Sistema web de gerenciamento e gestão financeira de rebanhos de caprinos e ovinos

Abstract

Sheep and goat farming is essential to the economy and food security of the Brazilian semi-arid region but faces limitations due to traditional management practices that hinder productivity. This work presents the development of a web-based system designed primarily for sheep and goat producers, but also capable of supporting the management of cattle, swine, and poultry. Through zootechnical modules, producers can record events such as births, acquisitions, sales, and sanitary occurrences, while the financial component consolidates entries of expenses, revenues, and investments for the calculation of indicators, including operational cost, revenues, and profit margin. Furthermore, the current version expands the scope to land use management: the system handles pasture, forage areas, and legal reserve areas, allowing for crop rotation planning, estimation of carrying capacity, and correlation of stocking rates with animal performance. In addition, interactive dashboards display herd history charts, comparisons of expenses versus revenues, and land use maps. The application was mainly implemented using JavaScript on the front end and Node.js on the back end, ensuring a lightweight and easily evolvable solution. To assess the practical impact of the platform, questionnaires were measured using the TAM to evaluate the usefulness and ease of use of the system. In this context, the results obtained from the questionnaire indicate a positive evaluation of the system regarding its perceived usefulness and ease of use, highlighting the clarity of its functionalities and the platform’s potential to support decision-making in the animal husbandry and financial management of farms.