Simulation of the energy performance of maize production integrated to pig farming

Engenharia Agrícola

Márcio L. Perin²  Gilberto Martins¹  Osmar De C. Bueno¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Federal do ABC Programa de Pós-Graduação em Energia

关键词: pig farming;    integrated agroecosystems;    energy analysis;    suinocultura;    agrossistemas integrados;    análise energética;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0100-69162012000500004

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The study evaluated the energy performance of pig farming integrated with maize production in mechanized no-tillage system. In this proposed conception of integration, the swine excrement is used as fertilizers in the maize crop. The system was designed involving the activities associated to the pig management and maize production (soil management, cultivation and harvest). A one-year period of analysis was considered, enabling the production of three batches of pigs and two crops of maize. To evaluate the energy performance, three indicators were created: energy efficiency, use of non-renewable resources efficiency and cost of non-renewable energy to produce protein. The energy inputs are composed by the inputs and infrastructure used by the breeding of pigs and maize production, as well as the solar energy incident on the agroecosystem. The energy outputs are represented by the products (finished pigs and maize). The results obtained in the simulation indicates that the integration improves the energy performance of pig farms, with an increase in the energy efficiency (186%) as well as in the use of the non-renewable energy resources efficiency (352%), while reducing the cost of non-renewable energy to produce protein (‑58%).

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