Perfil produtivo de propriedades produtoras de bovinos do Estado de Minas Gerais, Brasil, 2002

• Autor(a) principal: Alves, Cristiane de Morais
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Outros Autores: Dorneles, Elaine Maria Seles, Oliveira, Luciana Faria de, Ferreira Neto, José Soares, Gonçalves, Vitor Salvador Picão, Lôbo, José Ricardo, Heinemann, Marcos Bryan, Lage, Andrey Pereira
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Research and Animal Science
• Texto Completo: https://www.revistas.usp.br/bjvras/article/view/143933
• topic: Production characterization; Cattle livestock-rearing; Milk production; Beef farms; Descrição produtiva; Pecuária bovina; Produção de leite; Gado de corte

A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, with the aim to assess aspects of cattle production. A multistage clustering model was used to select 2,202 farms in seven cattle production strata in the state, and a questionnaire was applied to obtain information related to the characterization of the farms and their management of animal reproduction and production. The study showed that livestock-rearing in Minas Gerais continues to be unspecialized. Triângulo Mineiro and North were the regions that used most technology and had highest beef cattle activity. The Zona da Mata region showed the least use of technology and had the smallest farms. Milk production in this state was distributed among all strata, but was concentrated among a few producers in the stratum of highest production, especially in the region of Alto Paranaíba. This study showed a great heterogeneity among the strata regarding the characteristics of type of exploitation, type of rearing, herd size, specialization and milk production. Thus, it validated the stratification established by the Ministério da Agricultura Pecuária e Abastecimento – MAPA (Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply), thereby suggesting that these strata should be maintained for further epidemiological studies.