Caracterização do produtor de bovinos de leite na região noroeste do estado de Minas Gerais: a utilização da inseminação artificial

• Ano de defesa: 2014
• Autor(a) principal: Cunha, Julio Cesar da
• Orientador(a): Carvalho, Giovanni Ribeiro de
• Banca de defesa: Pereira, José Carlos , Costa, Eduardo Paulino da
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Federal de Viçosa
• Programa de Pós-Graduação: Mestrado Profissionalizante em Zootecnia
• Departamento: Genética e Melhoramento de Animais Domésticos; Nutrição e Alimentação Animal; Pastagens e Forragicul
• País: BR
• Palavras-chave em Português: Bovino de leite; Bovino - Inseminação artificial; Unaí, Minas Gerais
• Palavras-chave em Inglês: Bovine milk; Cattle - Artificial insemination; Unai, Minas Gerais
• Área do conhecimento CNPq: CNPQ::CIENCIAS AGRARIAS::ZOOTECNIA::PRODUCAO ANIMAL
• Link de acesso: http://locus.ufv.br/handle/123456789/5984

Brazil has the largest commercial cattle herd in the world; however, the adoption rate of artificial insemination (AI) in the country is still low. This study aimed to characterize the profile of milk and beef cattle producers of the northwest region of the state of Minas Gerais regarding the use of artificial insemination (AI) and see which are the most relevant factors in the perception of producers in the adoption process of artificial insemination. During the months from January to April 2014, 97 milk and beef cattle producers associated to milk cooperatives of the municipalities of northeastern state of Minas Gerais were interviewed. Of those interviewed farmers, 61.3% did not use artificial insemination. The majority (92.48%) of respondents were male and 48.88% were over 53 years of age, with low schooling, incomplete primary education (28.57%) or complete primary education (25.97%). Among the respondents, 66.67% had over 20 years experience in dairy farming. The average matrix by property was 99 and the average size of properties was 73 hectares (ha). The analysis of the data related to the perception of producers was done by classical methods of analysis of textual content, which included the following steps: pre-analytical, analytical and inferential, all in the presence of three technical assessors. Each information was considered a basic context unit (BCU). The units, divided into thematic groups, gave rise to the categories and subcategories appointed by the a posteriori method. In general, it was found that personal motivation is the main determinant for the adoption of AI and is more linked to positive expectations generated by the phenotype of the animals than to economic factors. The prerequisites for adoption of AI are in the background and, among them, manpower, infrastructure and animal handling are highlighted, followed by social influence, evidenced by entities and persons involved in AI and in the ranchers's daily life. Little emphasis on people management and use of scientific knowledge may have affected the adoption of biotechnology, resulting in low utilization. It is also possible to associate the advanced age of farmers to the resistance to the use of reproductive biotechnologies.