QUALIDADE DO LEITE E PERFIL DOS PRODUTORES DE UMA LINHA DE ENTREGA DE LEITE
Faccioli-Martins, Patrícia YoshidaManzi, Marcela de PinhoMaiolino, Glaucea SumanPadovani, Carlos RobertoMenozzi, Benedito DonizeteLangoni, Helio
The aim of this study was to perform a follow-up evaluation of both the milk quality and the profile of 34 dairy milk producers at the central-west region of São Paulo State and one producer at Campinas region, also in São Paulo State, Brazil. Data were collected from farms during three visits at two-month mean intervals, including a questionnaire to verify the herd size and the adopted management. Monthly data of total bacterial count (TBC) and somatic cell count (SCC) provided by the dairy plant were also recorded. The producers had variable characteristics such as: from three to 111 lactating animals; daily production ranging from 10 to 3,632.8 litters. Of the 35 farms, 15.4% and 27.8% had SCC and TBC, respectively above the limits established by the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA), according the Normative Instruction (IN 51). Only 17.65% farms carried out all hygienic procedures recommended for milking, while 17.65% do not received any type of technical support. The studied farms belong to small to medium-scale farmers with the potential to increase their production and improve milk quality, since they already refrigerated the product and had a certain automation degree. These results indicate the importance of adopting sanitary education activities for the production of more hygienic milk, as well as actions for mastitis control. 
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