Banca de DEFESA: EVERTON CORRÊA

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STUDENT : EVERTON CORRÊA
DATE: 28/03/2024
TIME: 08:30
LOCAL: Web Conferência - FECHADA - WEBEX
TITLE:

Validation of a structured method to identify opportunities for improving performance and sustainability of the process of growing and finishing pigs.

KEY WORDS:

Sustainability of agribusiness; ESG; Feed conversion; Mortality; Clustering; Gap analysis.

PAGES: 45
BIG AREA: Outra
AREA: Ciências Ambientais
SUMMARY:

The ESG agenda (Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance) has great applicability in pig farming, and mapping opportunities for process improvement is a potential strategy to assist in the holistic sustainability of agribusinesses, especially considering process efficiency. In this sense, solid methodologies must be developed and employed to identify these opportunities as well as establish the necessary practices to achieve greater production efficiency. Therefore, the objective of this work was to validate a methodology that enables the identification of improvement opportunities and ideal practices in the production process in the growth and finishing phase of pigs. For this, two approaches were conducted: (I) application of clustering techniques and gap analysis on a retrospective database of 99 properties (603 batches) to identify opportunities for improvement in the growth and finishing phase mainly at the level of feed conversion; (II) analysis of data related to the production and structure of these farms as well as the educational status of the producers to identify practices and/or conditions related to better production performance in the growth and finishing phase. Interactions were found between adjusted feed conversion and the number of animals per pen, number of animals per drinking fountain, producer activity time. It showed feasibility in structured methods, based on clustering practices and gap analysis, to identify opportunities for improvement in pig production, focusing both on performance and on process sustainability in the growth and finishing phases.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Externo à Instituição - CAIO ABÉRCIO DA SILVA - UEL
Externa à Instituição - ANNE CAROLINE DE LARA
Externa à Instituição - INÊS ANDRETTA - UFRGS
Presidente - 2648941 - IVAN BIANCHI