PASTURE MANAGEMENT IN A ROTATIONAL SYSTEM IN DAIRY COWS

Abstract

This article sought to discuss the importance of technology in the agricultural sector, with an emphasis on dairy cattle farming, highlighting how the rotational grazing system can increase productivity and reduce both costs and pasture degradation. The method used is characterized by the animals' access to a limited area within the paddock, and with the movement of fences, the animal grazes restricted areas of the paddock area. The area size of each strip is calculated to provide the animals with the amount of forage they need per day. The technique allows the pasture to recover more quickly without damaging the soil. Furthermore, it prevents animals from eating disorderly and trampling the pasture for a long period of time. Only in the management of the pasture system did we observe that there were improvements in production, the animals became more efficient in harvesting the pasture, eating only the ends where most of the nutrients are found, it was only possible to carry out a strip system due to the fence. electricity, which is very important for pasture management. The adoption of milking technology and the implementation of breeding techniques and hygienic controls will benefit the industry's production systems, making animals healthier and with longer productive lives, thus ensuring the success of dairy activities.