Backyard cuniculture as part of the food safety strategies in Morelos, México

Rabbit production has been set as a production alternative that might contribute to domestic units alimentary safety; however in Morelos state even when it is known that this specie is being produced, its importance within domestic units remains unknown reason why this work objective is to determinate the backyard cuniculture characteristics as an alternative to achieve alimentary safety. Exploratory descriptive methodology was employed by applying interviews, surveys and field trips using a non-probabilistic snow ball sampling. 33 interviews where applied and 51 rabbit producers located in 17 Morelos municipalities from different climates where surveyed. Findings show 86% use families workforce, 29% of decision makers are women, 73% raises rabbits and other animals, like birds, pigs, and cattle, 55% interviewees sow different crops, producing rabbit main reasons are the specie affinity, self-consume, saving, and additional income obtention that assures alimentation and reproduction.

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Garduño Millán, Martha Laura (author)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Román Montes de Oca, Erika (author), Reynoso Patiño, Martha Adriana (author), Saldaña Fernández, Cristina (author), López Barbosa, Lorenzo Alejandro (author), Cruz León, Artemio (author), García Matías, Francisco (author)
• Μορφή: article
• Γλώσσα: spa
• Έκδοση: 2019
• Θέματα: Conejos; estrategias; seguridad alimentaria; sistema de crianza; Rabbits; strategies; food safety; breeding system
• Διαθέσιμο Online: https://revistasespam.espam.edu.ec/index.php/Revista_ESPAMCIENCIA/article/view/174