Determination of typologies of rabbit production systems in Ciego de Avila municipality, Cuba
Article Sidebar
Main Article Content
Abstract
In order to typify the rabbit production systems in Ciego de Avila municipality, Cuba, quantitative and qualitative information of 49 rabbit farms were obtained. The Statistical Model of Impact Measuring was applied with the quantitative variables, which combine the factors analysis by the main components method with the hierarchical cluster, to typify the cases. The frequencies per typologies for qualitative variables were obtained. The rabbit production systems were typified into five groups: I) small farmers with land, younger, apply more mating (14.3 %) pardos. II) small farmers with land and older (42.9 %), III) small farmers without land, late weaning (12.5%), IV) medium farmers with land and semiintensive reproductive management with low efficiency (28.6%) and V) technical system, with semi-intensive reproductive management with low efficiency (2.0%). In the farmers, the Cuban Brown race, Chinchilla and different crosses predominate. The feeding system in general was based on forage resources, supplementation and little use of protein plants, except Tithonia diversifolia in groups I, III and V. Regardless of the productive scales, technological alternatives that guarantee greater productive and reproductive efficiency are not applied in the feeding system. This study shows that these typologies should be considered to implement an agricultural extension system that contributes to the training of farmers and the management and application of sustainable technological alternatives with the use of endogenous resources.
Key words: multivariate analysis, livestock systems, Oryctolagus
cuniculus.
Article Details
Those authors that have publications with this journal accept the following terms:
1. They will retain their copyright and guarantee the journal the right of first publication of their work, which will be simultaneously subject to the License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) that allows third parties to share the work whenever its author is indicated and its first publication this journal. Under this license the author will be free of:
- Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format
- Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material
- The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license terms.
Under the following terms:
- Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
- NonCommercial — You may not use the material for commercial purposes.
- No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.
2. The authors may adopt other non-exclusive license agreements to distribute the published version of the work (e.g., deposit it in an institutional telematics file or publish it in a monographic volume) whenever the initial publication is indicated in this journal.
3. The authors are allowed and recommended disseminating their work through the Internet (e.g. in institutional telematics archives or on their website) before and during the submission process, which can produce interesting exchanges and increase the citations of the published work. (See the Effect of open access).
References
Aquino, V. C., Camarena, F., Juica, A. & Jiménez, J. 2018. "Caracterización multivariada de fincas productoras de tarwi (Lupinus mutabilis Sweet) del Valle del Mantaro, Perú". Scientia Agropecuaria, 9(2): 269-279, ISSN: 2306-6741. http://dx.doi.org/10.17268/sci.agropecu.2018.02.12.
Asemota, O.D., Aduba, P., Bello-Onaghise, G. & Orheruata, A.M. 2017. "Effect of temperature -humidity index (THI) on the performance of rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in the humid tropics". Archivos de Zootecnia, 66(254): 257-261, ISSN: 1885-4494.
Benítez, D.G., Vargas, J.C., Torres, V. & Soria, S. R. 2016. "La incidencia de las prácticas ganaderas en la productividad de los rebaños de cría en la provincia de Pastaza de la Amazonia ecuatoriana". Avances en Investigación Agropecuaria, 20(3): 43-61, ISSN: 2683-1716.
Cruz-Bacab, L.E., Ramírez-Vera, S., Vázquez-García, M.C & Zapata-Campos, C.C 2018. "Reproducción de conejos bajo condiciones tropicales, efectos negativos y posibles soluciones". CienciaUAT, 13(1): 135-145, ISSN: 2007-7858. https://doi.org/10.29059/cienciauat.v13i1.989.
Enríquez, A.V., Martín, P.C., García-López, R. & Torres, V. 2020. "Análisis multifactorial de la producción de leche durante 12 años en una lechería con banco de biomasa en Cuba". Avances en Investigación Agropecuaria, 24(1): 21-33. ISSN: 2683-1716.
Fadare, A.O. & Fatoba, T.J. 2018. "Reproductive performance of four breeds of rabbit in the humid tropics". Livestock Research for Rural Development, 30(7), Article #114, ISSN: 0121-3784. Available: http://www.lrrd.org/lrrd30/7/delod30114.html.
García, Y., Ponce, R., Rodríguez, Y. & García Quiñonez, D. 2021. "The Cuban Brown rabbit breed. Characterization of reproductive performance in western Cuba". Cuban Journal of Agricultural Science, 55(2): 1-9, ISSN: 2079-3480.
García, Y., Ponce de León, R.E., Ledesma, A., Rodríguez, Y. & García, D. 2019. "Influencia del nivel de calor en rasgos de prolificidad en conejos en Cuba". Livestock Research for Rural Development, 31(1), Article #4, ISSN: 0121-3784. Available: http://www.lrrd.org/lrrd31/1/yolei31004.html. [Consulted: June 24, 2021]
García, Y., Torres, V., Ponce, R., García, D. & Mora, M. 2018. "Application of the Statistical Model of Impact Measuring (SMIM) to evaluate reproductive indicators in a rabbit farm". Cuban Journal of Agricultural Science, 52(1): 1-6, ISSN: 2079-3480.
Gidenne, T., Garreau, H., Drouilhet, L., Aubert, C. & Maertens, L. 2017. "Improving feed efficiency in rabbit breeding, a review on nutritional, technico-economical, genetic and environmental aspects". Animal Feed Science and Technology, 225: 109-122, ISSN: 0377-8401. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2017.01.016.
Hernández, D., Sánchez, E., Gómez, W. & Martínez, C.G. 2019. "Productive and socioeconomic characterization of a sheep production system in a natural protected area in Mexico". Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Pecuarias, 10(4): 951-965, ISSN: 2448-6698. https://doi.org/10.22319/rmcp.v10i4.4470.
López, O., Montejo, I. L. & Lamela, L. 2011. "Evaluación de indicadores productivos en conejas mestizas con una dieta basada en forraje y pienso criollo". Pastos y Forrajes, 34(1): 97-108, ISSN: 2078-8452.
Martínez-Melo, J., Mazorra-Calero, C.A, Serrano-Torres, J.O. & Borroto-Pérez, A. 2022. "Caracterización de los sistemas productores de conejos en el municipio Ciego de Ávila, Cuba". CienciaUAT, 17(1) 139-151, ISSN: 2007-7858. https://doi.org/10.29059/cienciauat.v17i1.1585
Mora, D. & Solano, M. 2015. "Estudio bioeconómico para el negocio de producción y semiindustrialización de conejo en Costa Rica". Nutrición Animal Tropical, 9(1): 102- 123, ISSN: 2215-3527.
ONEI, Oficina Nacional de Estadística e Información. 2021. Anuario estadístico de Cuba. "Existencia de ganado menor. Distribución de la tierra del país y su utilización por provincias, en Agricultura, Ganadería Silvicultura y Pesca". Available: http://www.onei.gob.cu/node/16275.
Rivas, J., García, A., Toro-Mujica, P., Angón, E., Perea, J., Morantes, M. & Dios-Palomares, R. 2014. "Caracterización técnica, social y comercial de las explotaciones ovinas manchegas, centro-sur de España". Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Pecuarias, 5(3): 291-306, ISSN: 2448-6698.
Serem, J. K., Wanyoike, M. M., Gachuiri, C. K., Mailu, S. K., Gathumbi, P. K., Mwanza, R. N., Kiarie, N. & Borter, D. K. 2013. "Characterization of Rabbit breeding Systems in Kenya". Journal of Agricultural Science and Applications, 2(3): 155-159, ISSN: 22276475. https://doi.org/10.14511/jasa.2013.020304.
Serrano, J.O., Martínez-Melo, J., Torres, V., Villares, A., Manuel, F.D., Fonseca, N. & Lorenzo, J.C. 2022. "Determination of typologies of sheep production systems in Ciego de Ávila province". Cuban Journal of Agricultural Science, 56(1): 1-13, ISSN: 2079-3480.
SPSS, Statistical Package for the Social Sciences. 2011. Institute. SPSS-X. User´s Guide. Version 8, Chicago IL. USA.
Szendrö, Z., Szendrö, K. & Dalle-Zotte, A. 2012. "Management of reproduction on small, médium and large rabbit farms: A review". Asian Australasian Journal of Animal Science, 25(5): 738-748, ISSN: 1011-2367. http://dx.doi.org/10.5713/ajas.2012.12015.
Torres, V., Cobo, R., Sánchez, L. & Raez, N. 2013. Statistical tool for measuring the impact of milk production on the local development of a province in Cuba. Livestock Research for Rural Development, 25(9), Article #159, ISSN: 0121-3784. Available: <http://www.lrrd.cipav.org.co/lrrd25/9/torr25159.htm>, [Consulted: July 20, 2021].
Torres, V., Ramos, N., Lizazo, D., Monteagudo, F. & Noda, A. 2008. Statistical model for measuring the impact of innovation or technology transfer in agriculture. Cuban Journal of Agricultural Science. 42(2):131-137, ISSN: 2079-3480.
Vélez, A., Espinosa, J. & Aguilar, F. 2021. "Tipología y caracterización de cunicultores en los Estados del centro de México". Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Pecuarias, 12(2): 469-486, ISSN: 2448-6698. https://doi.org/10.22319/rmcp.v12i2.5811.
Yassein, S. A., Mahmoud, K. G. M., Maghraby, N. & Ezzo, O. H. 2008. "Hot climate effects and their amelioration on some productive and reproductive traits in rabbit does". World Rabbit Science, 16(3): 173-181, ISSN: 1989-8886. https://doi.org/10.4995/wrs.2008.626.