Table 1 Number of goats, climatic characteristics, altitude above sea level, and predominant forage species in Amatepec and Tejupilco, state of Mexico

Number of goats

142

176

Climate

Temperate sub-humid

Warm sub-humid

Precipitation (mm)^a

1840

1200

Temperature (°C)^a

22

27

Average altitude (masl)

1700

1200

Predominant forage species

Paspalum notatum

Cynodon plectostachyus

Sida rhombifolia

Brachiaria decumbens

Ricinus comunnis

Andropogon gayanus

Crescentia cujete

Gliricidia sepium

Amaranthus hybridus

Leucaena esculenta