Animal Genetic Resources Information Bulletin
Sierra et al. 61 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Zootechnical description of the creole goat of the Oaxaca region (Mexico) A. Sierra1, A. Molina2, J. Delgado2, J. Hernández3 & M. Rivera2 1Centro de Bachillerato Tecnológico Agropecuario Nº 131, Secretaría de Educación Pública, DGETA Oaxaca, México 2Departamento de Genética, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Córdoba, Cordoba, España 3Escuela de Veterinaria, Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Puebla, México Summary los censos como Criollos en general. Esta raza sin embargo tiene características productivas y morfológicas particulares que los hace muy This paper describes the zootechnical diferentes de otros caprinos criollos en el resto characteristics of the Pastoreño creole goat, del estado y del país. Se presenta en este representing the caprine population of the trabajo información sobre su distribución, Low Mixteca region of Oaxaca State, Mexico. origen, características morfológicas, manejo y These animals characteristically produce sistema productivo. fattened goats for traditional slaughter at Christmas, to elaborate a typical dry meat Key Words: “Pastoreño” goat , Creole, product known as Chito. At present the exact Zootechnical characteristics, Traditional slaughter, individual population of this breed is not Typical products, Mexico known. Those registered as Creoles in the animals census in general are known. This breed however has particular productive and Introduction morphological characteristics which make them very different from other creole caprines Rigurous scientific studies necessary for the in the rest of the state and the country. understanding of the zoothecnical potential of Information on their distribution, origin, the creole goat are extremely scarce, in spite morphological characteristics, handling and of the fact that Mexico has an extraordinary productive systems is presented in this paper.
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