Author(s): DIAS, K. M.; SILVA, M. M.; WANDER, A. E.; SALVIANO, P. A. P.; CARVALHO, E. R. de

Summary: The objective of this study was to characterize the dairy-farming production system in Iporá and adjacent municipalities. In the present work 257 interviews were conducted from April to November 2013 in several locations. Mean milk production per farm was 207.9 liters/day and dairy cow yield was 7.8 liters/day. The indicators of pasture degradation was high (n=111/63.8%). Natural breeding was more frequent (n=155/82.4%) than artificial insemination (n=33/17.6%). Milking cows manually was more frequent (n=146 /82.9%) than mechanical milking (n=30/17.1%) . The most predominant milking construction was the roofless shed with packed earth floor (n=98/63.2%). Milk quality may be reduced due to certain procedures adopted during milking (48 herdsmen dry the saliva of the calf on the teat surface with the cow tail, 63 herdsmen remove the saliva of the calf on the teat surface by hand and dry it on the cow coat, and 67 herdsmen remove the saliva of the calf on the teat surface by hand and dry it on their pants). Vaccinat ion against leptospirosis, bovine viral diarrhea , infectious bovine rhinotracheitis and neosporosis was low (n=26, 24, 20 and 7, respectively). The dairy - farming production system in Iporá and surroundings needs improvements to increase milk production and create opportunities for rural development.

Publication year: 2015

Types of publication: Journal article

Unit: Embrapa Rice & Beans

Keywords: Desenvolvimento rural, Goiás-GO, Leite, Produção leiteira, Sistema de produção