Spatialization of Brazilian pig production: relationship between productive, physical, environmental, and socio-economic variables
| Autor: | Concepta McManus, Jennifer L. Teixeira, José Braccini, Júlio Otávio Jardim Barcellos, Robson Jose Cesconeto, Isabel Cristina Mello da Silva, Nathalia Silva da Costa, Bárbara Bremm |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Index (economics)
Sus scrofa Environment Environmental data Agricultural science Food Animals Environmental protection Production (economics) Animals Human Development Index Animal Husbandry Productivity Heat index Spatial Analysis business.industry 0402 animal and dairy science Subsistence agriculture 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Models Theoretical 040201 dairy & animal science Geography Agriculture Multivariate Analysis 040103 agronomy & agriculture 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries Animal Science and Zoology Female business Brazil |
| Zdroj: | Tropical animal health and production. 49(5) |
| ISSN: | 1573-7438 |
| Popis: | Brazilian pig production spans over a large territory encompassing regions of different climatic and socio-economic realities. Production, physical, socio-economic, and environmental data were used to characterize pig production in the country. Multivariate analysis evaluated indices including number productivity, production levels, and income from pigs, together with the average area of pig farm and socio-economic variables such as municipal human development index, technical guidance received from agricultural cooperatives and industrial companies, number of family farms, and offtake; and finally, environmental variables: latitude, longitude, annual temperature range, solar radiation index, as well as temperature and humidity index. The Southern region has the largest herd, number of pigs sold/sow, and offtake rate (p |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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