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    Análisis del índice de selección del programa de mejoramiento genético sostenible de bovinos de leche de la parroquia de Cusubamba, en el periodo de 2023
    (Ecuador: Latacunga: Universidad Técnica de Cotopaxi (UTC), 2024-08) Toapanta Toaquiza, Doris Maribel; Arcos Álvarez, Cristian Neptalí
    In the parish of Cusubamba 31.17% of the population is dedicated to the production of Creole dairy cattle, which is a source of income for some of the owners, but the lack of a genetic improvement program in Ecuador does not exist phenotypic and genotypic data for this reason affects the efficiency and effectiveness, which causes the production to be low and does not generate profitability. This research was conducted in the parish of Cusubamba in 21 producers who belonged to the genetic improvement program with 69 cattle. In this research, records were kept of production costs, days of lactation and milk quality by density; in addition, deworming, administration of vitamins and vaccination were carried out. The results obtained from this work were: weight gain would be 152 gr/day, it is estimated that the next generation will reach 227 gr/day and to complete the objective it would take about 5 generations to reach 700 gr/day, in addition 279.5 liters are produced and to measure the quality of milk the average density is 1.027gr/ml, in addition to this insemination was not performed because producers do not know when the cows are in heat. Finally, a cost-benefit analysis was performed, which showed that cattle profitability is very low in milk production, with an income of US$37.34, while production costs US$62.25, which is not enough to cover the cost of producing milk.