Relatório de estágio curricular obrigatório: área de produção de ovinos

Abstract

The present mandatory curricular internship report in Veterinary Medicine aims to describe the activities carried out from August 4 to November 7, 2025, totaling 494 hours, in the field of dairy sheep farming, under the academic supervision of Prof. Dr. Marcele Sousa Vilanova and the professional supervision of Veterinarian Seimor de Oliveira Trevisan. The internship took place at Casa da Ovelha farm and was based on monitoring and performing activities involving the Lacaune sheep flock, which is milked daily. Among the activities performed, 79.9% of the time was dedicated to neonatal management, 11.6% to reproductive management, 4.9% to nutritional management, and 3.6% to sanitary management. A research project was also conducted with the objective of identifying critical points related to the occurrence of diarrhea in lambs up to 17 days of age. The influence of colostrum intake method, birth weight, body temperature at the time of the first feeding in the nursery, and the quality and quantity of colostrum ingested on the percentage of neonatal diarrhea cases were evaluated. Among all the factors analyzed, only the quality of the colostrum showed a tendency to reduce the occurrence of diarrhea, with higher Brix values being associated with fewer cases. The mandatory internship in dairy sheep farming proved highly valuable for future professional practice in the field, considering the wide range of possibilities it offers. [resumo fornecido pelo autor]