Skip to main navigation menu Skip to main content Skip to site footer
Universidad de Panamá
##common.pageHeaderLogo.altText##
Submitted June 14, 2022
Published 2022-06-14

Artículos

Vol. 6 No. 1 (2022): Visión Antataura

Dairy cattle production systems in the low zone of Turrialba, Costa Rica:: Characterization and limitations

Cover image

Citación:
DOI: ND

Published: 2022-06-14

How to Cite

Villareal, L., Imbach, A., & Escobedo, A. (2022). Dairy cattle production systems in the low zone of Turrialba, Costa Rica:: Characterization and limitations. Visión Antataura, 6(1), 28–52. Retrieved from https://revistas.up.ac.pa/index.php/antataura/article/view/2950
Copyright Notice

Abstract

This study aims to typify, characterize, and identify productive limitations of the dairy production systems of the lower zone of the Canton of Turrialba, Costa Rica. A survey was carried out on producers or managers of bovine milk production systems of small scale located in the municipalities of Tayutic, Tuis and La Suiza. The information was obtained through semi-structured interviews applied to 43 owners/administrators of dairy farms located in the area. Structural, management, productive and sociodemographic variables of the respondents were investigated to identify the systems. Three production systems were identified using two multivariate analysis techniques: i) Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and ii) Cluster Analysis (CA). It was found that the study population corresponds mainly to small farms with a low level of use and adoption of technology, as well as the lack of productive pastures adapted to the types of soil in the area.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.
Content Top