Characterization of beef cattle farming in the Atlantic Zone of Costa Rica

Characterization of beef cattle farming in the Atlantic Zone of Costa Rica

46 pág, 1 ilus, 11 tab, 22 ref. También como: Field Report Atlantic Zone Programme (CATIE) no. 168

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Loon, M. van
Format: MON
Language:Inglés
Published: CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica) Agricultural University Wageningen, Wageningen (Países Bajos) Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería, San José (Costa Rica) 2014
Subjects:
GANADO DE CARNE
GANADERIA
ENGORDE
CARACTERISTICAS DEL SITIO
UTILIZACION DE LA TIERRA
PROGRAMACION LINEAL
SISTEMAS DE INFORMACION
GEOGRAFICA
COSTA RICA
Online Access:https://repositorio.catie.ac.cr/handle/11554/756
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spelling RepoCATIE7562021-12-22T19:18:46Z Characterization of beef cattle farming in the Atlantic Zone of Costa Rica Loon, M. van GANADO DE CARNE GANADERIA ENGORDE CARACTERISTICAS DEL SITIO UTILIZACION DE LA TIERRA PROGRAMACION LINEAL SISTEMAS DE INFORMACION GEOGRAFICA COSTA RICA 46 pág, 1 ilus, 11 tab, 22 ref. También como: Field Report Atlantic Zone Programme (CATIE) no. 168 Report - Atlantic Zone Programme / CATIE-WAU-MAG ; número 127. Cattle farming is after banana the most important agricultural activity in the Atlantic Zone. In the Atlantic Zone specialized milk production, double purpose (i.e. milk and meat production) and beef production can be found. Beef production is, within the cattle production, the most important activity. So far, not much research has been done on beef cattle. The most important systeMON that can be found in the region are 'cria' and 'engorde'. Cria is the rearing of calves which are sold at weaning. Engorde is the fattening of male animals up to a weight of 400-500 kg. The most common grass species in the Atlantic Zone is Ratana. It is well adapted to infertile soils. The grass allows relative high stocking rates but the nutritive value is often low. The amount of external inputs differed between the farMON but all the farMON can be classified as having 'low external inputs'. Beef cattle farming is an extensive form of production. The production per hectare is low. The major problem is the amount of feed available and the nutritive value of the grasses. For cria, poor state of forrages is reflected in a low reproduction of the cows and for engorde in a low live weight gain of the animals. 2014-10-17T06:34:11Z 2014-10-17T06:34:11Z 1997-12 MON 354607 https://repositorio.catie.ac.cr/handle/11554/756 en application/pdf CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica) Agricultural University Wageningen, Wageningen (Países Bajos) Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería, San José (Costa Rica)
institution Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza
collection Repositorio CATIE
language Inglés
topic GANADO DE CARNE
GANADERIA
ENGORDE
CARACTERISTICAS DEL SITIO
UTILIZACION DE LA TIERRA
PROGRAMACION LINEAL
SISTEMAS DE INFORMACION
GEOGRAFICA
COSTA RICA
spellingShingle GANADO DE CARNE
GANADERIA
ENGORDE
CARACTERISTICAS DEL SITIO
UTILIZACION DE LA TIERRA
PROGRAMACION LINEAL
SISTEMAS DE INFORMACION
GEOGRAFICA
COSTA RICA
Loon, M. van
Characterization of beef cattle farming in the Atlantic Zone of Costa Rica
description 46 pág, 1 ilus, 11 tab, 22 ref. También como: Field Report Atlantic Zone Programme (CATIE) no. 168
format MON
author Loon, M. van
author_facet Loon, M. van
author_sort Loon, M. van
title Characterization of beef cattle farming in the Atlantic Zone of Costa Rica
title_short Characterization of beef cattle farming in the Atlantic Zone of Costa Rica
title_full Characterization of beef cattle farming in the Atlantic Zone of Costa Rica
title_fullStr Characterization of beef cattle farming in the Atlantic Zone of Costa Rica
title_full_unstemmed Characterization of beef cattle farming in the Atlantic Zone of Costa Rica
title_sort characterization of beef cattle farming in the atlantic zone of costa rica
publisher CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica) Agricultural University Wageningen, Wageningen (Países Bajos) Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería, San José (Costa Rica)
publishDate 2014
url https://repositorio.catie.ac.cr/handle/11554/756
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