COMPOSIÇÃO FÍSICO-QUÍMICA E CONTAGEM DE CÉLULAS SOMÁTICAS EM LEITE DE CABRAS NO MUNICIPIO DE GURJÃO/PB

Abstract

Creation of goats has been growing worldwide in recent years, in Brazil, the Northeast region accounts for almost 93% of the national herd. Characterizing the components of goat's milk and identifying the health status of the mammary gland serves as a kick-start for the implementation and elaboration of programs to improve the quality of goat's milk and its derivatives. The Cariri region of Paraiba presents favorable climatic conditions for goat breeding as a profitable and efficient business. In this context, the objective of this work is to analyze the physical-chemical characteristics of goat's milk in natura, from the properties located in the city of Gurjão, mesoregion cariri, and verify if they are within the parameters established by Normative Instruction 37 for goat's milk of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply of the year 2000, in addition to comparing the results of somatic cell counts (SCC) and compare with the standards in the literature. In this work, with a total of 58 samples collected, we evaluated 5 properties that are part of the Association of Caprinocultores of the Municipality of Gurjão (ACAPRIG). The physical-chemical analyzes were evaluated by Master Classic Complete (AKSON Produtos Eletrônicos Ltda., São Leopoldo - RS), the acidity performed by the Dornic method, and the diagnosis of SCC in milk through the Somaticell Kit. And in general, given the presented data the average values found of the physicochemical composition and CCS are favorable and are within the IN 37 legislation, as 2.99% fat, 8.94% non-greasy solids, 3.31% protein, 4.89% lactose, 1.032 density, -0.576 freezing point (°H), 16.94 acidity (°D) and 320,000 somatic cells.