Andréia Alves Demeu

Análise econômica da terminação de bovinos de corte em confinamentos no estado de Minas Gerais: estudo de caso

Economic analysis of the finishing of beef cattle in feedlots in the state of Minas Gerais: a case study

Custo da implantação e utilização de dois métodos de identificação de bovinos leiteiros

Cost of the implantation and utilization of two methods of identification of dairy cattle This study aimed to evaluate the cost of the implantation of two methods of cattle identification, namely conventional earring and electronic ear tag, in addition to discussing both the advantages and limitations of each of them. All the operational expenses concerning to the identification were recorded and, for each method, the times of holding of the animal, the implantation of the identifier , the earring reading, typing and data transfer were surveyed. The cost of the identification by using the electronic tag was the highest, mainly the purchase of the equipment and identification device. Nevertheless, there was increased reliability of the recorded information, since the conventional earring in spite of having lower cost, induced errors in data transcription. Therefore, it is up to the farmers to decide which method should be suitable for their production system, taking into account not only financial issues but also the limitations and benefits of each method.

Dificuldades encontradas pelos técnicos de defesa sanitária animal na implantação da rastreabilidade na cadeia produtiva de bovinos de corte no Brasil

The aim of the present study was to carry out a survey of the main difficulties found by the technicians of animal health defense in the establishment of beef cattle traceability, aiming to design indicators, suggest proposals to solve such difficulties and contribute to the formulation of national policies. A semi-structured qualitative questionnaire was designed containing 39 open and mixed multiple-choice questions sent to 125 veterinaries of the Latu sensu graduate course in Animal Health Defense of the Universidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA), Lavras, MG, Brazil. The data obtained were tabulated using EpiData® 3.1 software, with automatic control of data range and consistency, and afterward analyzed by means of descriptive and inductive statistics, using the statistical program PASW (Predictive Analytics SoftWare) version 18.0. The chief difficulties found by the techniques were concerned directly with the frequent changes in the legislation (97.6%), the lack of understanding of the norms (86.9%), and of the spread of traceability (62.8%). Among the advantages of identification and animal traceability mentioned by technicians include increasing knowledge of the quantity of livestock (97.5%), the opening and maintenance of current consumer markets (95.0%), and the control and supervision of the transit of animals (93.3%). Traceability, despite being a demand, above all of the importing consuming market, is still under evolution. Both the qualification and awareness of the raisers in relation to traceability are required.