Tipificação dos fatores ligados ao manejo de ordenha e avaliação do seu impacto sobre a qualidade sanitária do leite

Abstract

Knowing the factors that affect the composition and quality of milk in Dairy Production Systems (SPL) is of utmost importance to the producer. The objective was to evaluate the characteristics of 32 SPL in the city of Toledo, together in partnership with a dairy. We performed the data collection of properties, with the aid of a semi-structured questionnaire, which collected information on the production traits, milk composition and quality, besides the technical and management practices carried out, mainly related to hygiene and management health of milking. Milk samples were analyzed for their composition (fat, protein, lactose and total solids), Somatic Cell Count (SCC), Total Bacterial Count (TBC), and also to the presence of total coliforms and fecal coliforms. Subsequently, data collection, the variables were selected and analyzed using multivariate techniques, using the principal component analysis (PCA) and analysis of Ascendant Hierarchical Classification (AHC). We analyzed variables related to production and milk quality, techniques and practices used at the time of milking, feeding management, milking system and socio-cultural variables related to the producer. The variables that best explained the differences in the PCA were related to the hygienic and sanitary practices (pre and post-dipping, use of detergents in alkaline and acid cleaning, testing for mastitis) held for milking, with the composition of milk and linked to the producer (age, education, length of service). It was found that the use of these practices can help to improve production and milk quality, ensuring a raw material with high commercial value. The grouping of production systems has shown that there is great diversity among the forms of production, allowing identifying the factors that can influence it, in order to form strategies that may result from gains in production and milk quality