Technical optimum milk and meat production levels in dual-purpose cattle systems in tropical Mexico

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AudienciaPúblico en generales_ES
CoberturaMéxicoes_ES
Fecha de ingreso2026-10-05T16:33:00Z
Fecha de publicación2019-01-01
ResumenInputs directly affect profitability in livestock production, although what effects they have vary in response to production system and input type. An analysis was done of the results from a milk and meat production function using data from dual-purpose system (DP) production units in three locations in tropical Mexico. Data were collected through monthly surveys and covered milk production, meat production, income and financial costs over a twelve-month period. The functions were estimated by the indirect linear regression method with transformed data for a Cobb-Douglas function. The milk function showed the feed and cows inputs to explain 91 \% of production. Elasticity coefficients were 0.34 for feed and 0.5 for cows. Marginal products were 0.75 for milk and 892.2 for cows, with values of \$ 4.03 L for milk and \$ 4,800.20 per cow. Both inputs are in stage II of production with diminishing marginal returns. For meat production both the feed and cows' inputs explained 72 \% of production, with elasticities of production coefficients of -0.20 for feed and 1.11 for cows. Feed was in stage III of production with negative marginal returns, but the cows input was in stage I with increasing marginal returns. The sum of the coefficients was less than one for both functions (0.92 for feed, 0.91 for cows), indicating decreasing returns to scale. The optimum technical production levels were 488.97 L milk per day and 10 calves per year. In the studied producers the inputs for milk production were being used rationally, although in meat production feed appears to be overused and should be evaluated.es_ES
Doihttps://doi.org/10.22319/rmcp.v10i4.4927es_ES
URIhttps://riuat.uat.edu.mx/handle/123456789/4827
Idiomaenes_ES
EditorialINIFAP-CENID PARASITOLOGIA VETERINARIAes_ES
RelaciónRevista Mexicana De Ciencias Pecuariases_ES
URL relacionadohttps://doi.org/10.22319/rmcp.v10i4.4927es_ES
DerechosAcceso abierto (Metadatos de producción científica)es_ES
Licenciahttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2es_ES
FuenteRevista Mexicana De Ciencias Pecuarias
Palabra claveCobb-Douglases_ES
Palabra claveElasticityes_ES
Palabra claveMarginal productes_ES
Palabra claveReturns to scalees_ES
Palabra clavetechnical optimumes_ES
TítuloTechnical optimum milk and meat production levels in dual-purpose cattle systems in tropical Mexicoes_ES
TipoArtículoes_ES
ArbitradoHa sido Arbitradoes_ES
AutorBautista Martinez, Yuridia
AutorEspinosa Garcia, Jose Antonio
AutorHerrera Haro, Jose Guadalupe
AutorMartinez Castaneda, Francisco Ernesto
AutorVaquera Huerta, Humberto
AutorEstrada Drouaillet, Benigno
AutorGranados Rivera, Lorenzo Danilo
AutorBautista Martinez, Yuridiaes_ES
AutorEspinosa Garcia, Jose Antonioes_ES
AutorHerrera Haro, Jose Guadalupees_ES
AutorMartinez Castaneda, Francisco Ernestoes_ES
AutorVaquera Huerta, Humbertoes_ES
AutorEstrada Drouaillet, Benignoes_ES
AutorGranados Rivera, Lorenzo Daniloes_ES
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipases_ES
Número4es_ES
Rango de páginas933-950es_ES
URL relacionadahttps://doi.org/10.22319/rmcp.v10i4.4927
Tipo de artículoIndexado
Tipo de artículoIndexadoes_ES
Volumen10es_ES

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