Uso sustentable de agostaderos y el sistema vaca-cría en el Noroeste de México

Abstract

Livestock is an economic activity, dedicated to the breeding of animal species to take advantage of them and of its derivative products, as well as of livestock exploitation itself. However, when relating it to the sustainable use of natural resources in Northwest Mexico, there can be seen some situations that need to be addressed. The present study aims to analyze the production and conservation status of natural resources of beef cattle activity in the cow-calf system in Sonora, Mexico. The diagnosis was based on aspects of regionalization of livestock, the specific characteristics and issues of the systems, and the productive status of rangelands. The results showed that, despite the existence of signs of wildlife utilization and the importance of protecting the habitat status for livestock development in the state of Sonora, Mexico, it is important to implement a series of actions in order to increase the sustainable productivity of soil, soil water resources, the recovery of vegetation cover, improvement of livestock management practices, needs of research and technology transfer, as well as institutional linkage and training of professional human resources.

Productive System Territory and Sustainability TIII

“…Source of reference: (Boichard et al, 2015) Similarly, it is important to identify the stocking rate, or average number of animal unit (AU) equivalent to a 450 kg LW bovine (Table 3.7), which are assigned to an area for a given grazing period (Benevenute et al, 2020), the carrying capacity or degree of forage production, which allows the pasture plants to recover after said grazing period (Vásquez et al, 2019), and the stocking rate, or area necessary to sustain one AU/year permanently and without deteriorating natural resources (Alcalá-Galván et al, 2018). Milk production in different regions of the world develops independently.…”

Livestock system for milk production and trade: An analysis of economic and zootechnical indicators for food security and sustainability

“…Source of reference: (Boichard et al, 2015) Similarly, it is important to identify the stocking rate, or average number of animal unit (AU) equivalent to a 450 kg LW bovine (Table 3.7), which are assigned to an area for a given grazing period (Benevenute et al, 2020), the carrying capacity or degree of forage production, which allows the pasture plants to recover after said grazing period (Vásquez et al, 2019), and the stocking rate, or area necessary to sustain one AU/year permanently and without deteriorating natural resources (Alcalá-Galván et al, 2018). Source of reference: (Buchanan and Lenstra, 2015) Milk production in different regions of the world develops independently.…”

Determinantes de las actitudes de los ganaderos hacia la conservación del agostadero en el río Sonora, México

“…A escala regional se identifican dos sistemas de producción agropecuaria en Sonora: 1) la zona costera, con agricultura de riego y ganadería intensiva; y 2) la zona serrana, con agricultura de temporal y de riego, orientada a la siembra de forrajes, y con una ganadería bovina extensiva, como principal actividad económica (Secretaría de Agricultura, Ganadería, Recursos Hidráulicos, Pesca y Acuacultura [Sagarhpa], 2016, p. 5). En la Región Río Sonora, localizada en la zona serrana, es notoria la sobreexplotación del suelo y de los recursos hídricos que ponen en riesgo la sostenibilidad del sistema pecuario (Alcalá-Galván et al, 2018;Balvanera y Cotler, 2009;López, 2001;Sagarhpa, 2016;Vega-Granillo, Cirett-Galán, de la Parra-Velasco y Zavala-Juárez, 2011).…”

“…Al ser estos servicios los que proporcionan, en parte, el sustento básico de la vida humana, los esfuerzos por asegurar la producción del agostadero estarán guiando las actividades productivas y económicas de los productores pecuarios (Balvanera y Cotler, 2009). En el caso de la Región Río Sonora, los SE del agostadero se relacionan con la provisión de alimentos silvícolas, obtención de leña, maderas y chiltepín (Alcalá-Galván et al, 2018;Araiza, Araiza y Martínez, 2011;Bañuelos, Salido y Gardea, 2008;López, 2001); también se asocian con servicios culturales y recreativos (Salido et al, 2009;Bañuelos et al, 2008).…”