The aim of this study is to analyze the cultural and economic importance of familial animal husbandry as a rural production system in the families of the community of Juan Nepomuceno Álvarez. Fifty-three questionnaires were applied in family units. The system of production is traditional, with family labor involved, for personal consumption of meat and eggs (91%) and for commerce (9%). Familial animal husbandry is integrated by poultry (70%), pigs (15%), goats (10%) and a small percentage of cattle (5%). The registered uses were: food (80%), presents and gifts (15%), medicinal (5%) and a 100% recuperate the feces for its use as fertilizer. The management scheme preferred is the traditional pen (89%). Feeding includes broken corn, tortillas soaked in water, vegetable scrapes and termites. Frequent illnesses are smallpox and diarrheas, which are treated with home remedies. The traditional knowledge for its management are transmitted by women.
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