The value of a forage plant depends not only on its productivity but also on its acceptance and preference of the animals. The aim of this study was to evaluate the forage yield, chemical composition, acceptance and preference of three forage legumes (Arachis pintoi, Stylosanthes guianensis and Centrocema macrocarpum) in Girolando female calves under tropical conditions. Experiment 1: Production (KgMS/h) and Nutritional Value (%) of the species from quarterly cuts and for one year after the growth phase has ended. Experiment 2: Acceptability was determined by the intake rate (g/min) of each species in six calves without experience in their consumption, when they were offered individually to the animals for 5 min daily for three consecutive days. Experiment 3: Preference was estimated from the relative intake (%) in individual pens when the three species were offered for 10 min daily for ...

The objective of this study was to develop an index of vulnerability of alpaca herders (VAH), based on the adaptive capacity index (ACI) and sensitivity (SI) to climate change herders. The study was carried out in 2014 obtaining information from 17 alpaca farms from five annexes of the Sallca Santa Ana Peasant Community (SSAPC), Huancavelica, Peru. A conceptual model of ACI and SI was generated, assigning weights and function values to sources and attributes. For this, an Expert Panel from La Molina National Agrarian University (UNALM) and Nexus Program of the Fulbrigth Commission, USA, was formed. The ACI was estimated from human, physical, financial, information and diversity resources. The SI with livelihood and grassland resources. The VAH was estimated with the combination of ACI and SI, using fuzzy logic obtaining three categories: low, moderate and high. The U Mann-Whitney test co...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the survival rate and growth patterns in five populations of Festuca dolichophylla under similar conditions. Five accessions were obtained from each population: Comunidad Campesina Pastales Huando – Huancavelica (CCPH), Lachocc South American Camelid Research and Development Center of the National University of Huancavelica (CIDCSL), as well as from the regions of Junín, Pasco and Puno. Each accession was divided into six plants and installed in a uniform CCPH soil. After 12 months of establishment, the survival rate and monthly morphological characteristics during growth were estimated. Survival rates were from 43.3% in CIDCSL plants up to 96.7% in Puno plants (p<0.05) and with high variability within each population. Plant height, growth rate, number of stems, stem appearance rate and number of leaves also showed high variability and differen...