Well - being animal, management practices and good health in the production of sheep and goats

Abstract

The potential for domestic consumption of goat meat and sheep in the Southeast region of Brazil is huge, especially for products that meet the precepts of health and quality designation of origin. Therefore, the objective of this work is to present the fundamental concepts of Practice Management, Health Management and Animal Welfare, which run in different production systems, intended that these are sustainable. Best Management Practices are techniques and standards of conduct for increased animal production, ensure safety and quality of meat produced, gain greater confidence and consumer satisfaction, improve the environment and health of rural workers and other actors involved. Health management is underpinned by strategic planning. The calendar Animal Health, which is intrinsically linked and dependent on the reproductive management, must be deployed to organize the procedures adopted, mainly to prevent the occurrence of diseases. Each production system is single with its own challenges and opportunities. Therefore, there is a default calendar to be recommended for all indiscriminately, because each system requires careful data collection, analysis and interpretation of a qualified professional to prepare the annual calendar of activities. Animal welfare is their status in relation to their attempts to adapt to the environment, ranging from a continued good until the bad, because the animals created with the purpose of producing food have the right to survive with dignity and thus, the production tends to improve as better the living conditions of the herd. To this end, according to the OIE, the animals must ensure the Five Freedoms: psychological, behavioral, physiological, and environmental health. The great challenge of cutting Brazilian Sheep and Goat Farming is to provide the consumer a quality meat, regular supply through the production scale and a competitive price, coming from sustainable production systems.