Boas práticas agropecuárias em unidades produtoras de leite e seus efeitos na produção e qualidade do leite

Abstract

Milk and its derivatives play an important role in the supply of food and in the generation of employment and income for the Brazilian population. In this sense, the diagnosis of adoption of Good Agricultural Practices in dairy cattle is important in the welfare aspects of the animals and their relations with milk production, productivity and quality as the critical points can be identified and correlated with parameters of Production, thus seeking to guide producers. The objective of this study was to diagnose the adoption of GPA in 16 milk production units in the municipality of Morro Redondo, located in the southern region of Rio Grande do Sul, randomly selected among the units that have the milk activity as part of the family income, as well as Production to be marketed to some dairy industry in the region. The level of adoption of GAP, well-being and the effects on milk production and quality were evaluated through two visits to each UPL, with the application of questionnaires, visual observations previously organized according to each freedom inherent to the animals. Information provided by the owners and / or employees. The adoption of good agricultural practices, focusing on the five animal freedoms, are not fully adopted in the UPLs under study, with environmental and behavioral freedoms being the least attended. The use of BPAs in milk management affects milk production and tCBT, but does not influence ECS. The nutritional freedom affects only the production, without modifying the milk fat and protein.