Acompañamiento al programa de mejoramiento genético de bovinos nerole en la Universidad Federal de Viçosa.

Abstract

The objective of the internship was to provide support to the beef cattle genetic improvement program at the Federal University of Viçosa, highlighting the importance of maintaining accurate production records, an essential activity for improving quality management in the processes carried out and for meeting the standards of the ABCZ, a livestock entity responsible for conducting annual herd evaluations through technical visits. During the internship, participation in evaluations allowed for the classification of animals as Crossbred Pure (PC), Evaluated Pure (PA), or Pure of Origin (PO). Currently, the university's herd consists of animals under evaluation to meet the characteristics of PA, with the long-term goal of reaching PO status. The records include data such as birth weight (PN), weaning weight, yearling weight, and the weights of the dams at these stages, among other characteristics. As part of the animal improvement program, this database is being transferred from Excel to the Produz software, aiming for more detailed data management and compliance with ABCZ requirements. Subsequently, the information will be integrated into the Geneplus program, which performs genetic and genomic evaluations to monitor the herd's development over time.