Cattle traceability in the Mid-South region of Mato Grosso State: economic, technical and conception aspects

Abstract

It was aimed to investigate economic aspects of the establishment of traceability in the Mid-South region of MT, Brazil, methods of animal identification, complains, drawbacks and degree of importance given by ranchers. During May to July 2009 were conducted interviews with 13 owners of Rural Establishments Approved in SISBOV (ERAS) and the survey of economic values practiced by three certifying companies and one slaughterhouse from the region. All the farms interviewed utilized earring and bottom. The main difficulties for the establishment of tracking were the frequent changes (46.30%), the understanding of the laws (30.57%), and the choice of the certifier (23.13%). The greatest drawbacks of Cattle and Buffalo Identification and Certification System (SISBOV) were the excessive delay of official audits (53.85%), the instability of differential value (23.10%), loss of identification elements (15.39%) and the delay when requested earring reprinting (7.69%). The importance ascribed was ensuring the credibility and adding value to the Brazilian product (84.61%). The individual value for the tracking process was R$ 4,34. The difference of tracked animal slaughtered for the European Union was R$ 10,73@-1. The establishment of the tracking system presented economic viability and the variation of the values paid by the tracked meat despite animals aiming exportation.

Keywords

• custo
• pecuária de corte
• segurança alimentar
• SISBOV