Informatização da resenha de equinos e muares

Abstract

According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Brazil has the third largest herd of horses in the world and the largest in Latin America. Taking into account the mules, donkeys and horses the total Brazilian herd is around 8 million head, this market that moves R $ 7.3 billion only with the production of horses (BRASIL, 2014). The health control of these animals goes through an important stage, called the review; the review is usually done by a veterinarian with experience in equine identification, for it is through the review that the animal will be identified uniquely in the middle of the herd (BARBOSA, 2011) (BRASIL, 2014). Such a review is made by using a paper form (BRASIL, 2014) standardized by the Ministry of Agriculture of Brazil, the problem lies in the fact that the completion of the review has a high level of detail that only the most experienced professionals can achieve; such a level of detail is what ensures the accuracy in identifying the analyzed animal. Today, thanks to the great development of mobile computing (JOSÉ, 2007) devices can be found in almost any region of the country. Having sufficient computing power to perform these tasks This fact is now marked by large-scale adoption and usage of tablets and smartphones. So it is completely feasible to think of a computer system able to assist in carrying out the review, in – loco, of these animals. Based on this, it developed a computerized system prototype to assist the veterinarian in the preparation of the review of horses and mules.