Financial-economic feasibility of not-weaned grazing lambs supplemented in privative trough or with pasture

Abstract

The objective was to analyze production costs and profitability of grazing sheep productions systems under three strategies of lamb’s supplementation: (1) white clover on creep grazing; (2) creep feeding; and (3) not supplemented. Two methods of financial analyses where used: annual (short term) and cash flow (long term). Costs were classified into variable, fixed, operational and total. Results showed that feeding and opportunity cost over investment was the most important production factors at variable and total costs, respectively. System with creep grazing supplementation did not show greater economic financial results over creep feeding supplementation system.