Evaluating sustainability of conventional and organic dairy cattle production units in the Zoque Region of Chiapas, Mexico

The objective of this study was to evaluate the level of sustainability of conventional and organic dairy cattle production units (CPU) in the Zoque Region of the Mexican state of Chiapas through evaluating attributes and indicators of sustainability and through a sustainability index (SI) value. Four organic or conventional CPU with high or low SI values were identified. The organic CPU with high SI had the highest SI value. The attribute of sustainability self-management contributed more to the SI value. All CPU need to strengthen some ofthe attributes of sustainability evaluated.

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Main Authors:	Nahed Toral, José Doctor autor 6870, González Pineda, Samuel Maestro autor 12957, Grande Cano, Jesús Daniel Doctor autor 12574, Aguilar Jiménez, José Roberto Doctor autor 13065, Sánchez Muñoz, José Bernardo Maestro autor 14258, Ruíz Rojas, Jorge Luis Maestro autor 20521, Guevara Hernández, Francisco Doctor autor 13354, León Martínez, Noé Samuel Maestro autor 6874, Trujillo Vázquez, Romeo Josué Maestro autor 15253, Parra Vázquez, Manuel Roberto Doctor autor 2008
Format:	Texto biblioteca
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Ganado lechero, Ganadería convencional, Ganadería orgánica, Indicadores de sustentabilidad, Sistemas agrosilvopastoriles, Factores socioeconómicos, Factores ambientales, Artfrosur,
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