Causas de cosechado y características de hembras bovinas (Bos taurus, Bos indicus, Artyodactila: Bovidae) cosechadas en planta en Costa Rica del 2008 al 2009
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2014
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Molina Coto, Roger Eduardo
Arroyo Oquendo, Carlos
Molina Villalobos, José Ramón
WingChing Jones, Rodolfo
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s importante para el sector ganadero mantener controles periódi cos sobre producción, reproducción e industrialización para prever
cualquier cambio que pueda afectarlo, y utilizar la información como
base para la toma decisiones. El estudio se realizó desde octubre
2008 a diciembre de 2009 en la Cooperativa Matadero Nacional de
Montecillos R.L, Alajuela, Costa Rica; donde se cuantificó la cantidad
de hembras bovinas cosechadas; dicha cooperativa representa más del
20% de las extracciones bovinas del país. Durante el periodo, el porcen taje de hembras que se sacrificó fue de 50,57%, 51,44% fueron hembras
en estado de preñez, desde gestaciones tempranas donde apenas se
trataba de capsulas embrionarias hasta fetos en avanzados estados de
desarrollo. Se encontró que un 38,16% de hembras que se sacrifican en
edades tempranas, algunas no llegaron a tener actividad reproductiva.
Entre las razones de cosechar hembras, según la opinión de los socios
de la Cooperativa Montecillos, se determinaron el animal viejo (19,6%),
presión de selección (18,2%), necesidad de dinero (16,1%), problemas
de reproducción (16,1%), escasez de alimento para los animales (14,0%)
y otras como enfermedades y estrategia de mercado (16,0%). Algunas
de las causas se pueden resolver con una eficiente administración de
las fincas para evitar pérdidas para el ganadero y para el hato nacional.
It is important for the livestock sector to keep regular checks on production, reproduction and industrialization to prevent any changes that may affect it, and use the information as a basis for decision-making. The main purpose of this job was to define the quan tity and main causes for culling bovine females in one of the most im portant slaughterhouse in Costa Rica. From October 2008 to December 2009 were quantified the bovine females sent to Cooperativa Matadero Nacional de Montecillos R.L., Alajuela, Costa Rica; this coop represents up to 20% of the national herd slaughtered. During the period of the study, the percentage of cows culled was 50.57%, from this, 51.44% were pregnant in stages from conceptuses to fetuses in the last days before calving. There is a 38.16% of young bovine females that are har vested, some of them without the chance for calving. Among people associated to the Coop the causes for harvesting cows are: old cows (19.6%), selection pressure (18.2%), lack of money (16.1%), reproduc tive issues (16.1%), shortage of feed for the animals (18.2%) and others like sicknesses and market strategies (16.0%). Some of these causes can be solved if farms are administered correctly avoiding losses for farmers and the decrease of the national herd.
It is important for the livestock sector to keep regular checks on production, reproduction and industrialization to prevent any changes that may affect it, and use the information as a basis for decision-making. The main purpose of this job was to define the quan tity and main causes for culling bovine females in one of the most im portant slaughterhouse in Costa Rica. From October 2008 to December 2009 were quantified the bovine females sent to Cooperativa Matadero Nacional de Montecillos R.L., Alajuela, Costa Rica; this coop represents up to 20% of the national herd slaughtered. During the period of the study, the percentage of cows culled was 50.57%, from this, 51.44% were pregnant in stages from conceptuses to fetuses in the last days before calving. There is a 38.16% of young bovine females that are har vested, some of them without the chance for calving. Among people associated to the Coop the causes for harvesting cows are: old cows (19.6%), selection pressure (18.2%), lack of money (16.1%), reproduc tive issues (16.1%), shortage of feed for the animals (18.2%) and others like sicknesses and market strategies (16.0%). Some of these causes can be solved if farms are administered correctly avoiding losses for farmers and the decrease of the national herd.
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Hembras preñadas, Hato bovino, Sacrificio de animales, Extracciones, Gestación
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https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/cuadernos/article/view/317