Da caprinocultura à criação de cabras

Abstract

The aim of this work was to evaluate the goat production systems in the Cariri region of Paraíba (Brazil) and Tuscany (Italy), from the typological identification and its characterizations. The tesis consists of three chapters: the first, which deals with the theorical framework. The second chapter addresses the typological identification of goat production systems and their characterizations in ten municipalities in the Cariri region of Paraíba. The third chapter deals with the typological identification of dairy goat production systems and their characterizations analysis in Tuscany (Italy). Production systems were defined by applying multivariate analysis techniques using principal component analysis and cluster analysis. In the Cariri region of Paraíba, the five main components explained 6,24% of the total variation and four groups were formed according to the analyzed variables, with Groups 1, 2, 3 and 4 composed of 91, 46, 8 and 1 producers, respectively. In the Tuscany region (Italy), the five main components explained 73,05% of the total variation. It wasverified the formation of three groups regarding the variables studied, with Groups 1, 2 and 3 composed of 6, 10 and 5 producers, respectively. The goat production systems in Cariri (Paraíba) and Tuscany (Italy) were evaluated, highlighting both the similarities observed between the two experiences and the peculiarities presented by each of them, especially with regard to similarities, aspectssuch as the absence of zoothecnical bookkeeping, use of natural mating in the field can be highlighted. With regard to the peculiarities presented by each region, the Cariri region of Paraíba has a striking feature the low milk production, the possibility of 3 calvings every two years, which essentially distinguishes it from the Tuscany region, whose specificities are inked to the following aspects: strong agricultural policy, organic production and the Mediterranean climate.