Capacitação profissional no setor pecuário leiteiro: um estudo sobre o ensino de Administração Rural nos cursos de Veterinária de Minas Gerais

Abstract

This present work was developed with the aim of researching the interdisciplinary relation between veterinary and managerial sciences as for the formation and professionalization of veterinarians to work as counselors for companies that explore dairy plants in the state of Minas Gerais. Semi-structured questionnaires were applied on milk producers, veterinarians who work as consultants for the milk segment, course professors, members of the Conselho Regional de Medicina Veterinária de Minas Gerais, and students of Veterinary Sciences, amounting to a total of one-hundred and eighteen interviews. There is, as verified, a tendency for the increase on the demand for works involving knowledge and skills in Farm Management; it was also observed that the veterinarians are not always able to perform a good job as a consultant involving interdisciplinary knowledge on Veterinary and Management; that the methodology used in the courses is inadequate enough not to fulfill the requirements of this professional department and that the Exame Nacional de Cursos (National Courses Examination) has not be en effective as far as the Farm Management for courses on Veterinary Sciences is concerned.