FUNCTIONING OF CATTLE SYSTEM FROM PROCESS OF PREPARING THE PRODUCTION OF SÃO DOMINGOS DO ARAGUAIA-PA

Abstract

Analysis of the functioning is a most important tool for the studies in systems approach with interest on understands family farms organization. The objective of this paper is analyze the livestock system with emphasis in elaboration process of production. It’s about a case study in a farm on Settlement Belo Horizonte I, São Domingos do Araguaia-PA. Interviews were conducted between march and december 2011. With support of software QRS-NVIVO, the data were categorized for the structure of livestock systems and systems functioning for elaboration process of production. The results shows that there is a classification about livestock productions as product and sub product and this classification direct the farmer’s management practices. The classification is determined for the productive goal of livestock system.     KEYWORDS: Livestock system, livestock production, productive goal.