Irrigação de pastagens

Abstract

Brazil is a country with great water availability, despite being poorly distributed throughout its length, and this resource is essential for life to exist. The cerrado is a biome that occupies approximately 24% of the Brazilian territory, containing a vast diversity of fauna and flora, in addition to having great water potential. The present work aimed to carry out a bibliographical review on the use of water in Brazil for pasture irrigation, as well as to analyze the climate, vegetation and degradation of the cerrado biome. The majority of pastures are found in the cerrado biome, which is in some stage of degradation, thus harming forage production. When water becomes a limiting factor, the use of irrigation becomes necessary, being an investment that presents positive results, in increasing forage production and consequently animal productivity.