Avaliação bioeconômica do crescimento compensatório em sistemas de produção de bovinos de corte

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Author	Lopes, Rúbia Branco
Copyright Year	2016
Abstract	When used efficiently the compensatory growth can be an option to reduce feeding cost. The aim was to analyze the bioeconomic effect of compensatory growth on intensive growing and fattening beef cattle systems. By simulation using a Decision Support System the productivity and the economic return were evaluated in four different systems, characterized by different periods of feeding restriction (no restriction, CONT; 90 days restriction, COMP90; 120 days restriction, COMP120 and 150 days restriction, COMP150). Besides, the risk analysis and sensitivity analysis were performed using Monte Carlo simulation. The systems with restriction of feeding required longer fattening periods (14, 21 e 35 days for COMP90, COMP120 e COMP150 respectively) than the CONT system. The COM90 obtained higher productivity (434,2 kg/ha/year) close of CONT system (434kg/ ha/ year) and both were higher than COMP120 (395 kg/ha/year) and COMP150 (394 kg/ha/year). The highest gross margin/ha was obtained in COMP90 (608,98 R$/ha/year) that was more than CONT (493,5 R$/ha/year), COMP120 (366,96 R$/ha/year) and COMP150 (304,23 R$/ha/ year). However, the risk analysis resulted in a highest risk using CONT system and lowest risk with COMP90. The sensitivity analysis demonstrated that the variables with the most effect on gross margin are beef, calf and corn prices. The use of compensatory growth can be a tool to reduce feeding costs in beef cattle systems however its effectiveness is influenced by the restriction period.
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