ABSTRACT The aim of the study was to develop an index to measure sustainability in production systems. This sustainability index (iSus) was developed to be adhered to the Brazilian Pampa biome based on experts’ perceptions, in five regions of the Brazilian Pampa biome: Western border, Northwestern border, Campanha, Central, and South. The Sustainability Assessment of Food and Agriculture Systems guidelines, developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization, were used as reference for the indicators that formed the iSus. After selecting […]

ABSTRACT The relationship between animal products and agricultural gross domestic product (AGDP) in Türkiye was investigated in this study. We used data of eight animal products (cow milk, sheep milk, beef, mutton, poultry meat, eggs, wool, and honey) from 1980 to 2020. After checking the stationarity of the series by the Augmented Dickey-Fuller (ADF) test, the Johansen cointegration test was used to establish the existence of a long-term relationship between animal products and AGDP, and the results were interpreted using […]

ABSTRACT There is an urgent need for sustainable animal production systems. A system or procedure is sustainable if it is acceptable now and if its expected future effects are acceptable, in particular in relation to resource availability, consequences of functioning, and morality of action. What might make any animal usage system unsustainable? The system might involve depletion of resources such that a resource becomes unavailable or a product of the system might accumulate to a degree that prevents the functioning […]

ABSTRACT The objective of this research was to evaluate the effect of three different intensive silvopastoral systems (ISPS) on cattle animal welfare (AW) in Colombia. The three ISPS differed in area, plant composition, and grazing periods as follows: ISPS1 – low plant diversity in paddocks of 1200 m2, with grazing period of 24 h; ISPS2 – middle plant diversity in paddocks of 600 m2, with grazing period of 12 h; and ISPS3 – high plant diversity in paddocks of 600 […]

The complexity of the consumers’ behavior has taken the food industry to a new level of dynamism. Therefore, understanding the factors that influence this behavior is decisive for the differentiation of products to niche markets and even to adjust the supply according to consumers’ expectancy. This article proposes a conceptual model to identify the factors influencing beef consumption in Brazil. The methodological approach was characterized by a systematic review through a synthesis of research related directly to this topic. Therefore, […]

This study aimed to evaluate the productivity, growth performance and economic feasibility of polyculture of Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus and shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei at different stocking densities. Feed was provided based on fish requirements. The experiment was conducted at the Aquaculture facility of the Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido – UFERSA, in a completely randomized design with five treatments and four replicates each. Treatments consisted of a tilapia monoculture with 2 tilapias.m-2; and polyculture with 2 tilapias.m-2 and L. vannamei […]

Este trabalho foi realizado para avaliar o rendimento dos cortes de carcaça, a área de olho-de-lombo, a composição centesimal e o perfil de ácidos graxos da carne proveniente de cordeiros submetidos aos sistemas de produção orgânico e convencional. Foram utilizados 48 animais Ile de France, com peso corporal médio de 15 kg, distribuídos em dois sistemas de produção, orgânica e convencional e abatidos aos 32 kg de peso corporal. Os sistemas de produção não influenciaram o peso nem o rendimento […]

O custo dos insumos utilizados na suplementação alimentar e a riqueza do semiárido em forrageiras eudicotiledoneas de bom valor nutritivo despertaram a idéia de desenvolver tecnologias adaptadas às condições tropicais semiáridas. O sal forrageiro é uma tecnologia que está sendo desenvolvida pelo grupo de pesquisa em Zootecnia Tropical (CNPq), do Centro de Ciências Agrárias Ambientais e Biológicas da Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia (CCAAB/UFRB). Definido como uma mistura de sal mineral com feno moído de forrageiras eudicotiledôneas, dentre elas […]

A região semi-árida do Brasil prolonga-se por uma área de 928 km2 abrangendo uma parte do norte dos estados de Minas Gerais e Espírito Santo, os sertões da Bahia, Sergipe, Alagoas, Pernambuco, Paraíba, Rio Grande do Norte, Ceará e Piauí e mais 45 municípios do sudeste do Maranhão. A população é predominantemente rural e a ocupação principal de sua força de trabalho é a agropecuária. A pecuária leiteira aparece como uma das poucas opções nas regiões semi-áridas, principalmente no nordeste […]

Sustentabilidade é tema atual e cada vez mais discutido no desenvolvimento agropecuário do Brasil. Este tem experimentado um grande desenvolvimento tecnológico e produtivo no agronegócio, ampliando as exportações, a renda dos produtores, a oferta de alimentos com melhor qualidade, e menor custo aos consumidores. No entanto, dois aspectos chamam a atenção quando se analisa sustentabilidade: o uso do solo com preparo excessivo e monocultivos, e a degradação das pastagens. O monocultivo e práticas culturais inadequadas têm causado perda de produtividade, […]