Diagnóstico de propriedades leiteiras no município de Corinto, Minas Gerais, Brasil

Abstract

It was intended to conduct a survey of dairy farmsin the region of Corinto, Minas Gerais. Thirty dairy farmers with different areas, production scales and technological levels were interviewed in the period between April and July 2016. A questionnaire containing 96 questions was applied, and responses were recorded in Sphinx® software spreadsheets and grouped using their categorization and frequency. Data from the evaluated farms showed that the following strong points stood out: farmers living on the farm and time of experience in the business. On the other hand, many weak points were identified: low levels of schooling of the farmers, low yields, no bookkeeping, lack of sanitary schedule, little access to technical assistance, problems in the sizing of the herds, manual milking with calves at the foot and failures in the management of raising of heifers and calves.