Caracterização da atividade leiteira nas propriedades vinculadas aos laticínios registrados no Serviço de Inspeção Estadual (SIE) da Agência Estadual de Defesa Agropecuária da Bahia - ADAB / Coordenadoria Regional de Vitória da Conquista - BA - COREG

Abstract

This work was developed in partnership with registered dairy state inspection service (SIE / ADAB - COREG Vitória da Conquista) in order to identify the main characteristics of dairy, from interviews with 141 producers using semistructured questionnaire. The objective of this work outline a diagnosis of this activity in COREG-ADAB Vitória da Conquista, addressing the various aspects involved in primary production: socioeconomic profile of the producer, property characterization, feed management, reproductive health, highlighting the technology used in milk production. The survey showed that of the 141 farmers interviewed, 54.61% possess up to 50 ha, 72.3% reside in said property, being 63.12% of total dedication to business. Only 39% rely on the participation of children in the business, with regard to marital status, 85.1% of respondents said they were married, 94.33% are owners of land that produce milk, being 89.36% of family activity, 52.5% have primary education and 53.9% has over 20 years experience in the activity. The vast majority of farmers interviewed, 73.76% do not have access to technical assistance, despite showing understand the need to use technology to increase production, as in the case of artificial insemination, pasture management and specialized technical assistance.