Dinámica de crecimiento y categorización funcional del ganado lechero mediante monitoreo electrónico
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Categorización funcional, ganadería de precisión, ganado lechero, peso corporalResumen
La ganadería lechera requiere herramientas de monitoreo que permitan optimizar la eficiencia productiva y la toma de decisiones en los sistemas de producción animal. El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar la dinámica de crecimiento y la categorización funcional del ganado lechero mediante el uso de monitoreo electrónico del peso corporal. La investigación se desarrolló durante 12 meses en un hato lechero, donde se evaluaron 42 bovinos mediante una báscula electrónica Tru-Test ezyweigh7, clasificándolos en categorías funcionales: vacas en producción, vacas secas, vaconas, fierros y terneras. Los datos obtenidos se analizaron mediante estadística descriptiva y análisis de varianza (ANOVA) para comparar las medias de peso entre categorías, considerando un nivel de significancia de P < 0,05. Los resultados mostraron que el 93 % de los animales presentó una ganancia progresiva de peso corporal, mientras que el 7 % evidenció disminuciones asociadas a periodos de estrés fisiológico periparto. La estructura funcional del hato estuvo conformada mayoritariamente por vacas en producción (64,29 %), seguidas por vacas secas (35,71 %). Se concluye que el monitoreo electrónico del peso corporal constituye una herramienta eficaz para la gestión zootécnica y la ganadería de precisión, al permitir el seguimiento objetivo del crecimiento y la optimización de la estructura funcional del hato lechero.
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