Development of a computerized system for the management of the fish production process

• Grant number: 04/02903-9
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Innovative Research in Small Business - PIPE
• Start date: June 01, 2005
• End date: September 30, 2008
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Animal Husbandry - Animal Production
• Principal Investigator: Sheila Merlo Garcia Firetti
• Grantee: Sheila Merlo Garcia Firetti
• Company: Sales e Macedo Assessoria Empresarial S/C Ltda

Abstract

The export of fish has shown itself to be an excellent alternative outlet for Brazilian production. In this context, the United States, Canada, European Community and Japan are extremely demanding in relation the origin of food products and their information systems, insisting in so-called traceability. This project aims to outline a system that will assist in the management process of fish production, seeking to optimize the monitoring and control of different stages of breeding. This will also permit administrators to visualize an array of information quickly and systematically, enabling the implementation of genetic improvement programs and animal traceability.More than the creation of a simple computer program, this proposal aims to develop a management system that provides support for the control of the activity and decision making. In the first phase, the aim of the research should be reached by: 1) Gathering of information (in loco), on the handling of ten different fish production systems; 2) Definition of the scope and logical functions of the system; 3) Analysis of software alternatives to support its development, in which it is intended to define the system’s programming language with regard to its use and possible expansion; and 4) Outline of the prototype, which consists in the formatting of the product to be developed in the next stages. (AU)