of forage conservation in the experimental area of ICAT/UFR, as well as in the partner properties Estância Kratsch and Sítio Nossa Senhora Aparecida. The developed actions provided experience and experience in guiding the producer. The project was supported by the Fen@r Group, which organized events with lectures and practical demonstrations in events open to the external community, held at UFR and at the Rondonópolis Exhibition Park, during the 1st week of the Rondonópolis horse. The hay produced in the animal science sector is made available to sheep and goat herds and is kept for practical classes of the course. The assisted producers comply with the actions provided for in the project, according to the schedule for hay production on their properties. The project is not limited only to the transfer of technical knowledge but also to support producers in solving problems, improving their living conditions and ensuring the sustainability of their properties.
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EMBRAPA. Manejo e Utilização de Forrageiras para Fenação. 2021.
MOREIRA, F. B. et al. Técnicas de Corte e Secagem para Maximizar a Qualidade do Feno. Animal Feed Science and Technology, 2020.
SILVA, J. F. et al. Custos de Produção de Feno de Alfafa no Cerrado. Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia, 2022.
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