Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-28T20:16:25Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2008- Helcimar Barbosa Palhano.pdf: 2191510 bytes, checksum: 80bff123cfa243018188fa7c74fc5f5a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-03-24 / Under an epidemiological view and using a quantitative and qualitative methodology there were done 30 interviews with family-based farm system and other six with veterinarians that worked in the respective town. The present study aimed to analyzing the social representation of health-disease process, get the knowledge the sanitary and handling practices and the respective bioproductive indicators, as the participation of the veterinarian and the productive chains institutions envolved on this context. Some of data was filed in EPIINFO program, where was done the frequency analysis and the other part was filed in a Microsoft Word program witch was submitted to an analysis of the content. Another method of investigation used in this study was the e triangulation method. The health and disease of the cattle were more represented by antagonistic state and also associated to human health and disease. The sanitary and handling practices are based, mostly, on the vaccination against the foot-and-mouth disease, rabies and clostridiosis and on the control of endo and ectoparasites of empirical form, without orientation from the veterinarian. The veterinary assistance was characterized as emergencial clinical interventions that in the perception of the producers, match their demands. / Atrav?s de uma abordagem epidemiol?gica e emprego de metodologia quantitativa e qualitativa, foram realizadas 30 entrevistas com produtores familiares de leite do municio de Rio das Flores e seis com m?dicos veterin?rios atuantes no respectivo munic?pio. O presente estudo objetivou identificar as representa??es sociais dos produtores sobre o processo sa?de-doen?a em animais, conhecer as pr?ticas sanit?rias adotadas e os indicadores bioprodutivos de seus rebanhos, assim como, a participa??o do m?dico veterin?rio e das institui??es ligadas ? respectiva cadeia produtiva neste contexto. Dos dados obtidos, parte foi armazenada no programa EPIINFO, onde se procedeu a an?lise de freq??ncia, e outra armazenada em um banco de dados da Microsoft Word e submetida a analise de conte?do, tendo sido utilizado ainda o m?todo de triangula??o. A sa?de e doen?a nos bovinos foram representadas por estados antag?nicos e tamb?m associadas ? sa?de e doen?a humana. As pr?ticas sanit?rias e de manejo est?o baseadas, em sua maioria, na vacina??o contra a febre aftosa, raiva e clostridioses e no controle de endo e ectoparasitos de forma emp?rica, sem orienta??o por parte do m?dico veterin?rio. A assist?ncia veterin?ria foi caracterizada por interven??es cl?nicas emergenciais, que na percep??o dos produtores atende ?s suas demandas.