Animal production system with two different species in the tropics

ISBN-13: 9786206393528 / Angielski / Miękka / 60 str.

Eliazar Ocaña Zavaleta; German Muñoz Cordoba; AGUSTÍN FERNÁNDEZ SALAS

Opis

The tick(Rhipicephalus(Boophilus) microplus, is considered a very serious problem in livestock farming in Mexico, since it causes serious health problems in cattle and other domestic species that produce food. On the other hand, it also causes economic losses in production. Due to its poor sanitary management, it creates resistance to acaricides, which is why it is of utmost importance to carry out an adequate management. On the other hand, with respect to aquaculture management in this case, freshwater fish such as tilapia, is a species that is very popular in production, since it is very efficient in the conversion of the food it consumes, more than other species; in addition, its meat is rich in omegas-3. This documents that tilapia are very efficient organisms in their conversion. To mention other management aspects, the results of an estrus synchronization protocol in Bos indicus cattle are presented. The purpose of this protocol is to obtain better results in cattle reproduction, together with the quality of the forage consumed in grazing systems in the humid tropics of Mexico.

O autorze

Zootechnical agronomist, graduated from the Instituto Tecnológico, Agrop. 18 Úrsulo Galván, Veracruz, Master of Science, Colegio de Postgraduados, Dr. in Animal Production and Health, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Professor of Zootechnics of Beef Cattle and Management and utilization of forage, FMVZ. UNAM.