Manejo de suínos em lactação: estudo em uma pequena propriedade do município de Cerro Largo - RS

Abstract

The present work presents the management of lactating pigs as a factor for increasing productivity. The property under study is located in the interior of the municipality of Cerro Largo - RS, and is focused on Administration and Rural Development. In order to carry out the study, it was established as a general objective to analyze the internal factors referring to the inputs available in the treatment of animals and to the appropriate handling during the maternity period that can enable increased productivity in the creation of swine. For this purpose, seeking to achieve the objectives, descriptive research, of a qualitative nature, was used. Data collection was carried out through bibliographic research, documentary research on property documents and the observation method. In the analysis of the data, the characterization of the property was taken into account; the inputs used on the property; costs involved in the acquisition of inputs and waste; procurement of inputs; feed waste on the property; and mapping of the work performed at the maternity hospital. The main results, after evaluating all the inputs used on the property and mapping all activities in the maternity hospital, are the description of some necessary and fundamental care, ranging from pregnancy to maternity, in addition to the establishment of alternatives created for the treatment of animals that make it possible to increase productivity.