Intensive grazing and maize silage to enhance the sustainability of small-scale dairy systems in the highlands of Mexico

F Prospero-Bernal, CG Martínez-García… - Tropical Animal Health …, 2017 - Springer
The effects of two innovative feeding strategies—intensive grazing (GR) and maize silage
(MS)—on the sustainability of small-scale dairy systems (SSDS) were assessed in the …

Milk production and fatty acid profile of dairy cows grazing four grass species pastures during the rainy season in small-scale dairy systems in the highlands of Mexico

DA Plata-Reyes, E Morales-Almaraz… - Tropical animal health …, 2018 - Springer
The study evaluated small-scale dairy systems with continuous grazing of pastures based
on three temperate grasses festulolium (FL), tall fescue (TF), and perennial ryegrass (RG) …

Kikuyu pastures associated with tall fescue grazed in autumn in small-scale dairy systems in the highlands of Mexico

MN Marín-Santana, F López-González… - Tropical animal health …, 2020 - Springer
Intensive grazing increases the profitability and sustainability of small-scale dairy systems by
reducing feeding costs. Kikuyu grass is a subtropical species from East Africa that has …

Multi-species pastures for grazing dairy cows in small-scale dairy systems in the highlands of Mexico

M Muciño-Álvarez, B Albarrán-Portillo… - Tropical Animal Health …, 2021 - Springer
Grazing in small-scale dairy systems reduces costs and enhances sustainability. However,
binary pastures (BP) have low persistency, which may be increased by including more …

Oat silage for grazing dairy cows in small-scale dairy systems in the highlands of central Mexico

VA Burbano-Muñoz, F López-González… - African Journal of …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
The objective was to evaluate the provision of oat silage (Avena sativa) to supplement
grazing dairy cows on pastures of perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne), festulolium (Lolium …

Parcelized cut-and-carry agroforestry systems for confined livestock

AP Seruni, FX Aguilar, Z Cai, MA Gold… - Small-scale Forestry, 2021 - Springer
We characterize a parcelized land management system that does not meet traditional co-
located agroforestry practices in the tropics. A cut-and-carry agroforestry system for confined …

[PDF][PDF] Milk production under grazing of different pasture grasses in small-scale dairy systems in the highlands of central Mexico.

F López-González, M Rosas-Dávila… - Journal of Livestock …, 2017 - researchgate.net
The objective was to assess the productive performance of milking dairy cows grazing
festulolium (Lolium multiflorum x Festuca pratensis variety Spring Green) or two varieties of …

Milk production and estimated enteric methane emission from cows grazing ryegrass pastures in small-scale dairy systems in Mexico

S Carrillo-Hernández, F López-González… - Tropical Animal Health …, 2020 - Springer
The work assessed the productive response and estimated enteric methane (CH 4)
emissions of dairy cows grazing in small-scale dairy systems. Treatments were grazing …

Nitrogen use efficiency and soil chemical composition in small-scale dairy systems

D Pozo-Leyva, F López-González… - Tropical Animal Health …, 2021 - Springer
In dairy production systems, the efficient use of resources is required to guarantee its
sustainability. Worldwide, the efficiency of feed utilization and its effects have been widely …

Evaluation of comparative advantages in the profitability and competitiveness of the small-scale dairy system of Tulancingo Valley, Mexico

RR Posadas-Domínguez… - Tropical animal health …, 2018 - Springer
This article combines a Policy Analysis Matrix with a sensitivity and poverty line analysis with
the objective of evaluating the economic contribution of comparative advantages to the …