Bernardo Sanchez-Muñoz

• Docente investigador at Autonomous University of Chiapas

We assess the technologic and economic traits of traditional silvopastoral systems (TSS) owned and managed by 130 small and medium sized cattle farmers in Tecpatán, Chiapas. These 130 TSS were separated by cluster analysis into three groups, based on an organic conversion index (OCI) constructed with ten indicators. The average OCIs of these cluste...

The objective of the present study was to determine the seroprevalence of antibodies against Brucella abortus, Leptospira spp and Neospora caninum in cattle in two dairy areas of the state of Chiapas. Blood serum was collected from 76 and 103 female bovines from the municipalities of Tecpatán and Juárez respectively. The detection of antibodies aga...

The objective of the present study was to determine the eroprevalence of antibodies against Brucella abortus, Leptospira spp and Neospora caninum in cattle in two dairy areas of the state of Chiapas. Blood serum was collected from 76 and 103 female bovines from the municipalities of Tecpatán and Juárez respectively. The detection of antibodies agai...

In order to classify, compare and analyze conventional (CBPU, 21) and organic (OBPU, 21) dual-purpose bovine production units, in the Zoque region of Chiapas Mexico, a technological development index (TECDEI) was developed based on: I) machinery and equipment availability and (II) facilities availability. The BPU were classified based on TECDEI usi...

Abastract. The relations that maintain the northern and southern borders of Mexico are diverse and of different nuances, contrasting and at the same time complementary. One of them is the permanent and constant migration of a significant economically active population from the southern states to the northern border, such as Sonora, or to the United...

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...

El queso crema Chiapas forma parte de la dieta básica de una gran cantidad de habitantes del Estado y constituye una actividad económica que da sustento a miles de familias chiapanecas. Su sabor, textura y calidad han logrado que el queso crema sea reconocido como un signo distintivo de la gastronomía chiapaneca y de la identidad cultural de sus ha...

En el estado de Chiapas casi toda la ganadería bovina se desarrolla en condiciones de pastoreo extensivo, característica principal por la cual se busca transitar hacia la ganadería orgánica. En los últimos años ha crecido el interés por impulsar el desarrollo de sistemas de producción animal sostenible, de los que se espera contribuyan a una relaci...

En los sistemas silvopastorales (SSP) la sombra de los árboles es un factor limitante en la producción de los pastos, los cuales responden de diferente manera a los cambios en la intensidad de la sombra. El objetivo del trabajo fue evaluar el rendimiento de pastos de unidades de producción (UP) con diferentes densidades arbóreas en SSP de la región...

The possibilities for converting conventional cattle production to the organic model were evaluated in the Grijalva River Basin, Mexico, and possible interventions were identified. A multi-criteria organic livestock conversion index (OLCI) with 10 indicators comprising 35 variables was used. Information was obtained through participatory workshops,...

Abstract. The nutritional characteristics that make milk a complete food for the human diet also make it an ideal culture medium for the growth of a wide variety of microorganisms. In ancient times, the activity of bacteria was used for the production of dairy products and for the preservation of milk, it was like this how the production of yogurt...

La Agricultura Orgánica es una estrategia integral de producción de alimentos basada en los principios de sustentabilidad. Minimiza el uso de insumos externos de síntesis química y promueve los servicios agroecosistpsémicos.

En los últimos años ha crecido el interés por impulsar el desarrollo de sistemas de producción animal sostenibles, de los que se espera contribuyan a una relaci6n equilibrada entre factores ambientales, socioculturales y económicos. Por otro lado, los consumidores demandan alimentos de la más alta calidad y no solo en materia nutrimental, sino hast...

En los últimos años ha crecido el interés por impulsar el desarrollo de sistemas de producción animal sostenibles, de los que se espera contribuyan a una relaci6n equilibrada entre factores ambientales, socioculturales y económicos. Por otro lado, los consumidores demandan alimentos de la más alta calidad y no solo en materia nutrimental, sino hast...

The breeders of registered Swiss cattle in the central region of Chiapas, México, were characterized technically and socioeconomically through interviews and questionnaires performed in June-August, 2014, with n30 that belonged to the Association of Pure Race Breeders in the State of Chiapas. The statistical analysis was descriptive, using the SPS...

Abstract. The objective of this chapter is to carry out a multidimensional analysis of bovine production units (UPB) in communities in the upper and middle parts of the Grijalva river basin (Chiapas and Tabasco, Mexico), as well as to propose some proposals for their sustainable development to start from a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and t...

Abstract. From the perspective of making better use and conservation of natural resources and helping to reconcile development with ecological balance, the degree of approximation of extensive cattle farming to the organic production model in the upper and middle basin of the Grijalva river, identifying restrictions, potentialities and possible int...

Abstract. From the perspective of making better use and conservation of natural resources and helping to reconcile development with ecological balance, the degree of approximation of extensive cattle farming to the organic production model in the upper and middle basin of the Grijalva river, identifying restrictions, potentialities and possible int...

La Agricultura Orgánica, biológica o Ecológica es un sistema de producción de alimentos tanto frescos como procesados, derivados de plantas y/o animales que evita el uso de productos de síntesis química (fertilizantes, insecticidas, herbicidas, fungicidas, hormonas, transgénicos, reguladores del crecimiento, edulcorantes, conservadores sintéticos,...

Organic agriculture and livestock farming is claimed to promote animal welfare and can offer animal products with better hygienic-sanitary quality, based on principles of health, ecology, fairness, and care. However, no clear advantages of organic milk (OM) versus conventional milk (CM) from tropical conditions are available. The aims of the study...

"Se presenta una conceptualización teórica de la innovación socioambiental y cómo ésta contribuye al desarrollo rural, entendido como un proceso de largo plazo y planeado a partir de acciones de investigación y desarrollo acorde al contexto y los problemas sobre los cuales se desea actuar. En este sentido, este capítulo aborda una experiencia a par...

a b s t r a c t In the municipality of Tecpatan, Chiapas, in southeastern Mexico, it is highly feasible to convert tradi-tional agrosilvopastoral systems of dairy production to the organic production model. The objective of this study was to characterize silvopastoral systems and evaluate the feasibility of converting traditional agrosilvopastoral...

In the municipality of Tecpatan, Chiapas, in Southeastern Mexico, traditional agrosilvopastoral systems of dairy production have great potential for conversion to the organic production model. The objective of this study was to characterize silvopastoral systems and evaluate the potential of converting traditional agrosilvopastoral systems to the o...

Abstract. Beef is one of the main foods used in the human diet in much of the world. In the last years of the last century and at the beginning of this one, there have been great changes in world livestock production, as a consequence of the globalization of the economy, an increase in the demand for products, the appearance of zoonotic diseases, n...

Abstract. This article provides a theoretical conceptualization of socio-environmental innovation, applied to a research-action process aimed towards transition of conventional to organic cattle-raising in Tecpatan, Chiapas. We discuss: i) the cattle raising context analyzing technological, economic, and social indicators for agricultural productio...

Organic farming conserves natural resources, promotes biodiversity, guarantees animal welfare and obtains healthy products from raw materials through natural processes. In order to evaluate possibilities of increasing organic animal production, this study proposes a farm-scale multicriteria method for assessing the conversion of dairy goat systems...

Abstract. Milk production in Chiapas is analyzed, particularly the production of dual-purpose livestock. The state context is addressed, Chiapas in the national context, cattle ranching in Chiapas and the conditioning factors and development alternatives. Resumen. Se analiza la producción de leche en Chiapas, particularmente le de la producción de...

Actualmente la humanidad enfrenta problemas relacionados con la pobreza, marginación y exclusión social, principalmente la que habita en zonas rurales. También existen problemas ambientales como la deforestación, contaminación del agua, las emisiones de gases con efecto invernadero, cambio climático y calentamiento global, entre otros. La agricultu...

This study characterizes the bovine production system, analyzes its approximation to the organic production model, and evaluates seroprevalence of antibodies for the bovine herpes virus type 1 (BHV-1), the causal agent for Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR) in adult bovines without previous vaccination in 51 dairy farms in transition toward or...

Abstract. The objective of this work is to present a current panorama of organic livestock production and propose this production model as a sustainable alternative for rural development in the State of Chiapas. Organic livestock production in Chiapas is an increasingly important economic activity, since it is being practiced by groups of peasants...

Se evalúa, de manera exploratoria, el grado de acercamiento de los sistemas agrosilvopastori-les (SAS) tradicionales con ganado bovino de tres microrregiones del Corredor Biológico, en Chiapas, al modelo de producción orgánica. Mediante consulta a expertos y con base en la normativa orgánica, se diseñó una propuesta de evaluación con 35 variables p...

Desde el punto de vista histórico, la alimentación ha sido una de las necesidades básicas y prioritarias de las sociedades. Actualmente lo sigue siendo, con la diferencia de que ahora implica una problemática tecnológica, económica y política compleja que dificulta que todas las sociedades tengan acceso seguro y permanente a cantidades suficientes...

Perspective of the production of organic milk in the State of Chiapas, Mexico.