The Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia (RBZ) is a publication dedicated to the broad field of Animal Science. We publish high-quality, original scientific research that spans across diverse areas within the discipline. The scope of RBZ encompasses a wide range of topics, including aquaculture, biometeorology and animal welfare, forage crops and grasslands, animal and forage plants breeding and genetics, animal reproduction, ruminant and non-ruminant nutrition, meat science and muscle biology, precision livestock, and animal production systems and agribusiness.
The Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia (RBZ) is a publication dedicated to the broad field of Animal Science. We publish high-quality, original scientific research that spans across diverse areas within the discipline. The scope of RBZ encompasses a wide range of topics, including aquaculture, biometeorology and animal welfare, forage crops and grasslands, animal and forage plants breeding and genetics, animal reproduction, ruminant and non-ruminant nutrition, meat science and muscle biology, precision livestock, and animal production systems and agribusiness.
The Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia (RBZ) is a publication dedicated to the broad field of Animal Science. We publish high-quality, original scientific research that spans across diverse areas within the discipline. The scope of RBZ encompasses a wide range of topics, including aquaculture, biometeorology and animal welfare, forage crops and grasslands, animal and forage plants breeding and genetics, animal reproduction, ruminant and non-ruminant nutrition, meat science and muscle biology, precision livestock, and animal production systems and agribusiness.
The objective of this study was to analyze the situation of the beef cattle industry in Brazil after changes in the production/commercialization system with the Mercosul advent. It was closely investigated not only beef cattle production indexes but also amounts of meat produced, consumed, and exported after 1990. Results showed that Brazil has potential to increase meat exportation but that will depend of actions channeled to improve herd sanitary conditions, political issues, and overall production efficiency.
Changes in the Brazilian beef cattle production and commercialization system post-Mercosul
Polaquini,Luciano Eduardo Morello and Souza,José Gilberto de and Gebara,José Jorge. Changes in the Brazilian beef cattle production and commercialization system post-Mercosul. R. Bras. Zootec. [online]. 2006, vol.35, 1, [cited 2026-04-24], pp.321-327. Available from: <https://rbz.org.br/article/changes-in-the-brazilian-beef-cattle-production-and-commercialization-system-post-mercosul/>. ISSN 1516-3598. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1516-35982006000100040.
Polaquini,Luciano Eduardo Morello; Souza,José Gilberto de; Gebara,José Jorge. Changes in the Brazilian beef cattle production and commercialization system post-Mercosul. R. Bras. Zootec., v.35, 1, p. 321-327. Feb. 2006. Available from: <https://rbz.org.br/article/changes-in-the-brazilian-beef-cattle-production-and-commercialization-system-post-mercosul/>. acess on 24 Apr. 2026. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1516-35982006000100040.
Polaquini,Luciano Eduardo Morello, & Souza,José Gilberto de, & Gebara,José Jorge. (2006). Changes in the Brazilian beef cattle production and commercialization system post-Mercosul. R. Bras. Zootec., 35(1) , 321-327. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1516-35982006000100040.
PolaquiniLuciano Eduardo Morello, SouzaJosé Gilberto de, GebaraJosé Jorge. Changes in the Brazilian beef cattle production and commercialization system post-Mercosul. R. Bras. Zootec. [Internet]. 2006 Feb [cited 2026 Apr 24]; 35(1): 321-327. Available from: https://rbz.org.br/article/changes-in-the-brazilian-beef-cattle-production-and-commercialization-system-post-mercosul/. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1516-35982006000100040.
Figure 6
Mean values of the leaf/stem ratio of elephant grass genotypes during the dry season.
