Natural solutions reduce metabolic stress in feedlot cattle

Products improve rumen and intestinal flora, resulting in maximum zootechnical performance

During transport to the new environment, cattle can lose from 9% to 10% of live weight

With the arrival of winter, pastures become drier and ranchers invest in confinement or semi-confinement. Within this strategy, some bottlenecks need to be corrected so that cattle can express maximum yield.

Adaptation in semi-confinement or confinement

The first one is transport until arrival in the new environment. This journey can exceed 12 hours, causing metabolic and physiological stress to the animals.

According to Rogério Tavares, National Ruminant Manager at Yes, some studies show that the animal can lose from 9% to 10% of live weight in this transport, that is, an animal that leaves the pasture with 300 kg, when it arrives at the feedlot, lost around 30 kg live weight.

In addition to the change in environment and management, upon arriving at the feedlot, the cattle change lots and are placed with animals from other properties. To guarantee the sanitary protocol, all cattle are vaccinated and vermifuge is carried out.

Within this strategy, the reduction of animal stress is essential to ensure that cattle return to feeding normally, ingesting an adequate amount of dry matter, which will result in better weight gain, feed conversion and carcass gain.

Yes Solutions

To help the rancher in this challenge, Yes, a national and international biotechnology company, has solutions that reduce the animal's metabolic stress. With natural additives, the products promote immunomodulation, mineralization of animals, promoting the improvement of ruminal and intestinal flora, resulting in maximum zootechnical performance.

Tavares also explains that this process is the result of better rumen nutrition and the stabilization of ruminal pH, a scenario that contributes to reducing the animal's stress.

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Founded in 2008, the YesSinergy® it combines animal welfare, food safety and sustainability to produce natural additives that replace antibiotics for animal health and nutrition. Since 2016, YES has been part of the Aqua Capital, investment fund aimed at companies in the agribusiness sector in Brazil and South America.