Publication Date
1989
Description
The two main branches of cattle production in Venezuela are beef production and dairy production. Both branches are still rather extensive, mainly due to very extensive forage production. This is particularly evident in beef cattle production where almost 50 % of the weight gain achieved in the rainy season is lost during the dry period. Thus, it takes three to four years for the cattle to achieve slaughtering weight (Moore, 1970). On the other hand, relatively satisfactory milk production of dairy cows is enabled only by consumption of large quantities of expensive concentrates. Within an agricultural and industrial development project in North-West Venezuela it was concluded that intensive production of maize (grain and silage) could be the basis for intensive beef and milk production.
Citation
Cizec, J, "Intensive Maize Production - The Basis for Intensification of Cattle Production in Venezuela" (2025). IGC Proceedings (1989-2023). 16.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1989/session13b/16
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Intensive Maize Production - The Basis for Intensification of Cattle Production in Venezuela
The two main branches of cattle production in Venezuela are beef production and dairy production. Both branches are still rather extensive, mainly due to very extensive forage production. This is particularly evident in beef cattle production where almost 50 % of the weight gain achieved in the rainy season is lost during the dry period. Thus, it takes three to four years for the cattle to achieve slaughtering weight (Moore, 1970). On the other hand, relatively satisfactory milk production of dairy cows is enabled only by consumption of large quantities of expensive concentrates. Within an agricultural and industrial development project in North-West Venezuela it was concluded that intensive production of maize (grain and silage) could be the basis for intensive beef and milk production.
