Vol. 35 (2025): Volumen 35
Artículos de Investigación

Cost-benefit relationship of the implementation of productive technologies in the cow-calf system

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  • Víctor Fernando Torres Aburto,
  • Víctor Hugo Severino Lendechy,
  • Adrián Gutiérrez Cervantes,
  • Mateo Itza Ortiz,
  • Valentín Efrén Espinosa Ortiz,
  • Concepción Ahuja Aguirre
Víctor Fernando Torres Aburto
Universidad Veracruzana
Víctor Hugo Severino Lendechy
Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas
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Adrián Gutiérrez Cervantes
Tecnológico Nacional de México
Mateo Itza Ortiz
Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez
Valentín Efrén Espinosa Ortiz
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Concepción Ahuja Aguirre
Universidad Veracruzana
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15174/au.2025.4338

Published 2025-01-22

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Torres Aburto, V. F., Severino Lendechy, V. H., Gutiérrez Cervantes, A., Itza Ortiz, M., Espinosa Ortiz, V. E., & Ahuja Aguirre, C. (2025). Cost-benefit relationship of the implementation of productive technologies in the cow-calf system . Acta Universitaria, 35, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.15174/au.2025.4338

Abstract

The objective of this work evaluated the cost-benefit relationship of the implementation of productive technologies in a livestock production unit dedicated to the production of calves for supply. The technologies evaluated were: pregnancy diagnosis, evaluation of stallions, nutritional supplementation and health program. The results of the application of said technologies were observed in the following indicators: andrological evaluation, fertility rate, interval between calving, birth rate, weaned calves, and cost-benefit. Andrological evaluation indicated an improvement in the semen quality of bulls. Fertility rate, birth rate and weaned calves increased 33.5±1.3, 33.6±1.3 and 13.8±1.0 %, respectively. There was a reduction in interval between calving of 142.5±12.75 days, and a cost-benefit relationship of 1.00 was obtained. In conclusion, the cost-benefit relationship did not imply an economic advantage. However, the implementation of productive technologies presented a gradual increase in the reproductive and productive variables, managing to recover the investment made in the study period.

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