Traditional cow-calf systems of the northern region of Santa Fe, Argentina: current situation and improvement opportunities

Cow-calf systems are at the core of Argentina´s significant national beef industry. The objectives were: i) to characterize the productive state of traditional cow-calf systems, named BASE, from the northern region of Santa Fe province, ii) to identify technologies for the productive improvement of...

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Autores principales: Gregoretti, Guillermina, Baudracco, Javier, Dimundo , Carlos, Lazzarini , Belén, Scarel , Julieta, Alesso , Agustín, Machado , Claudio
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Publicado: Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias-UNCuyo 2024
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Acceso en línea:https://revistas.uncu.edu.ar/ojs3/index.php/RFCA/article/view/6739
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Scarel , Julieta
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Traditional cow-calf systems of the northern region of Santa Fe, Argentina: current situation and improvement opportunities
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encuesta
tecnologías
simulación
oportunidades
beef production
survey
technologies
simulation
opportunities
author_facet Gregoretti, Guillermina
Baudracco, Javier
Dimundo , Carlos
Lazzarini , Belén
Scarel , Julieta
Alesso , Agustín
Machado , Claudio
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title Traditional cow-calf systems of the northern region of Santa Fe, Argentina: current situation and improvement opportunities
title_short Traditional cow-calf systems of the northern region of Santa Fe, Argentina: current situation and improvement opportunities
title_full Traditional cow-calf systems of the northern region of Santa Fe, Argentina: current situation and improvement opportunities
title_fullStr Traditional cow-calf systems of the northern region of Santa Fe, Argentina: current situation and improvement opportunities
title_full_unstemmed Traditional cow-calf systems of the northern region of Santa Fe, Argentina: current situation and improvement opportunities
title_sort traditional cow-calf systems of the northern region of santa fe, argentina: current situation and improvement opportunities
description Cow-calf systems are at the core of Argentina´s significant national beef industry. The objectives were: i) to characterize the productive state of traditional cow-calf systems, named BASE, from the northern region of Santa Fe province, ii) to identify technologies for the productive improvement of the BASE system, and iii) to quantify the productive and economic impact of the adoption of the identified technologies. To characterize the BASE system, the available published data were systematized and validated in a workshop with leading regional experts in the field. To identify the technologies for improvement, a survey was conducted among regional farm advisors. Finally, to quantify the impact of adopting improvements in the BASE system, a modelling study was conducted. The results showed that traditional cow-calf systems have low productive and reproductive efficiency (45 kg LW ha-1 year-1 and 48% weaning rate) and little adoption of herd management and forage production technologies. The technologies identified were grazing management, training of farmers and farm staff, and seasonal mating. The modelling study showed that improvements in the production and use of forage and herd management practices would increase beef production and the gross margin of the BASE system by 70% and 96%, respectively. Highlights: Participatory modelling was used to characterize and evaluate the traditional cow-calf system from northern region of Santa Fe province and prioritize improvement technologies for potential adoption. Cow-calf systems from the northern region of Santa Fe province have little adoption of technologies and low productive and reproductive efficiency (45 kg LW ha-1 year-1 and 48% weaning rate). Technologies prioritized by regional farm advisors of cow-calf systems were grazing management, training of farmers and farm staff, and seasonal mating. The combination of herd and feeding strategies would increase beef production and gross margin of traditional cow-calf system by up to 70% and 96%, respectively.
publisher Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias-UNCuyo
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encuesta
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simulación
oportunidades
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simulation
opportunities
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oportunidades
beef production
survey
technologies
simulation
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spelling I11-R107article-67392024-05-14T16:30:03Z Traditional cow-calf systems of the northern region of Santa Fe, Argentina: current situation and improvement opportunities Traditional cow-calf systems of the northern region of Santa Fe, Argentina: current situation and improvement opportunities Gregoretti, Guillermina Baudracco, Javier Dimundo , Carlos Lazzarini , Belén Scarel , Julieta Alesso , Agustín Machado , Claudio producción de carne encuesta tecnologías simulación oportunidades beef production survey technologies simulation opportunities Cow-calf systems are at the core of Argentina´s significant national beef industry. The objectives were: i) to characterize the productive state of traditional cow-calf systems, named BASE, from the northern region of Santa Fe province, ii) to identify technologies for the productive improvement of the BASE system, and iii) to quantify the productive and economic impact of the adoption of the identified technologies. To characterize the BASE system, the available published data were systematized and validated in a workshop with leading regional experts in the field. To identify the technologies for improvement, a survey was conducted among regional farm advisors. Finally, to quantify the impact of adopting improvements in the BASE system, a modelling study was conducted. The results showed that traditional cow-calf systems have low productive and reproductive efficiency (45 kg LW ha-1 year-1 and 48% weaning rate) and little adoption of herd management and forage production technologies. The technologies identified were grazing management, training of farmers and farm staff, and seasonal mating. The modelling study showed that improvements in the production and use of forage and herd management practices would increase beef production and the gross margin of the BASE system by 70% and 96%, respectively. Highlights: Participatory modelling was used to characterize and evaluate the traditional cow-calf system from northern region of Santa Fe province and prioritize improvement technologies for potential adoption. Cow-calf systems from the northern region of Santa Fe province have little adoption of technologies and low productive and reproductive efficiency (45 kg LW ha-1 year-1 and 48% weaning rate). Technologies prioritized by regional farm advisors of cow-calf systems were grazing management, training of farmers and farm staff, and seasonal mating. The combination of herd and feeding strategies would increase beef production and gross margin of traditional cow-calf system by up to 70% and 96%, respectively. Cow-calf systems are at the core of Argentina´s significant national beef industry. The objectives were: i) to characterize the productive state of traditional cow-calf systems, named BASE, from the northern region of Santa Fe province, ii) to identify technologies for the productive improvement of the BASE system, and iii) to quantify the productive and economic impact of the adoption of the identified technologies. To characterize the BASE system, the available published data were systematized and validated in a workshop with leading regional experts in the field. To identify the technologies for improvement, a survey was conducted among regional farm advisors. Finally, to quantify the impact of adopting improvements in the BASE system, a modelling study was conducted. The results showed that traditional cow-calf systems have low productive and reproductive efficiency (45 kg LW ha-1 year-1 and 48% weaning rate) and little adoption of herd management and forage production technologies. The technologies identified were grazing management, training of farmers and farm staff, and seasonal mating. The modelling study showed that improvements in the production and use of forage and herd management practices would increase beef production and the gross margin of the BASE system by 70% and 96%, respectively. Highlights: Participatory modelling was used to characterize and evaluate the traditional cow-calf system from northern region of Santa Fe province and prioritize improvement technologies for potential adoption. Cow-calf systems from the northern region of Santa Fe province have little adoption of technologies and low productive and reproductive efficiency (45 kg LW ha-1 year-1 and 48% weaning rate). Technologies prioritized by regional farm advisors of cow-calf systems were grazing management, training of farmers and farm staff, and seasonal mating. The combination of herd and feeding strategies would increase beef production and gross margin of traditional cow-calf system by up to 70% and 96%, respectively. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias-UNCuyo 2024-04-12 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.uncu.edu.ar/ojs3/index.php/RFCA/article/view/6739 Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias UNCuyo; In press; XXX-XXX Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias UNCuyo; En prensa; XXX-XXX 1853-8665 0370-4661 eng https://revistas.uncu.edu.ar/ojs3/index.php/RFCA/article/view/6739/6356 Derechos de autor 2018 Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias UNCuyo https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/deed.es