Abstract #W263

# W263
Technical and economic performance on beef cattle in the Livestock Low Carbon Integrated Project-ICV.
Fabiano Alvim Barbosa*1, Vando Telles Oliveira2, Filipe Lage Bicalho3, Luciano Bastos Lopes4, Juliana Mergh Leão1, Lucas Luz Emerick1, 1Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, UFMG, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 2Instituto Centro de Vida, ICV, Alta Floresta, Mato Grosso, Brazil, 3Soluções Integradas ao Agronegócio, SIGA, Alta Floresta, Mato Grosso, Brazil, 4Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária, Embrapa, Sinop, Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Economic efficiency and productivity of 6 farms on cattle production systems were evaluated in Mato Grosso State, Amazon biome, during January 2013 and December 2014, part of the Livestock Low Carbon Integrated Project-ICV. Production and economic data were collected using control software (Prodap Profissional GP) and analyzed by electronic spreadsheets (Microsoft Excel). The systems was developed exclusively on a grazing system with a base herd comprised of Zebu (Nelore) and crossbred Bos taurus × Bos indicus cattle in 4 farms. The total of pasture was 6,560 ha (ha) and 14,260 cattle. The average of pasture was 547 ha/farm and 1,188 cattle/farm. Introduction of technologies related to good practices agricultural of fertilization of pasture, feeding supplementation, breeding program, animal health practices, associated with technical-administrative management were evaluated. The zootechnical and economic indexes were compared by Duncan and Tukey test with significance level of P < 0.05. There was no statistical difference (P > 0.05) between zootechnical indexes, stocking rates was 2.17 animals/ha, 755 kg live weight/ha, 256.73 kg body weight produced/ha and 0.87% of mortality rate. There was no statistical difference (P > 0.05) between economic indexes, total operating costs was US$0.68/kg, net margin of US$165.09/ha. The net present values (NPV) and internal rate of return (IRR) were higher in 2014 than 2013 (P < 0.05), due to increased financial resources for the technologies in 2013. NPV was US$74.92 and US$208.68/ha in 2013 and 2014, respectively (P < 0.05), IRR was 1.43 and 3.49% per month in 2013 and 2014, respectively (P < 0.05). The economic results indicated that the activity of beef cattle in Amazon biome can be sustainable use good agricultural practices.

Key Words: costs, profitability, sustainability