AgroPonte Fair brings together high standard animals in the Nellore and Brahman trials

Champions of both breeds were defined after technical evaluations carried out by a jury accredited by ABCZ

The trials of the Nelore and Brahman breeds moved the livestock program at the 15th AgroPonte Fair this Thursday and Friday, dias 13 e 14 of August. Breeders from different regions took their animals to the judging ring and presented specimens that, according to the jury of the Brazilian Association of Zebu Breeders (ABCZ), Felipe Afonso de Souza, are at the same level as the animals found in the main exhibitions in the country.

“I was surprised by the quality of the animals here, both the Nelore breed and the Brahman breed. Many animals fit within the standards of their particular breeds. The champions here do not lose in any aspect to the champions in Brazil outside.”, evaluates Felipe.

Assessment considers different characteristics

During the trial, the animals are analyzed based on a set of characteristics specific to each breed. The assessment begins with racial profiling, which considers the attributes that give identity to Nellore and Brahman.

Aspects such as muscle development are also observed, growth, carcass precocity, sexual precocity, sexual dimorphism and uprightness, which are related to the way the animal moves and positions itself. “It’s a set of characteristics that we try to identify in the best animals that represent that breed, in that category, at that age. And here they were very well represented, by both females and males.”, explains the jury.

Second Philip, The evolution of livestock farming in Santa Catarina can also be seen in the quality of the animals presented on the track. “It is very important to see Santa Catarina strengthened and an evolution. I hope to be able to come back here more often to monitor the performance of these animals., both young people and adults, which have a lot of quality.”

Nellore opened round of trials

The veterinarian Marcelo Pedroso, which also presents the judgments, explica que o primeiro julgamento foi da raça Nelore, with evaluation of the categories of females and males. Among the females, the Grand Champion was ISPU 6928, da Cabanha Trevo D’Agua. A Reservada foi a FHGNB 1595, também da Cabanha Trevo D’Agua.

Nos machos, o título de Grande Campeão ficou com o LMW 795, da Fazenda Scarpari e Araucária da Fé. O Reservado foi o ETP 208, do Cerro Azul.

Brahman encerra julgamentos

On Friday, foi a vez da raça Brahman entrar na pista. A Grande Campeã entre as fêmeas foi a AAB 192, da Águas Frias. A AAB 203, também da Águas Frias, ficou com o título de Reservada.

Entre os machos, o Grande Campeão foi o BPAR 1065, from Cabanha Bez Batti. The animal had already been presented at the AgroPonte Fair as one of the livestock highlights of the edition. The Reserve title went to the WRRB 1629, also from Cabanha Bez Batti.

Special categories value adult animals

In addition to the categories provided for in the official regulations, the AgroPonte Fair has been running since 2024 with two incentive categories: Gran Senior and Gran Matriz. According to the director of Nossacasa Feiras e Eventos and creator of the AgroPonte Fair, Willi Backes, the Gran Senior category is aimed at males over the age of 36 and even 120 months, as long as they present a positive andrological examination report and are suitable for reproduction. The Gran Matriz includes females with more than 36 months that have offspring at their feet, pregnant or undergoing embryo or oocyte collection.

For the second year in a row, the Gran Senior title went to the bull PVT 115 Falcon, known as Hercules, from Cabanha Talisman, from Içara, by cattle farmer Adilor Loli Viana. The animal, who currently holds the title of heaviest in Brazil, returned to the AgroPonte Fair after achieving the same recognition in the previous edition. The person who took the title of Gran Matriz was from Cabanha Talismã, BPAR 965.

Santa Catarina genetics gains space on the track

A presença de animais de alto padrão genético nos julgamentos reforça o trabalho realizado pelos criadores catarinenses e também amplia a visibilidade dos rebanhos produzidos no Estado.

For Felipe Afonso de Souza, who is a veterinarian and has served as a judge accredited by ABCZ since 2013, the experience at the AgroPonte Fair showed a consistent evolution of the animals presented. “I'm very happy with what I saw here. Both in Nellore and Brahman, we found high quality animals, who represent their races very well”, affirms.

The 15th AgroPonte Fair continues until Sunday, is 16, at the José Ijair Conti Pavilion, in Criciúma. Beyond the judgments, the public can visit the animal exhibition, check out the exhibiting companies, to family farming, equestrian shows, the Equoterapia Arena and the A Cultura do Homem do Campo space.