Caracterización técnica y económica del sistema de producción de búfalos Bubalus bubalis en el departamento de Córdoba de Colombia

Abstract

The objective of this work was to carry out a descriptive study that would allow generating basic technological and socioeconomic information on the buffalo production systems in the department of Cordoba, Colombia. The collection of information was obtained through a survey form applied to 26 production units. The statistical indicators were tabulated and analyzed with the SPSS program. It can be seen that 63% of the production systems have a dual-purpose vocation where the Murrah race predominates (52%), with production units greater than 100 hectares (77%). 88% carry out a sanitary plan on the farms, 35% of those surveyed reports highest mortality in buffalo calf and reproductive problems are concentrated in abortions (26%). The type of mating is continuous (96%), they expose one male for every 40 females (53%). 96% of the respondents perform rectal palpation at least twice a year. In more than 90% they keep records, most of them use software and maintain control of both the technical aspects and the production and sale of products. In the production costs, the works that participate in 70% of the total, the veterinary drugs 2%, the direct costs participate with 76%. The economic returns for an average farm of 250 hectares present a net income of $ 209,463,933 COP. The profitability of 32% and the break-even point of 85% of the total production shows that this system is efficient and profitable.