Diagnóstico da pecuária leiteira dos municípios de Batalha, Major Izidoro e Caraíbas do Estado de Alagoas

Abstract

The diagnosis of livestock in a city, region or country is essential for future planning activities and development of the sector. In this sense, there was in the second half of 2011, the diagnosis of the milk-producing in the region of three municipalities in the State of Alagoas, Brazil. Questionnaires were applied related to the education of the producer, wife and children, ability and the origin of the producer, number of children and place of residence. It focused, though, as the activity started, if the children will continue in activity, the adoption of technologies and if the producer would trade activity. It was concluded that dairy farmers, despite the average of school level, between 6.67 and 27.77%, use some techniques of herd management, especially in the hinterlands areas, hinterland municipalities, outperforming other regions of Brazil. The low education of producers can influence the control records of the activities and the adoption of technologies, affecting even the price of milk. In Craíbas, wild Alagoas, even though 86,66% of the producers live in the property, they do not adopt proper sanitary-hygienic measures because of their probable lower education level, lower tradition in the activity and the practice of other activities. In Batalha, 35.71% of producers do not like the activity and only 21.43% have more than three children, who mostly think of not to continue the activity. It is suggested, therefore, to adopt measures to ensure the continuity of dairy farm, under the penalty of a declining in the activity. It is possible to see with these results a better planning for the activity and for future research, looking forward to the strengthen of the sector.