(2016-12) Moura, Marcelino Franco; Pereira, Nevison Amorim; Rech, Ilírio José
Given the importance of beef cattle in the national economy and information for decision making, this study aimed to verify the use of management tools and information for farmers, identifying the factors that motivate them to use these tools in targeting and planning your business. It is a qualita-tive, descriptive research and data were collected through a questionnaire applied to 30 farmers beef cattle breeders in the city of Ituiutaba, located in the Triangulo Mineiro region. The results show that farmers, in general, use some informal management information for maintenance or control of pro-duction. Also, detected a limitation to adopt accounting and its formal information as a management and control tool. In the perception of livestock producers, accounting information is only considered relevant when it comes to issues related to revenue/income tax.