Abstract

SEPULCRI, M.G; PALACIOS, D; MAGRI, L.I  and  BARBANO, P.M. Relevamiento de la actividad avícola en el territorio norte del Área Metropolitana de Buenos Aires. RIA. Rev. investig. agropecu. [online]. 2018, vol.44, n.2, pp.80-87. ISSN 1669-2314.

The main poultry activities in the North Region of Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires province are broiler and egg production. This activity is ranked as second leading peri−urban agricultural production. Urban progress has conditioned the poultry activity because of new quarrels about land use and increasing environmental and productive pressure. The presence of unpleasant smells, flies, huge quantities of manure and proximity to new urbanized sites adversely affected the productive growth and stability. A survey of the poultry in the zone, considering the manure management could help to join in with appropriate technologies that minimize the conditioning factors of this activity. The aim of this work was to carry out a diagnostic of the current state of the poultry in the North region of Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires province that brings baseline information to evaluate possible interventions that allow the coexistence between residential and productive poles. We did personal inquiries at field. Variables as farm size, technological level and manure management were asked. This work allowed visualizing a great technological diversity among the interviewed farms. It was observed that the current poultry litter management could introduce sanitarian and environmental risk. The egg producers have more limitations for manure logistics than broiler farms. Also, we could identify producers that are interested in adding value to the litter and turn a problem in an opportunity.

Keywords : Chicken manure; Urbanization; North peri-urban.

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