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Características dos produtores e propriedades de bubalinos na baixada Maranhense

2015; Editora MV Valero; Volume: 9; Issue: 09 Linguagem: Inglês

10.22256/pubvet.v9n9.418-421

1982-1263

L. de P. C. Lima, Elaine Farias Dias, Diego Carvalho Viana, Amilton César dos Santos, Guilherme Augusto Silvestre Ferreira, Fernando de Andrade Souza, Leônidas Antônio Chow Castillo, Abisai de Oliveira Sousa,

Rural Development and Agriculture

This research aimed to collect information on characteristicsof producers and farms of buffalo, the municipality of Viana, Maranhão. For this purpose, a questionnaire-interview for approximately 15% of the producers was applied. Then the reported values were quantified. It was found that farmers in this region are mostly male (90%), and 80% own their own land, while 20% are partners with land owners. Approximately 46% has buffalo breeding as an important family income. It is concluded that producers have difficult to extend the activities due to lack of technical guidance. It was found that these deficiencies difficult to promote the development of thebuffalos production in this state.