Pasantía empresarial apoyo y asistencia técnica en el mejoramiento de la hacienda La Florida.

Abstract

The internship took place at Hacienda La Florida, located in the Municipality of Hispania, Department of Antioquia. This estate covers approximately 50 hectares, distributed as follows: 2 hectares for pig farming, 15 hectares for coffee cultivation, 1.5 hectares for buildings, another 1.5 hectares for stables, 5 hectares for cattle production, 10 hectares of pastures, and the remainder designated as a natural reserve, including forests and water sources. The owner of the estate is Agricultural Engineer Elkin de Jesús Ramírez, who has an organizational structure that includes a general administrator, overseers for each area, irrigation managers, along with a team of researchers, fumigators, pasture cutters, and a Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics professional (MVZ). La Florida farm houses over 4,000 animals throughout their production cycle, from semen collection and processing to final fattening. High-quality concentrated feed from the Contegral brand is used to ensure optimal development at each stage. Regarding breeds, superior 4-10 male breeders are managed, and the Camborough 337 breed is used for pregnant females, aiming to obtain piglets with better growth, higher meat yield, and resilience, enhancing their competitiveness in the market. A notable advantage of the farm is the implementation of artificial insemination, supported by a specialized laboratory for semen processing. During the internship at La Florida, various activities were carried out, such as monitoring from birth to weaning of the piglets, improving sow feeding during delivery, disease management, and overseeing health during gestation, births, and pre-fattening. The results were positive, with improvements in piglet weight, reduced mortality during this stage, and enhancements in sow conditions upon returning to gestation. Moreover, reducing insemination time and decreasing diseases present during birth were achieved through proper piglet management.