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Profitable beef and milk production program State of Jalisco
The main factor that impacts the cattle production profitability in Mexico
is the price volatility in livestock feeding concentrates
Even tought Jalisco is The first producer of milk
it occupies the first place with 18% of national production and the second place
in production of beef, the small and medium farmers face serious
problemas, mostly high production cost in the production
of milk and beef because the overuse of concentrates
mismanagment of prairies in beef cattle, lack of
technical assitance in the ranches with small and médium farmers, thereafter
there is low production both in milk and meat
the only choice they have is
stop using concetrates
but not stopping the use for stop the use, we have to search for crops that
in nutritional matter meet the concentrate nutrients
with alternative crops, in this case sunflower, the ideal is to search for better
cuality and quantity in pastures and with that, reduce
as much as posible the use of concentrate
there are zones very different from each other,
in the case of milk is very different than beef cattle
in the case of beef it about getting the most out of praires, grasslands or what
the farmer has
so we take little account of the farmer
we start with a diagnosis, this diagnosis give us the key elements
to know what to do in the different phases of beef production
FIRA decided to implement this program in the state of Jalisco
trying to help the farmers
with a program of technical assistance and training trough technical advisors
the farmers can improve their livestock management practices in
milk and beef production and be more efficient in their production system
before FIRA's advice I was giving around 33 pounds of concentrate per day per cow
in the trough
after the advice I am saving around 12 pounds
per cow per day
So, the only way we could improve
is in the feeding managment
and there is where FIRA come and help us with technology
so we can more effective the foder pounds that we give to the cows
for example in milk we are trying to improve the profitability of production
we have achieved an increase of production up to
28% and cheapen the production cost up to 40% in
beef cattle we achieved taking the
production cost from 33 pesos per kilo to 22, 23 pesos
in the case of beef we have reduced the production cost
between 20 and 25 per cent
now, with this new system
in which FIRA has help us
we had encounter super extraordinary results, we weaned
at 8 months
and in 8 months we sold around an average of 300 kilos
but we are selling now around 411 kilos
the success of this model comes from
fatting the calf in diferent phases
each phase adjust according the particular needs of each farm or enterprise
because I began with a production around 125 stomach from which I get
only 45% births, nowadays I have around 80% births
and we are going for the 85%
and if there are no technicians, you could not know if the cow is pregnant
and the cow reaches the year and it isn't pregnant
how much money are we losing
that is why is very important that FIRA's technitians are working with
us
The technicians come and then
they tell us what to do next
that is why I believe that there are no limits
from 5 or 6 cows, to 50 or 100 it can be done
this program has helps us to improve the quality parameters
that the industry require and with that farmers can get the benefits
that industry gives for quality products
With the FIRA's program
somatic cells have decreased reductase minutes have increased
and above all the fat and protein parameters have been better
we are placing around 343 423 gallons every month
we are working in a project with SORIANA so we can offer there
our products
this is what we are searching for
and I believe that we are in the right way because I believe that
in Mexico we can make the beef pound cheaper than in any other part of the world
the calves and heifers
that I have bought that where bread within FIRA's program
fatten faster
I get a better colored meat
FIRA deserves my respects, I tell everyone to get near FIRA
For me FIRA's support means a lot
because without them, I would be stuck
I would have dissapear
I personally recommend you
getting close to FIRA both for seaking credit lines and
asking for technologic advise