Valoración económica de la producción de ovinos Pelibuey y Black Belly y las perspectivas de su desarrollo en el mercado del cantón Pastaza.

Abstract

The objective of the present degree work was to economically value the production of Pelibuey and Black Belly sheep, identifying 18 sheep producers, of which three are the most representative (ESPOCH, Juan Pablo, and Renato), who recorded production of 235 sheep from the two races. A participatory methodology was used to crystallize the objectives, interviews, and surveys to a sample of 382 farmers, as well as secondary information from INEC; the information obtained was processed using student t and chi-square, according to the type of variables obtained. The total cost for Pelibuey sheep production at ESPOCH, Juan Pablo, and Renato was $ 4835.00, $ 2472.54 and $ 2660.95, from the same way their cost benefits were 1.22, 1.21 and 1.22. According to the market study, a current unsatisfied demand of 274983 kg of sheep meat was determined and finally it was determined that only one meat store vending 2 sheep per week and according to the Municipal Slaughterhouse of Pastaza 7 sheep are slaughtered per year, determining that the rural population sacrifice the animals clandestinely without legal control for their consumption. Therefore it must be concluded that the sheep of the Pelibuey breed are more efficient and profitable, that can be produced, commercialized and consumed in the Pastaza market town.