The use of information systems by dairy farmers in England and Wales

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Análise econômica de esquemas alternativos de controle leiteiro Economic analysis of alternative schemes of milk recording

Compararam-se os custos de seis esquemas de controle leiteiro (CL), estabelecidos com base em diferentes freqüências de controles (com possibilidade de controle trimestral supervisionado e aproveitamento do CL da fazenda), no número de ordenhas e na realização de análises qualitativas (composição do leite e/ou contagem de células somáticas). Computaram-se os percentuais que os custos totais do CL representariam na receita bruta mensal do leite (CL/RB) e na receita líquida mensal (CL/RL). O esquema tradicional (freqüência mensal) apresentou o mais elevado custo mensal e os maiores CL/RB e CL/RL. Esquemas com intervalo maior entre controles e amostragem em ordenhas alternadas resultaram na redução dos custos com diárias e quilometragem. O custo mensal do CL variou de 0,68% a 1,8% sobre a receita bruta do leite e de 6,6% a 17,0% sobre a receita líquida.Costs of six different milk recording schemes based on the interval between controls (with the possibility of a three-month interval supervision control and the use of the farmers’ milk recording data), the number of milking recorded and milk quality analyses (milk composition and/or somatic cell counting) were compared. The ratio milk recording costs over gross income (CL/RB) and over net income (CL/RL) were also estimated. The traditional scheme (monthly recording) presented the highest monthly costs and ratios CL/RB and CL/RL. Schemes with longer intervals between controls and alternate sampling presented the lowest costs due to the reduction of travel costs. Monthly milk recording costs over milk gross income and over net income ranged from 0.68% to 1.8% and from 6.6% to 17.0%, respectively