Formulação de dietas de custo mínimo da matéria seca para bovinos de corte em planilha eletrônica.

ABSTRACT: The diet is one of the main costs animal production in feedlots. In addition, diet composition is one of the main determinants of the animal's performance. Therefore, adequate diet formulation is crucial for the success of the feedlot. This publication describes the fundamentals of diet formulation through the criteria of least cost of dry matter and teaches how to implement it in a electronic spreadsheet for diet formulation. The aim is to allow spreadsheet users to easily evaluate and formulate diets for bovines.