Evaluación de los parámetros productivos y reproductivos en bovinos de leche de la Universidad Nacional sede Medellín

Abstract

The internship or business practice is carried out at the Paysandú Agricultural Station of the Universidad Nacional, Medellín. The farm has a beef and dairy cattle operation. There is an inventory of approximately 350 animals distributed in the two productions, having a dairy program of very good quality being one of the best in the area. Likewise, the animals destined for beef are one of the best breeds for this purpose. The main objective of the herd is the academy providing its services to students of any institute of higher education that make the request. Different activities are carried out to support the personnel that work there, and with a complete recognition of the system to be able to contribute with acquired knowledge to complete the training process. To prepare this report, it was decided to focus on the production and reproduction of the herd and to describe each of the steps, from birth to the end of its productive life.