Resumen de Production system of pantaneiro horses in the pantanal

M. C. M. Mazza, C. A. Mazza, M.C. de A. Marques, J. R. B. Sereno, A. S. Mariante, José A. Silva, A.C.M.S. Pedreira, S. A. Santos

• This study was conducted in September, 1991 and aimed to describe the production system used by producers of Pantaneiro horses in Pantanal region, Brazil. A standard questionnaire was applied to fifteen producers of different sub regions, focusing different aspects of the production system (administrative, reproductive, nutritional, functional and selection management). Data were grouped and analyzed in accord to management type: extensive and semiextensive. It was observed that although the management system of Pantaneiro horses varied among producers, there were several similar aspects among them. Independently of the management adopted, zoothecnic indices were relatively good, especially fertility rate (80-99 percent), indicating an excellent adaptation of the breed to the natural conditions of the region. In general, the producers of Pantaneiro horses recognize the value of the breed and worry about its conservation, independently of the production system.