Sistema de produção de caprinos leiteiros sob regime de manejo intensivo

Abstract

The goat dairy chain has been gaining ground on the national scene, being considered an activity that is not very significant in economic terms, however, viable for small producers, with products derived from this activity being sold in different forms: pasteurized milk, sweets, yogurt, dairy drinks and fine cheeses. For this zootechnical exploration activity to be viable, from an economic point of view, attention must be given to important factors, including breed, herd size, management regime and breeding system; whether on pasture or confined. Animal welfare practices are important, in addition to positively interfering in the economic results of this activity; they are increasingly demanded by modern consumers. The objective of this work was to gather, in a bibliographical review, information about the dairy goat production system, under intensive management, in the main producing regions of Brazil.