Simulations of economic results with the use of FTAI in cow-calf farm in the Pantanal.

The objective of the study was to evaluate, by system simulations, the cost-benefit of FTAI use in three different scenarios in the Pantanal of Mato Grosso do Sul: Conventional Ranch (P1), Conventional Ranch with FTAI (P2), and Ranch with cultivated pasture and the use of FTAI (P3), all based on modal farms in the Pantanal of Mato Grosso do Sul. The study simulated the impact of increased productivity and herd quality in the economic turnover of extensive breeding farms in the region. A deterministic model was developed, by using spreadsheets to perform the costs and the turnover calculations. The economic margins were estimated by the difference between the costs and turnovers of the production systems studied. The variables number of male and female calves weaned and increased number of cows in production showed the highest impact in the compensation. The use of FTAI on farms with natural or cultivated pastures increased the pregnancy rate at the end of the breeding season (EM), leading to an increased number of calves available for sale and consequently increased turnover and decreased marginal cost of the calf produced on extensive breeding farms in the Pantanal of Mato Grosso do Sul.Na publicação: Juliana Corrêa Borges