Association of the forage management practices, weaning rate, and factors that influence technological adoption in beef cattle production

• Published in: Revista brasileira de zootecnia Vol. 49
• Main Authors: Dill, Matheus Dhein, Pereira, Paulo Rodrigo Ramos Xavier, Machado, João Armando Dessimon, Pereira, Gabriel Ribas, Corte, Vitor Francisco Dalla, Teixeira, Odilene de Souza, Barcellos, Júlio Otávio Jardim
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Portuguese
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia 01.01.2020
• Subjects: AGRICULTURE, DAIRY & ANIMAL SCIENCE; cultivated pasture; native grassland; production system; VETERINARY SCIENCES; weaning; native grassland; cultivated pasture; production system; weaning
• ISSN: 1516-3598; 1806-9290; 1806-9290
• DOI: 10.37496/rbz4920190145

ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to verify the association of improved native grassland and winter and summer pastures on the weaning rate in beef cattle production. Subsequently, we also verified the socioeconomic and productive characteristics related to the adoption of technologies to increase the weaning rate of the farmers. The survey was conducted with 73 producers of Hereford and Braford cattle in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. A data analysis was performed using the minimum ordinal squares method and the regression analysis (Tobit). The results showed that cattle farmers who adopt winter pastures have greater weaning rates, and the factors that influence this adoption are related to a greater number of employees on the farm and the use of a crop-livestock production system. In addition, farmers who receive a greater number of technical assistance visits per year are more likely to adopt winter pastures and improved native grassland. This information can be useful in the formulation of technological dissemination programs that aim at a sustainable production of beef cattle.