Livestock system for milk production and trade: An analysis of economic and zootechnical indicators for food security and sustainability

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to examine the livestock system regarding the production and trade of milk, through overall management of the national and international market to an analysis of the main economic and zootechnical indicators, in order to understand how these, affect the permanence of Mexican companies in the livestock sub-sector of cow's milk production. Thus, an updated bibliographic synthesis on the production and trade of milk, to know the commercial context in which companies compete with each other, was carried out. This paper also contributes to information on the production and reproduction parameters of dairy cattle, good feeding, and housing management practices of dairy animals. This information will support any person who is engaged in, or has a relationship with, the sustainable production of dairy cows.