Breeders in Mato Grosso, Brazil, seek alternatives to reduce feedlot spending

Cattle breeders in Mato Grosso (MT) are looking for alternatives to reduce feedlot costs, amid rising feed prices. One of them has been the partnership between ranchers for the collective purchase of inputs. A farm that is part of a group that operates in Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, São Paulo, Goiás and Bahia, put on weight, last year, about 150 animals. Watch all Globo Rural videos And the projection is to double the number of heads housed this year. A portion of the cattle will be from ranchers who bring the animals only in the final months of final fattening. "In other words, many breeders are outsourcing the final phase of the activity," says Leone Fulanetto, director of confinement planning. "On account of the group having, in addition to the modern structure, it has trained personnel (veterinarian, zootechnician and agronomists) with good production practices and animal welfare, which guarantees productivity performance and at a competitive cost", he adds. He further ...