A bovinocultura leiteira no município de Salvador das Missões- RS

Abstract

Milk represents some high biological and nutritional valuefood for manyhuman age groups. Milk-cattle represents an important chain for the world economy. Milk is produced in different parts of the world under different management handling. Its production, besides the income for the milk-cattle farmer, still generates a social relation employing several people. Brazil extends its production from north to south, with the highest milk production in the states of Minas Gerais, Parana and Rio Grande do Sul. In Rio Grande do Sul state, the northwest region leads both production and productivity rates. The milk chain is propagated everywhere, in many cases, competing or produced together with grains. In the northwest region is the municipality of Salvador das Missoes, with only 2.776 inhabitants according to the last census, but where money locally circulates mainlyon agriculture. This work had the objective to describe the profile of the properties of the municipality. The analyzes were carried out in a random way where 34 rural properties were visited. Milk activity is predominant in the municipality.Most properties as primary, sometimes assecondary. In some cases, the milk production is not intended for sale, but for the own consumption or manufacture of dairy products that are then commercialized. Family succession is estimatedin 32.35%. Among the problems reported are also the difficulty in obtaining skilled and interested labourand the product price devaluation. Another issue is the animals disease.The farm technification comes as a necessary factor to improve the production and facilitate the daily activities.At least 85% of producers claim to have some type of funding to stimulate activities and the technical assistance provides a great help to the producers and consider themselves satisfied with the private assistance provided.It is also important the animal welfare, that is closely linked to the increased animal productivity. The average animals production, the majority, 32.35%, reached values between 15 and 20 liters / milk / cow / day. The longevity of the animals on the farm to 38.24% exceeded 6 offspring. About thereposition animals raising, the majorityweaned between 60 and 90 days and get 4 liters of milk per day.