Martin de Marco, M. Miele, Leticia Lopes, P. M. D. A. Costa, Jefferson de Santana Jacob, J. Zanella
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Abstract The objective of this work was to develop an index of adequacy to minimum biosecurity conditions (IAB) to express the external biosecurity level of pig farms in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. Pig farms of producers registered in the database of Companhia Integrada de Desenvolvimento Agrícola de Santa Catarina were sampled through an online questionnaire, with 76 questions on farm identification, production system, relationship with the agroindustry, herd size, and external biosecurity. One hundred questionnaires were answered by the farmers, showing the existence, partial existence, or absence of biosecurity practices, with scores of 1.0, 0.5, and 0.0, respectively, used to calculate the IAB of each farm. The farrow to weaning farms were grouped into three categories of production units (farrow to finishing, farrow to rearing, or farrow to weaning) and two of relationships with the production chain (integrated or independent). The investments necessary to achieve the ideal biosecurity practices were estimated. The farms with a low IAB (< 40%) represented 33% of the total, and the remaining 67% of the farms were classified with a medium or high index, evidencing a good external biosecurity. The IAB can be used to measure the biosecurity of pig farms and, based on their classification, to support the design of intervention plans.
摘要本研究的目的是建立最低生物安全条件(IAB)充分性指数,以表达巴西圣卡塔琳娜州养猪场的外部生物安全水平。对在圣卡塔琳娜整合公司(Agrícola de Santa Catarina)数据库中注册的养殖户养猪场进行在线问卷调查,共有76个问题,涉及农场标识、生产系统、与农业工业的关系、畜群规模和外部生物安全。农民回答了100份问卷,分别显示存在、部分存在或不存在生物安全措施,得分分别为1.0、0.5和0.0,用于计算每个农场的IAB。将产犊至断奶农场分为三类生产单位(产犊至育肥期、产犊至饲养期或产犊至断奶期)和与生产链的两种关系(综合或独立)。估计了实现理想生物安全措施所需的投资。IAB低(< 40%)的养殖场占总数的33%,其余67%的养殖场为中、高指数,表明外部生物安全状况良好。IAB可用于衡量养猪场的生物安全性,并根据其分类,支持干预计划的设计。
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Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira – PAB – is issued monthly by Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária – EMBRAPA, affiliated to Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply. PAB publishes original scientific-technological articles on Plant Physiology, Plant Pathology, Crop Science, Genetics, Soil Science, Food Technology and Animal Science.
Its abbreviated title is Pesq. agropec. bras., and it should be used in bibliographies, footnotes, references and bibliographic strips.