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Zoometric Characterization of Creole Cows from the Southern Amazon Region of Peru

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Název: Zoometric Characterization of Creole Cows from the Southern Amazon Region of Peru
Autoři: Ricardo Encina Ruiz, José Américo Saucedo-Uriarte, Segundo Melecio Portocarrero-Villegas, Hurley Abel Quispe-Ccasa, Ilse Silvia Cayo-Colca
Zdroj: Diversity ; Volume 13 ; Issue 11 ; Pages: 510
Informace o vydavateli: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Rok vydání: 2021
Sbírka: MDPI Open Access Publishing
Témata: Creole cows, animal biotype, coat coloring pattern, productive potential, conservation resources, Southern Amazonas region
Geografické téma: agris
Popis: Bovine breeding began in Peru more than five centuries ago; since then, adaptation has started. Nowadays, Creole cattle are part of economic activities of Peruvian farmers, as they supply food and profits, among other things, for families in Andean region. Creole cattle have many strengths such as resistance to diseases, low nutrient requirements and easy adaptation to different levels of altitude and environmental conditions. However, even with all these attributes, they are not valued within production systems. Moreover, these valuable genetic resources are disappearing gradually in Perú. For this reason, this study aims to characterize the zoometry of Creole cows from the Southern Amazonas region of Peru. Biotype classification was performed by hierarchical cluster and multivariate factors analysis. Qualitative traits were analyzed with descriptive statistics and Duncan’s test (α = 0.05) was used to compare means among groups. Associations between qualitative traits were determined with Chi-square. We distinguished three biotypes of Creole cows with characteristics for meat and milk production. This information is helpful for future conservation programs for Creole cattle.
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Jazyk: English
Relation: Animal Diversity; https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d13110510
DOI: 10.3390/d13110510
Dostupnost: https://doi.org/10.3390/d13110510
Rights: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Přístupové číslo: edsbas.5E17EB73
Databáze: BASE
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Abstrakt:Bovine breeding began in Peru more than five centuries ago; since then, adaptation has started. Nowadays, Creole cattle are part of economic activities of Peruvian farmers, as they supply food and profits, among other things, for families in Andean region. Creole cattle have many strengths such as resistance to diseases, low nutrient requirements and easy adaptation to different levels of altitude and environmental conditions. However, even with all these attributes, they are not valued within production systems. Moreover, these valuable genetic resources are disappearing gradually in Perú. For this reason, this study aims to characterize the zoometry of Creole cows from the Southern Amazonas region of Peru. Biotype classification was performed by hierarchical cluster and multivariate factors analysis. Qualitative traits were analyzed with descriptive statistics and Duncan’s test (α = 0.05) was used to compare means among groups. Associations between qualitative traits were determined with Chi-square. We distinguished three biotypes of Creole cows with characteristics for meat and milk production. This information is helpful for future conservation programs for Creole cattle.
DOI:10.3390/d13110510