Exploring Cluster Analysis in Nelore Cattle Visual Score Attribution

Although there is not an ideal biotype for all production systems, the adequate biotype should be determined according to the objectives that have been established for the herd, along with the production system being practiced [9]. This is not without consequences. For instance, larger animals usually have higher nutritional and general maintenance requirements [7]. Among the methods used to evaluate beef cattle, the EPMURAS methodology synthesized by Koury Filho [11], Koury Filho et al. [13] is one of the most utilized in Brazil. It consists in a visual assessment of body structure, precocity, muscularity, sheath, racial aspects, angulation and sexuality.