Assimetrias e semelhan?as da cria??o de equinos no Sul do Brasil (RS) e na Argentina: aspectos produtivos, sanit?rios e comerciais

• Autor(a) principal: Oliveira, Jos? Evandro Gerv?sio de
• Data de Publicação: 2012
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFRRJ
• Texto Completo: https://tede.ufrrj.br/jspui/handle/jspui/2424
• topic: Agroneg?cio; Com?rcio; Equinocultura; Agribusiness; Trade; Horse production; Administra??o

Businesses that involve the creation and use of the horse occupy a prominent position in developed countries and in many those developing countries, like Brazil and Argentina. However, little is known about the configuration of the Horse Agribusiness, particularly their contribution in generating income and jobs. Highlighting the need for studies aimed at the development of this activity and related economic sectors, since the breeding of horse in Brazil is approximately 5.8 million and 2.5 million heads in Argentina. There is a growing interest in scientific research in the production of horses. Agricultural activity in Brazil and Argentina, specifically the production of horses and their derivatives, has great relevance for the economy of both countries. Within this context, there is a chance that the knowledge of this chain is the main factor in the increase of production and generation of employment and income. Thus, this study aims to verify the asymmetries and similarities in the production of horses in southern Brazil (RS) and Argentina, analyzing the productive, health and trade aspects. This is a descriptive study, the multiple case study, which uses empirical research to investigate a contemporary phenomenon. The methodology used during this descriptive study comprised collection, tabulation and analysis of primary and secondary data, through field work and library research. The sample consisted of horses producers in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and in Argentina, the intentional type non-probabilistic. The collected data were tabulated in a spreadsheet Excell Version 2010 and for the descriptive analyzes it was used the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS Inc. Chicago, Illinois, USA), version 15.0. To complement the statistical analyzes were performed nonparametric analyzes on the observed frequencies. The observed frequencies were evaluated in 2x2 contingency tables. Relative frequencies were compared using the chi-square (?2) test at 5% probability using the InStat statistical package. As a result, it was observed that there is a similarity in various aspects in the production and trade, whereas in the health aspects are asymmetry in certain respects. It was concluded that at the complex agribusiness horse there are several activities that resemble and other distinguished. Based on this study, regional policies could be implemented in order to develop best practices observed by optimizing the horse production in both countries.