Levantamento das dificuldades encontradas pelas certificadoras na implantação da rastreabilidade bovina no Brasil

Abstract

The main purpose of this research was to survey the chief fifficulties found by MAPAin the implementation of traceability, also aiming to elaborate indicators, suggest proposals tosolve such difficulties and contribute for the formulation of national policies. A semi-structuredqualitative questionnaire, containing multiple choice questions, both open and mixed, was used.That questionnaire was sent to the certifying firms accredited by MAPA. The data obtained weretabulated by utilizing the EpiData® 3.1 software, with automatic control of range and consistencyof data and afterward, analyzed by means of means of descriptive statistics, making use of thestatistical software SPSS for Windows® - version 17.0. The frequent changes in the norms of newSISBOV, the disinterest and the lack of awareness of the cattle raisers for traceability were themain difficulties faced by the certifiers. Transformations on the part of MAPA summed to themobilization of the raisers through the spread and explanations are needed to solve such difficulties.The need for adequacies inherent to incoherence and outdating of the data bank of the certifiersaccredited in MAPA is stressed further.