Viabilidade econômica de um sistema de terminação de cordeiros em confinamento na região da campanha / RS

Abstract

This work was conducted between March and June, in a particular property of a member of the Sheep Breeders Association of Dom Pedrito (ACODOPE). We evaluated 60 lambs castrated male baby tooth with 5 to 7 months old. Of these animals, 50 of Corriedale kind and 10 of Texel kind. Was sought, during the experiment, to evaluate the cost of deploying of a containment system and their profitability. The weigh-in held at the entrance to the confinement of animals served to be done to control production costs related to the amount of feed given to animals, thereby making it possible to know exactly how many pounds of feed each animal were required to reach slaughter weight. To achieve the exact results of the production, were evaluated and represented all the costs for the implementation and operation of confinement; such as overheads, fixed costs, variable costs and costs of the animals to the entrance to the containment, installation and maintenance costs of animals. It was observed that the animals of the Texel kind lot, remained less time to reach slaughter weight, therefore the cost of producing them was inferior to the others. Still had a loss of R$ 0,85 per kg of body weight. Negative results were found in the other two lots, the lot with the application of inorganic phosphorus associated with vitamin B12 (FOB12) posted a loss of $ 1.66 per kg of body weight, and the batch of animals without application of FOB12, R$ 1.44 per kg of body weight. These results have made the lamb finishing in confinement, tested in this experiment, economically unfeasible.