TECHNOLOGICAL GAP AND PRODUCTION INDICATORS OF THE COW-CALF SYSTEM IN AGOSTADEROS OF SIERRA MOJADA AND OCAMPO, COAHUILA, MEXICO

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.9733152312095

• Palavras-chave: Cow-breeding, technological gap, productive indicators.

• Keywords: Cow-breeding, technological gap, productive indicators.

• Abstract:

  With the objective of determining the technological gap and productive indicators in the cow-breeding production system under extensive conditions, the present study was carried out with producers from 11 locations in the municipalities of Sierra Mojada and Ocampo, Coahuila. Mexico. To this end, a survey of producers in 47 Family Production Units (UPF) was carried out using a structured questionnaire, with quantitative and qualitative variables of aspects of the producer, the production unit, the rangeland, feeding, reproductive-genetic, health, productive, infrastructure, equipment and marketing. The selection of the UPF was carried out by non-probabilistic sampling based on the list of members of a Territorial Development Project. The sample was determined with a precision level of 95% and assigned error of 10%. The information was analyzed using descriptive statistics (mean, average, standard deviation, minimum and maximum) with the Microsoft Excel program and the productive indicators using formulas with the data obtained from the UPF. 86.1% is dedicated to the cow-calf system, with an average size of 871 ha-1, ejidal property in 87% and average herd size of 61 heads/belly. Producers are 60 years old on average and 63% have completed primary and secondary school. 98% do not receive technical assistance, 100% without organization, 91% without financing and market and commercialization problems. The average technological gap is 42.5%: 62.3% in food, 54.0% in rangelands, 52.3% in reproduction-genetics, and 1.3% in health. Productive indices, of 0.54 offspring produced/cow calved, 3.54 kg of meat/ha and 56.3 kg of meat produced/U.A. It is concluded that the low productivity of the production system is due to technological backwardness, low educational level, lack of technical training, lack of economic resources and lack of organization; the latter, for the management of infrastructure, machinery, equipment and marketing of products and supplies.