The aim of the present work, was to generate data for quantitative and qualitative advances in agro-business of dairy cattle in Paraíba Cariri from the knowledge of structural and technological production units in a sample of 100 farmers in the municipalities of Caturité and Barra de Santana. The questionnaire consisted of qualitative and quantitative information, divided into four sections totaling 49 questions. The sections were identified as aspects of infrastructure, technological, nutritional and husbandry in order to obtain information related to the characterization of the property, the profile of the producer and the technological level. Qualitative variables were evaluated by chi-square and t test for quantitative variables. It was, in both cases, the level of significance of 5%. No difference was recorded between the municipalities for the following variables: area planted with cactus, holding control livestock and herd productivity. There Was no significant difference between the cities in the following variables: technical assistance, property area, total number of cows, cultivation of sorghum, farm type, genetic makeup of animals and reasons for conducting disposal of animals, reasons for carrying out the drying of the arrays, the number of dairy cows, and mineralization concentrated offering of the herd. The technological differences observed in this study between the municipalities in Cariri, demonstrate the degree of diversity between the production systems of bovine milk. With the information generated, it is possible to plan specific actions for each situation.
cooperative; milking cattle; semiarid; technological characteristics