Caracterização dos sistemas de produção leiteira na microrregião de Ponta Grossa-PR

Abstract

The objective of the study was characterize the Milk Production Systems (MPS) in the cities of Ponta Grossa, Carambeí, Castro and Palmeira, which are geographically part of the Microregion of Ponta Grossa and thus identify the points that may be positively or negatively influencing the system. The study was developed between June and September 2017 and 80 milk producers were interviewed among the cities and a questionnaire containing 162 questions covering socioeconomic and environmental information, nutritional management, reproductive management, sanitary management, milking management and indexes zootechnical. The method used for the statistical analyzes was Principal Component Analysis (PCA), using SPSS 18.0 software. The microregion of Ponta Grossa presented the formation of five groups of Milk Production Systems, with different technological and productive levels. As for the characteristics of the producers, it is worth nothing that most of them have a family and contracted workforce, ages between 46 and 60 years old and full secondary schooling, the importance of the Dutch and German cultures and the Cooperativism, especially in family succession which presented a high percentage. The quality of the milk and the management of milking of the properties did not present representative differences, since a great part of them was observed a standardization of the handling. The somatic cell count - CCS (cells/ml) and total bacterial count - CBT (CFU/ml) were within the standards required by the IN-62, in addition, it was observed that the milk composition was within the standards required.