Diseño, construcción y automatización de un sistema de pastoreo rotaciónal mediante LOGO! 230 RC para incrementar la leche del ganado bovino con el objetivo de aumentar la producción de quesos en la finca las Silvanitas en la ciudad de Riobamba.

Abstract

The aim of this research project was to increase cheese production via increasing milk production at LAS SILVANITAS farm. The variable tested was the improvement of the livestock feeding method by designing and automating a rotational grazing system using a programmable module. A structure was designed where pulleys and motors are coupled together, these structures were placed in the corners of a paddock, to mark out the boundaries of the grazing area, cables were mounted on the pulleys and an electrified division wire was placed perpendicular to the wires placed on the pulleys. The transformer will send an output voltage to energize the programmable module (previously programmed), when the programed time occurs, the motors will be activated and the pulleys will rotate causing the division wire to advance 30 cm every two hours, 5 times a day, so that the cattle will be gradually transferred to a new paddock. To cover a different grazing area, the entire system is moved to a new paddock and the entire process outlined above will start over. A statiscal comparison was made between monthly milk production provided by the farm and data collected during the implementation of the system. The results demonstrated an increase of 50 liters per month, representing an increase of 13units of 600 g cheese per month. These were short-term results and demonstrated that the implemented system helped to increase dairy production in LAS SILVANITAS farm. The implemented system also demonstrated faster pasture recovery as it stopped cattle from grazing on regrowth. Periodic shots of voltage charge the electric fence, the voltage must always be greater than 3000 V, if the voltage is any lower it will not affect the animals.