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Zootecnia Tropical
Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agrícolas Venezuela
ISSN: 0798-7269
Vol. 26, No. 3, 2008, pp. 333-337
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Bioline Code: zt08058
Full paper language: Spanish
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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Zootecnia Tropical, Vol. 26, No. 3, 2008, pp. 333-337
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Ganadería y Conocimiento Local de Árboles y Arbustos Forrajeros de la Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, México
Jiménez-Ferrer, Guillermo; Velasco-Pérez, Ramón; Gómez, Miguel Uribe & Soto-Pinto, Lorena
Resumen
El conocimiento y uso de arboles y arbustos forrajeros esta jugando un papel importante para el diseño de
sistemas ganaderos mas amigables con el medio ambiente y la economia de los productores. El presente trabajo
tuvo como objetivo principal documentar el conocimiento local de árboles y arbustos forrajeros de la selva
Lacandona, Chiapas, México. Se realizaron talleres participativos, entrevistas semi-estructuradas, transectos
y colectas en comunidades ejidales ganaderas en cuatro zonas agroecologicas. Se identificaron 28 especies
forrajeras, distribuidas en 16 familias. Las especies con mayor indice de importancia cultural fueron: Gliricidia
sepium
(4,6), Brosimum alicastrum
(4,1), Psidium guajava
(4,1), Spondias bombin
(3,7), Bursera simaruba
(3,5), Cecropia obtusifolia
(3,1), Byrsonima crassifolia
(2,9), Parmentiera aculeata
(2,9), Eryhtrina sp. (2,4),
Citrus sinensis
(2,3), Cnidiscolus Chayamansa
(2,2), Cedrela odorata
(2,1), Bahuinia herrerae
(2,1), Tithonia
diversifolia
(2,1) y Spondias purpurea
(2,0). La mayoría de las especies presentaon diversos usos alternos al
forrajero, tales como sombra, comestible, leña, cerco vivo, medicinal y construcción.
Palabras-clave
sistemas silvopastoriles, población indígena, ganadería, arboles forrajeros
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Livestock and Local Knowledge of Fodder Trees and Shrubs in Lacandon Rainforest, Chiapas, Mexico
Jiménez-Ferrer, Guillermo; Velasco-Pérez, Ramón; Gómez, Miguel Uribe & Soto-Pinto, Lorena
Abstract
Knowledge and use of fodder trees and shrubs play an important role for designing more environmental-sound
cattle systems as well as a significant function for farmer`s economy. This research aimed to document local
knowledge on fodder trees and shrubs in Lacandona rainforest, Chiapas, Mexico. Participatory workshops were
carried out, along with semi-structured interviews, transect, and plant recollection. Communities with “ejido”
land tenure of four agroecological zones were studied. A total of 28 fodder species were recorded, representing
16 botanical families. The species with the highest cultural importance index were Gliricidia
sepium
(4,6), Brosimum alicastrum
(4,1), Psidium guajava
(4,1), Spondias bombin
(3,7), Bursera simaruba
(3,5), Cecropia obtusifolia
(3,1), Byrsonima crassifolia
(2,9), Parmentiera aculeata
(2,9), Eryhtrina sp. (2,4),
Citrus sinensis
(2,3), Cnidiscolus Chayamansa
(2,2), Cedrela odorata
(2,1), Bahuinia herrerae
(2,1), Tithonia
diversifolia
(2.1), and
Spondias purpurea
(2.0). Most of the species offered several uses besides forage, such as shade, food, fuelwood,
live fence, medicinal and construction.
Keywords
silvopastoral systems, indigenous people, livestock, fodder trees
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