Technical, social and economic characterization of companies in the registered jersey cattle herd in México
Abstract
In México, there are no studies whose purpose has been
characterizing the production units with registered cattle herds.
These studies are important because they allow designing
successful genetic improvement programs and the transfer of
their results to commercial producers. The objective of this
study was to characterize registered Jersey herds in México.
A questionnaire was applied to all of the members of the
Asociación Mexicana de Criadores de Ganado Jersey de Registro,
and descriptive statistics were obtained. The registered Jersey
cattle population in México is small (approximately 4000
animals), it is distributed primarily in the central area of the
country, and most of the herds (85%) have a recent origin
(since 1995). Selection in the herds is scarce, activities for
genetic improvement are focused on identifying the animals
and collecting productive records; therefore, genetic progress
is primarily through semen and animal imports, generating
technical and economic dependency on other countries. In spite
of having national genetic evaluations of the animals, their
commercialization by farmers is not the main activity, which is
why the transfer of outstanding genetic material to commercial
producers is scarce. The installed capacity in animals, lands,
and infrastructure and equipment is sufficient to implement
genetic improvement programs. Jersey cattle producers have in
average 15 years of schooling and 24 in cattle-raising.
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