Conhecimentos dos acadêmicos de Santarém/Pa sobre a utilização de hormônios na produção de frangos

Abstract

This work aims to characterize the knowledge of academics in the field of Agricultural Sciences and courses not related to Agricultural Sciences regarding the use of hormones in broiler chickens. To carry out the research and obtain the data, a questionnaire was prepared with 17 questions, 11 of which were closed, with the intention of evaluating the knowledge of students of agrarian and other courses not related to agrarian sciences about the use of hormones in chicken meat. . The interviews were divided into two groups, agricultural sciences (CA) and other non-agrarian courses (CNA). The agricultural sciences group (CA) is composed of students from the Agronomy, Biotechnology, Forestry, Zootechnics, Veterinary Medicine courses and the non-agrarian sciences group (CNA) is composed of several courses such as Nursing, Law, Physiotherapy, Dentistry, Psychology and Teachers. The questionnaire was applied online and sent as a link on social networks for better reach. A total of 214 completed questionnaires were obtained, of which 145 were from the CA group and 69 were from the CNA group. In view of the data obtained from the application of this questionnaire, it was possible to verify that the belief related to hormone administration in chicken meat is still widespread. Therefore, it is necessary for the poultry industry to disseminate information about the quality of its products so that, in this way, the existence of this reality that still exists in the poultry sector is increasingly reduced.