Local feeding strategies and milk composition in small-scale dairy production systems during the rainy season in the highlands of Mexico

2011 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 637-644 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ángel René Alfonso-Ávila ◽  
Michel A. Wattiaux ◽  
Angélica Espinoza-Ortega ◽  
Ernesto Sánchez-Vera ◽  
Carlos M. Arriaga-Jordán
Keyword(s):  
Rainy Season ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Milk Composition ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Feeding Strategies ◽  
Dairy Production ◽  
Small Scale Dairy

Use of information and communication technologies in small-scale dairy production systems in central Mexico

2020 ◽  
Vol 56 (5) ◽  
pp. 767-779
Author(s):  
Juan de Dios García-Villegas ◽  
Anastacio García-Martínez ◽  
Carlos Manuel Arriaga-Jordán ◽  
Monica Elizama Ruiz-Torres ◽  
Adolfo Armando Rayas-Amor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Central Mexico ◽  
Dairy Production ◽  
Dairy Farmers ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Group 2 ◽  
Small Scale Dairy

AbstractThe objective of the study was to characterize small-scale dairy production systems to identify the technological preferences according to the farmer and farm characteristics and to analyze the importance and role of the information communication technologies (ICTs) in the dissemination of information related to management and livestock activities. To collect the data, a survey was applied to 170 small-scale dairy farmers from central Mexico. To characterize the farms, a factor analysis (FA) and cluster analysis (CA) were performed. To compare and identify differences between groups, a Kruskal–Wallis test was conducted. Four factors that explain 70.93% of the accumulated variance were identified; these factors explain the use of technology, production characteristics, social connections, and use of ICTs. The cluster analysis identified four groups. Group 1 was integrated by farmers with more experience and the largest farms. Group 2 had higher studies and use of ICTs. Group 3 was formed by young farmers but had a low use of technology. Group 4 contained older farmers with a low use of technology. The young farmers with higher studies have begun to incorporate ICTs into their daily activities on the farm, as observed in Group 2. Smartphones were the most used and were considered important by the farmers of the four groups, since they enable interaction with other farmers and the dissemination of topics of interest related with the farm. In conclusion, four group of farmers were differentiated; therefore, different extension approaches should be implemented to take into account the preferences and the technologies considered most important for each group. The ICTs are emerging technologies among small-scale dairy farmers to communicate information related to livestock management, mainly by young farmers with studies of secondary, as observed in Group 2.

Cost analysis and economic optimization of small-scale dairy production systems in Mexico

2020 ◽  
Vol 237 ◽  
pp. 104028
Author(s):  
Jesús Armando Salinas-Martínez ◽  
Rodolfo Rogelio Posadas-Domínguez ◽  
Leydi Diana Morales-Díaz ◽  
Samuel Rebollar-Rebollar ◽  
Rolando Rojo-Rubio
Keyword(s):  
Cost Analysis ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Dairy Production ◽  
Economic Optimization ◽  
Small Scale Dairy

Colostrum quality, IgG absorption and daily weight gain of calves in small-scale dairy production systems in Southern Vietnam

2017 ◽  
Vol 49 (6) ◽  
pp. 1143-1147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bui Phan Thu Hang ◽  
Johan Dicksved ◽  
Kerstin Svennersten Sjaunja ◽  
Ewa Wredle
Keyword(s):  
Weight Gain ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Daily Weight Gain ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Dairy Production ◽  
Southern Vietnam ◽  
Small Scale Dairy

Silage from maize (Zea mays), annual ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum) or their mixture in the dry season feeding of grazing dairy cows in small-scale dairy production systems in the Highlands of Mexico

2008 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 607-616 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. P. Anaya-Ortega ◽  
G. Garduño-Castro ◽  
A. Espinoza-Ortega ◽  
R. Rojo-Rubio ◽  
C. M. Arriaga-Jordán
Keyword(s):  
Zea Mays ◽  
Dairy Cows ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Lolium Multiflorum ◽  
Dry Season ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Dairy Production ◽  
Annual Ryegrass ◽  
Grazing Dairy Cows ◽  
Small Scale Dairy

Contribution of family labour to the profitability and competitiveness of small-scale dairy production systems in central Mexico

2013 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 235-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodolfo Rogelio Posadas-Domínguez ◽  
Carlos Manuel Arriaga-Jordán ◽  
Francisco Ernesto Martínez-Castañeda
Keyword(s):  
Production Systems ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Central Mexico ◽  
Dairy Production ◽  
Small Scale Dairy

scholarly journals Analysis of feeding strategies for small-scale dairy systems in central Mexico using linear programming

2005 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 607-624 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Val-Arreola ◽  
E. Kebreab ◽  
J. Mills ◽  
J. France
Keyword(s):  
Linear Programming ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Feeding Strategies ◽  
Central Mexico ◽  
Dairy Systems ◽  
Small Scale Dairy

Performance of small-scale dairy farms in the highlands of central Mexico during the dry season under traditional feeding strategies

2014 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 331-337 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Galdino Martínez-García ◽  
Adolfo Armando Rayas-Amor ◽  
Juan Pablo Anaya-Ortega ◽  
Francisco Ernesto Martínez-Castañeda ◽  
Angélica Espinoza-Ortega ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Farms ◽  
Dry Season ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Feeding Strategies ◽  
Central Mexico ◽  
Small Scale Dairy

Milk production and fatty acid profile of dairy cows grazing four grass species pastures during the rainy season in small-scale dairy systems in the highlands of Mexico

2018 ◽  
Vol 50 (8) ◽  
pp. 1797-1805 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. A. Plata-Reyes ◽  
E. Morales-Almaraz ◽  
C. G. Martínez-García ◽  
G. Flores-Calvete ◽  
F. López-González ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Dairy Cows ◽  
Fatty Acid Profile ◽  
Milk Production ◽  
Rainy Season ◽  
Grass Species ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Dairy Systems ◽  
Small Scale Dairy

Resource analysis of small-scale dairy production system in an Indonesian village — a case study

2005 ◽  
Vol 105 (3) ◽  
pp. 541-554 ◽  
Author(s):  
Parikesit ◽  
K. Takeuchi ◽  
A. Tsunekawa ◽  
O.S. Abdoellah
Keyword(s):  
Production System ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Dairy Production ◽  
Resource Analysis ◽  
Small Scale Dairy

scholarly journals Effective Mainstreaming of Agricultural Emissions into Climate Action Agenda: The Case of Institutions and Smallholder Dairy Production Systems, Western Kenya

Atmosphere ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 1507
Author(s):  
Tom Volenzo Elijah ◽  
Rachel Makungo ◽  
Georges-Ivo Ekosse
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Ghg Emissions ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Feeding Strategies ◽  
Market Risks ◽  
Climate Action ◽  
Agricultural Emissions ◽  
Price Risks

Small-scale farming production systems are integral drivers of global sustainability challenges and the climate crisis as well as a solution space for the transition to climate compatible development. However, mainstreaming agricultural emissions into a climate action agenda through integrative approaches, such as Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA), largely reinforces adaptation–mitigation dualism and pays inadequate attention to institutions’ linkage on the generation of externalities, such as Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. This may undermine the effectiveness of local–global climate risk management initiatives. Literature data and a survey of small-scale farmers’ dairy feeding strategies were used in the simulation of GHG emissions. The effect of price risks on ecoefficiencies or the amount of GHG emissions per unit of produced milk is framed as a proxy for institutional feedbacks on GHG emissions and effect at scale. This case study on small-scale dairy farmers in western Kenya illustrates the effect of local-level and sectoral-level institutional constraints, such as market risks on decision making, on GHG emissions and the effectiveness of climate action. The findings suggest that price risks are significant in incentivising the adoption of CSA technologies. Since institutional interactions influence the choice of individual farmer management actions in adaptation planning, they significantly contribute to GHG spillover at scale. This can be visualised in terms of the nexus between low or non-existent dairy feeding strategies, low herd productivity, and net higher methane emissions per unit of produced milk in a dairy value chain. The use of the Sustainable Food Value Chain (SFVC) analytical lens could mediate the identification of binding constraints, foster organisational and policy coherence, as well as broker the effective mainstreaming of agricultural emissions into local–global climate change risk management initiatives. Market risks thus provide a systematic and holistic lens for assessing alternative carbon transitions, climate financing, adaptation–mitigation dualism, and the related risk of maladaptation, all of which are integral in the planning and implementation of effective climate action initiatives.

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