The use of agricultural and livestock chemical products in the cattleranching area of Xico, central Veracruz, Mexico, and their possible environmental impact
The municipality of Xico is an important cattle-ranching area located in central Veracruz. Here, an interview was conducted to 48 owners in order to investigate which are the main agricultural and livestock chemical products more often applied. An overall of 1,700 cattle heads was found in the farms...
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Instituto de Ecología, A.C.
2009
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| author | Martínez M., Imelda Cruz R., Magdalena |
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| description | The municipality of Xico is an important cattle-ranching area located in central Veracruz. Here, an interview was conducted to 48 owners in order to investigate which are the main agricultural and livestock chemical products more often applied. An overall of 1,700 cattle heads was found in the farms sampled. Cattle are treated with commercial antihelmintics containing fenbendazole, ivermectin, albendazole or levamisole as chemical active compounds to prevent and control parasite infestations. Control of flies and ectoparasites is carried out by means of organophosphate and pyrethroid insecticides. Weeds of grasslands are basically manually controlled by hand-cutting although some times organochloride herbicides containing principally picloram+2,4-D or glyphosate are also used. Excessive application of all of these chemicals affects the soil fauna of the grassland, especially the dung beetles that bury the cattle manure, and possibly other soil animals and human beings as well. |
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| spelling | azm-article-6722022-10-26T23:27:20Z The use of agricultural and livestock chemical products in the cattleranching area of Xico, central Veracruz, Mexico, and their possible environmental impact El uso de químicos veterinarios y agrícolas en la zona ganadera de Xico, centro de Veracruz, México y el posible impacto ambiental Martínez M., Imelda Cruz R., Magdalena Cattle cow dung antihelmintics insecticides grassland herbicides dung beetle biodiversity eco-toxicology. Ganado bovino estiércol desparasitantes insecticidas pastizales herbicidas escarabajos estercoleros biodiversidad ecotoxicología. The municipality of Xico is an important cattle-ranching area located in central Veracruz. Here, an interview was conducted to 48 owners in order to investigate which are the main agricultural and livestock chemical products more often applied. An overall of 1,700 cattle heads was found in the farms sampled. Cattle are treated with commercial antihelmintics containing fenbendazole, ivermectin, albendazole or levamisole as chemical active compounds to prevent and control parasite infestations. Control of flies and ectoparasites is carried out by means of organophosphate and pyrethroid insecticides. Weeds of grasslands are basically manually controlled by hand-cutting although some times organochloride herbicides containing principally picloram+2,4-D or glyphosate are also used. Excessive application of all of these chemicals affects the soil fauna of the grassland, especially the dung beetles that bury the cattle manure, and possibly other soil animals and human beings as well. En la zona ganadera de Xico, Veracruz, se hizo una encuesta a 48 ganaderos para conocer los productos veterinarios y agrícolas que más utilizan. En esta zona se encuentran 1,700 cabezas de ganado bovino que es desparasitado con antihelmínticos comerciales que tienen fenbendazol, ivermectina, albendazol o levamisol como principio activo. El control de moscas y otros ectoparásitos se realiza con insecticidas organofosforados y piretroides. Las malezas del pastizal son controladas en algunos ranchos con herbicidas conteniendo principalmente picloram+2,4-D o glifosato. Los químicos empleados, sobre todo los herbicidas e insecticidas, son tóxicos y seguramente afectan a los escarabajos que entierran el estiércol del ganado y a otras especies del suelo, así como la salud de los trabajadores de los ranchos. Instituto de Ecología, A.C. 2009-12-06 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://azm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/azm/article/view/672 10.21829/azm.2009.253672 ACTA ZOOLÓGICA MEXICANA (N.S.); Vol. 25 No. 3 (2009); 673-681 ACTA ZOOLÓGICA MEXICANA (N.S.); Vol. 25 Núm. 3 (2009); 673-681 2448-8445 0065-1737 spa https://azm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/azm/article/view/672/841 Derechos de autor 2009 ACTA ZOOLÓGICA MEXICANA (N.S.) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 |
| spellingShingle | Martínez M., Imelda Cruz R., Magdalena The use of agricultural and livestock chemical products in the cattleranching area of Xico, central Veracruz, Mexico, and their possible environmental impact |
| title | The use of agricultural and livestock chemical products in the cattleranching area of Xico, central Veracruz, Mexico, and their possible environmental impact |
| title_full | The use of agricultural and livestock chemical products in the cattleranching area of Xico, central Veracruz, Mexico, and their possible environmental impact |
| title_fullStr | The use of agricultural and livestock chemical products in the cattleranching area of Xico, central Veracruz, Mexico, and their possible environmental impact |
| title_full_unstemmed | The use of agricultural and livestock chemical products in the cattleranching area of Xico, central Veracruz, Mexico, and their possible environmental impact |
| title_short | The use of agricultural and livestock chemical products in the cattleranching area of Xico, central Veracruz, Mexico, and their possible environmental impact |
| title_sort | use of agricultural and livestock chemical products in the cattleranching area of xico, central veracruz, mexico, and their possible environmental impact |
| url | https://azm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/azm/article/view/672 |
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