Characterization and typology of goat production systems in the Southern Highlands of Peru
Background and Aim: Characterizing local animal production systems is crucial for sustainable livestock development. This study aimed to characterize the diversity of goat production systems in the Highlands of Chincha province, Ica, Peru. Materials and Methods: A structured questionnaire was used t...
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| author | Sessarego Dávila, Emmanuel Alexander Trillo Zarate, Fritz Carlos Godoy Padilla, David José Palomino Guerrera, Walter Cruz Luis, Juancarlos Alejandro |
| author_browse | Cruz Luis, Juancarlos Alejandro Godoy Padilla, David José Palomino Guerrera, Walter Sessarego Dávila, Emmanuel Alexander Trillo Zarate, Fritz Carlos |
| author_facet | Sessarego Dávila, Emmanuel Alexander Trillo Zarate, Fritz Carlos Godoy Padilla, David José Palomino Guerrera, Walter Cruz Luis, Juancarlos Alejandro |
| author_sort | Sessarego Dávila, Emmanuel Alexander |
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| description | Background and Aim: Characterizing local animal production systems is crucial for sustainable livestock development. This study aimed to characterize the diversity of goat production systems in the Highlands of Chincha province, Ica, Peru. Materials and Methods: A structured questionnaire was used to gather data from 82 goat breeders in three districts: San Juan de Yanac, San Pedro de Huacarpana, and Chavín. Factor analysis of mixed data and hierarchical classification analysis were conducted to identify typologies of goat production systems using R version 4.4.2. Results: Four distinct goat production types were identified, primarily differentiated by feeding location and deworming frequency. Type 2 (41.5%) was the most prevalent, characterized by grazing on breeders own land, minimal milk production (<1 liter/day, 91.2%), and a focus on cheese and goat kid sales (70.6%). Breeders were predominantly women, with limited resources and extensive management systems. Across all types, mixed breeding was common, and economic reliance on livestock and agriculture prevailed. Conclusion: Despite their diversity, all goat production systems shared extensive management practices and resource constraints, resulting in low productivity. These findings highlight the need for targeted public policies to improve productivity and sustainability in goat farming within the Ica region. |
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| spelling | INIA26522025-03-04T21:44:14Z Characterization and typology of goat production systems in the Southern Highlands of Peru Sessarego Dávila, Emmanuel Alexander Trillo Zarate, Fritz Carlos Godoy Padilla, David José Palomino Guerrera, Walter Cruz Luis, Juancarlos Alejandro Chincha Highlands Extensive farming Goat production systems Multivariate analysis Peru Typology https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#4.01.01 Livestock Background and Aim: Characterizing local animal production systems is crucial for sustainable livestock development. This study aimed to characterize the diversity of goat production systems in the Highlands of Chincha province, Ica, Peru. Materials and Methods: A structured questionnaire was used to gather data from 82 goat breeders in three districts: San Juan de Yanac, San Pedro de Huacarpana, and Chavín. Factor analysis of mixed data and hierarchical classification analysis were conducted to identify typologies of goat production systems using R version 4.4.2. Results: Four distinct goat production types were identified, primarily differentiated by feeding location and deworming frequency. Type 2 (41.5%) was the most prevalent, characterized by grazing on breeders own land, minimal milk production (<1 liter/day, 91.2%), and a focus on cheese and goat kid sales (70.6%). Breeders were predominantly women, with limited resources and extensive management systems. Across all types, mixed breeding was common, and economic reliance on livestock and agriculture prevailed. Conclusion: Despite their diversity, all goat production systems shared extensive management practices and resource constraints, resulting in low productivity. These findings highlight the need for targeted public policies to improve productivity and sustainability in goat farming within the Ica region. The authors thank all the goat farmers who participated in the survey and the Project with CUI No. 2506684 called “Improvement of research services and technology transfer for the sustainable management of goat farming in dry forest areas, in the departments of Tumbes, Piura, Lambayeque, Amazonas, La Libertad, Ancash, Lima, Ica and Ayacucho,” without whose subsidy it would not have been possible to carry out this study 2025-02-28T16:19:10Z 2025-02-28T16:19:10Z 2025-01-29 info:eu-repo/semantics/article Alexander Sessarego, E.; Carlos Trillo, F.; José Godoy, D.; Palomino-Guerrera, W.; & Alejandro Cruz, J. (2025). Characterization and typology of goat production systems in the Southern Highlands of Peru. Veterinary World, 18(1). doi: 10.14202/vetworld.2025.220-227 2231-0916 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12955/2652 https://doi.org/10.14202/vetworld.2025.220-227 eng uri:issn:2231-0916 Veterinary World info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ application/pdf application/pdf Veterinary World Instituto Nacional de Innovación Agraria Repositorio Institucional - INIA |
| spellingShingle | Chincha Highlands Extensive farming Goat production systems Multivariate analysis Peru Typology https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#4.01.01 Livestock Sessarego Dávila, Emmanuel Alexander Trillo Zarate, Fritz Carlos Godoy Padilla, David José Palomino Guerrera, Walter Cruz Luis, Juancarlos Alejandro Characterization and typology of goat production systems in the Southern Highlands of Peru |
| title | Characterization and typology of goat production systems in the Southern Highlands of Peru |
| title_full | Characterization and typology of goat production systems in the Southern Highlands of Peru |
| title_fullStr | Characterization and typology of goat production systems in the Southern Highlands of Peru |
| title_full_unstemmed | Characterization and typology of goat production systems in the Southern Highlands of Peru |
| title_short | Characterization and typology of goat production systems in the Southern Highlands of Peru |
| title_sort | characterization and typology of goat production systems in the southern highlands of peru |
| topic | Chincha Highlands Extensive farming Goat production systems Multivariate analysis Peru Typology https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#4.01.01 Livestock |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12955/2652 https://doi.org/10.14202/vetworld.2025.220-227 |
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