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| GUZERAT MOET NUCLEUS |
- History
- Characteristics
- Embrio
collection and transference center
- Evaluation
center
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History
Guzerat MOET nucleus was created in 1994 by efforts of a small number
of progressists breeders under technical support of researchers
of Veterinary School of Federal University Of Minas Gerais (UFMG)
- Brazil, and EMBRAPA – milky cattle and by collaboration of Brasilian
Center of Improvement of Guzerat (CBMG) and Brasilian Association
of Guzerat Breeders (ABCG). So far, it’s a condominium of breeders.
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- Guzerat cows:
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Characteristics
MOET Guzerat nucleus aims improvement of milky and beef traits in
cost-effective production system for tropical Brazil. Considering
that the main market for guzerat bulls is related to milky and/or
beef production in pasture feeding with medium levels of nutricional
supplementation, sellection is performed in these conditions.
Planning is done by reseachers
of Veterinary School of UFMG.
Its classified as an adult and
not closed MOET nucleus. It means that the donator cows are chosen after at least one
lactation and that it is opened to entrance of any superior animal
produced outside of the program.
Every year, the MOET program is planned to
form 12 families of complete brotherhood with a minimun
of four females and a male in everyone, through hierarchical crossing
with four bulls. Currently, donator cows and bulls are selected
through its genetic value which is calculated by EMBRAPA. From donator
cows its also required na adult weight greater than medium value
for the race (450 kg, under pasture).
Several cientific researchs,
including academic thesis, has been developed based in data of
the program. Some of them have already been presented in brasilian and international
congress in zootechny. We have been visited by reseachers and breeders
more and more frequently .
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- An embrio donator Guzerat cow of the MOET program and several pregnant embrio receiptors:
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- The calves of the family above, months later:
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| Embrio
collection and transference center
The embrio transferences are done in a specialized center, the
CENATTE Embriões, sitted in Pedro Leopoldo, Minas Gerais
state, Brazil. After the determined number of pregnancies are
reach, the donator cows go back to their original farm.
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| Evaluation
center
The pregnant receptors are transported to the evaluation center,
a privated farm supplied by technical and operational structure
to perform evaluation of the animals. This evaluation center,
that is the Taboquinha Farm, sited in Itambacuri – Minas Gerais
State - Brazil, belongs to the major partner of the program ,
that disposed to hostler it without direct finantial gains, but
with the will to make the program possible. The cows owners pay by their animals hostelry
in the evaluation center.
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- Guzerat cows been milked at the evaluation center:
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- Young Guzerat females that will be tested in their first lactation:
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MOET products are keep in the program (males up to 15 mounths
and females until finishing their first lactation) under comercial
conditions: pasture for growing animals, and pasture plus supplement
based in grass silage or sugar cane mixed with urea plus limitade
amount of concentrate according to milky production. The characteristics
that are observed are: weight, escrotal perimeter, muscle constitution,
age at first labor, milky prodution (also protein, grease, lactosis
and somatic cel count) and animal temper.
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Vânia Maldini Penna, UFMG Veterinary
School professor, animal improvement PhD ,Guzerá MOET nucleus
coordenator .
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