Caracterização de unidades produtoras de leite no município de Quixeramobim, região sertão central do Ceará, Brasil / Characterization of milk producing units in the municipality of Quixeramobim, Ceará Region Central Hinterland, Brazil

ABSTRACT

The objective was to characterize the dairy farms in the municipality of Quixeramobim-CE. They were conducted 18 interviews with randomly selected properties. The most of production is destined for the local market (55%), for the regional market (33%) and 11.2% of own consumption. At the time of milking 94.35% adopt hygienic habits, such as washing hands and udders, and only 5.65% do not adopt hygienic practices in milking. The milk is marketed in natura (44.4%), cold milk (44.4%) and 11.2% otherwise. The milk is transported in plastic bottles (44.4%), in the tanker (33.3%) and in cans (22.4%). The most properties adopted cleaning wounds (83.25%) and 16.65% had adopted other measures. It concluded that the properties adopt hygiene practices during milking important to improve the quality of milk produced and marketed in the city of Quixeramobim.