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Characterization of dairy sheep farms in the Serra da Estrela PDO region

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dc.contributor.authorMonteiro, António
dc.contributor.authorSantos, Sérgio
dc.date.accessioned2021-07-05T09:15:38Z
dc.date.available2021-07-05T09:15:38Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractABSTRACT: Sheep farming plays a key role in the sustainability of the most depressed rural regions of Portugal, particularly in the Serra da Estrela region, and is recognized as an important source of income for many local farmers. Thus, the management of local sheep breeds in the region has over generations given rise to its most emblematic product: Serra da Estrela cheese, with Protected Designation of Origin (PDO). This study aims to briefly describe the sheep farms producing certified milk in the Serra da Estrela region. To this end, a survey form was drawn up and applied to 75 farms, randomly selected, from the defined geographical area of Serra da Estrela, from June to August 2020. The results show that the producers, mostly male, have an average age close to 51 years. On average, the herd size is equal to or greater than 100 animals and the daily milk production per animal varies between 0.47 and 1.0 L. The price of milk paid to the producer is, on average, at 1.25 Euros/L. Both the average herd size and the lactation length are higher than those described by others. The average daily milk production in most of these farms is in accordance with the standard average value related by other authors.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationMonteiro, A. & Santos, S. (2021). Characterization of dairy sheep farms in the Serra da Estrela PDO region. Open Agriculture, 6(1), 426-434. https://doi.org/10.1515/opag-2021-0024pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1515/opag-2021-0024pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn2391-9531
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.19/6778
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherDe Gruyterpt_PT
dc.relationThis work was funded by the project CENTRO 04-3928-FEDER-000014 – Program for the Enhancement of PDO Cheese Row in the Centro Region. The Open Access Article Processing Charges was funded by FCT – Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P., through CERNAS Research Centre, within the scope of the project Ref.a UIDB/00681/2020pt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/opag-2021-0024/htmlpt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectSheep farmingpt_PT
dc.subjectSerra da Estrelapt_PT
dc.subjectCheesept_PT
dc.subjectPDO regionpt_PT
dc.subjectPortugalpt_PT
dc.titleCharacterization of dairy sheep farms in the Serra da Estrela PDO regionpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage434pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue1pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage426pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleOpen Agriculturept_PT
oaire.citation.volume6pt_PT
person.familyNameMonteiro
person.givenNameAntónio
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person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-2322-3624
person.identifier.ridW-4256-2017
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