Maize silage and maize stubble, strategy for cattle feed in dry seasons

Abstract

The objective was to estimate production costs and profitability of maize silage and stubble maize as a feeding strategy for cattle in dry seasons in the southern region of the State of Mexico. 30 semi-structured surveys with non-probabilistic sampling were applied during the spring/summer 2020 cycle. Socioeconomic variables, profitability threshold and the benefit/cost ratio were analyzed. The production units were characterized as small, the average age of producers did not exceed 45 years and nine years dedicated to production. The average production of corn silage and stubble corn was 28 and 7.20 tons with a cost of 1.278.40 and 3.587.23 pesos per ton. The benefit/cost ratio in silage and stubble corn was 0.46 and 0.16. It is concluded that both activities were profitable with a predominance of corn silage.