Market of Criollo horses in online auctions

Comercialização de cavalos Crioulos em leilões online

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This paper identified and studied the characteristics, preferences and destination of sales of Criollo horses in online auctions. The research was conducted by monitoring and collecting information from websites where the auctions occurred. Data was collected from 54 auctions, bringing information on 2,234 animals of different categories, including stallions, broodmares, foals, fillies, and sport horses. Data were obtained regarding sex, age, amounts paid, length of stay on the track, coat, and destination of the purchased animals. The data were analyzed using the nonparametric analysis. The category with the highest sales was brood mares, followed by sport equines. These two categories presented higher medians for the variables price and length of stay on the track. Only the classification of young animals (up to 5 years) showed significant differences when comparing the animals by sex and age. Young broodmares presented higher sales prices and longer track time than males. Regarding the coat variable, horses with red dun, sorrel, and black with blaze brand presented the highest prices. Concerning time, horses with buckskin coats presented the longest time on track. The largest destination of equines was the Metropolitan region, followed by the Southwest region, with the latter presenting the highest median prices paid at auctions. In terms of time, the northeast and Southwest regions presented the highest values but did not differ. The state that acquired the most equines after Rio Grande do Sul was Santa Catarina, but the state with the highest median of prices paid was Paraná.

Key words:
agribusiness; Criollo breed; gender; horse coats