Transhumant pastoralism is a livelihood for many smallholders in the world. In Mexico, transhumant pastoralism has been practiced for 500 years and is classified as a system of transhumant goat pastoralism (TGP). The focus of the study was to identify and characterize the main goat herders of transhumance in the Mixteca-Baja of Mexico. The investigation was carried out in two phases: The first included exploring the districts to locate, contact, and live with the people involved, 13 peasants named Patrones ranging from 40 to 76 years of age. The second phase investigated the transhumant routes and the zootechnical activities of the herds. They live in five locations with an inventory of 12 thousand goats known as Pastoreñas. The TGP is a primary economic activity for all the people, and La Matanza is the main economic activity consisting of the slaughter and marketing of goats. The study revealed that the activities depend on the type of economic unit. Transhumant Pastoreña goats garner the highest prices paid by merchants ranging from 47–70.4 USD per goat. In conclusion, the TGP is an interesting production system, and livestock activity has an essential ecological niche combining income generation and conservation of the environment.
Los productores caprinos trashumantes (PCT) en la mixteca adquieren experiencias empíricas respecto al cuidado y pastoreo de sus animales, mismas que heredaron y modificaron a través del tiempo, estas experiencias se denominan etnoconocimientos. La trashumancia es considera como una estrategia de pastoreo y consiste en el movimiento cíclico del ganado para asegurar su alimentación durante el año (Stolton et al., 2019)
El objetivo de esta investigación consistió en una breve investigación bibliográfica acerca del tipo de vegetación nativa capaz de ser aprovechada por el ganado caprino en el estado de Hidalgo. Una breve introducción acerca de la situación de la producción caprina a nivel mundial se describe al inicio, luego a nivel nacional y posteriormente acorde a los municipios de Hidalgo. El tipo de vegetación se relacionó con los hábitos de consumo de las cabras y con sus preferencias de consumo para al final exponer las propiedades de la carne caprina.
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