Productive Indicators of a Dairy Farm in the Center-West of The Province of Chaco-Argentina

Abstract

The objective of the work was to generate productive indicators of a dairy system in the centre-west of the province of Chaco-Argentina. The work was carried out between December 2021 and December 2022 on a dairy farm belonging to the U.E.G.P. School. N°40-Agrotechnical High School, located in the town of Coronel Du Graty, department of Mayor Luis Jorge Fontana, province of Chaco, Argentina. The averages and standard deviations of productive variables were obtained. The aggregate indicators showed a milking cow/dry cow ratio of 60/40, the conversion efficiency of pasture in the milk of 0.938 milk per kg of DM and 1719 litres/ha/adjusted year. The values obtained make it possible to start having own and zonal data that will allow a constant evaluation as the data record is consolidated over time. The information obtained will be a tool that, in the medium term, will indicate the productive floor or ceiling of the analysed system and, based on this, be able to plan. It is concluded that productive indicators were generated showing the potential of the analysed region, and these should serve as a basis to implement programs to increase the adoption of input and process technologies in the bovine dairy sector of the centre-west of the province of Chaco- Argentina.