Descripción del entorno social de los bovinos criollos y sus características morfométrica y fanerópticas en condiciones del litoral ecuatoriano
The social environment of Creole cattle in four productive parishes of the Santa Elena Peninsula was described. Structured surveys were applied to 216 producers to obtain a description of the production system and its social environment, a morphometric and phaneroptic characterization was carried ou...
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| Published in: | Archivos de zootecnia Vol. 72; no. 277; pp. 52 - 58 |
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| Main Authors: | , , , , |
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | Spanish |
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2023
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| Summary: | The social environment of Creole cattle in four productive parishes of the Santa Elena Peninsula was described. Structured surveys were applied to 216 producers to obtain a description of the production system and its social environment, a morphometric and phaneroptic characterization was carried out on 348 adult bovines between females and males. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics. As results, it was evidenced that the majority of ranchers have a primary education level, this activity is carried out by men, having between 1-50 bovines with 93%, they carry out free grazing, 65% carry out deworming and 98% vaccinate against the foot-and-mouth disease because it is mandatory, they do not have professional assistance. On the coast, bay-colored bovines with cornalon-shaped horn and black-colored ontoceros predominate, with short hairs, straight fronto-nasal profile, black nose and hooves, drooping ears, the average values of the morphometric variables mostly did not present significance except in the variables for females and males ACR 127.3 ± 8.6 and 129.7 ± 69.4 for the zoometric indices they are medium-sized animals mesoline in males and longiline in females, dolicephalic. It is concluded that there is no sexual dimorphism and that body measurements differ among other populations of the Ecuadorian coast.
Se describió el entorno social de los bovinos criollos en cuatro parroquias productivas de la Península de Santa Elena. Se aplicaron encuestas estructuradas a 216 productores para obtener una descripción del sistema de producción y su entorno social, se realizó una caracterización morfométrica y fanerópticas a 348 bovinos adultos entre hembras y machos. Los datos se analizaron usando una estadística descriptiva. Como resultados se evidencio que la mayoría de los ganaderos tienen un nivel de educación primaria, esta actividad la realizan los hombres, teniendo entre 1-50 bovinos con el 93%, realizan libre pastoreo, el 65% realizan desparasitación y 98% vacuna contra la fiebre aftosa por ser obligatoria, no cuentan con asistencia profesional. En el litoral predominan los bovinos de color bayo con cuerno de forma cornalón y ontoceros de color negro, con pelos cortos, perfil fronto-nasal recto, morro y pezuñas negras, orejas caídas, los valores promedios de las variables morfométricas mayoritariamente no presentaron significación excepto en las variables para hembras y machos ACR 127,3 - 8,6 y 129,7 - 69,4 para los índices zoométricos son animales medianos mesolíneos en machos y longilíneos en hembras, dolicéfalicos. Se concluye que no existe dimorfismo sexual y que las medidas corporales difieren entre otras poblaciones de la costa ecuatoriana. |
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| ISSN: | 0004-0592 1885-4494 |
| DOI: | 10.21071/az.v72i277.5701 |