Table 1. Descriptive statistics.
| Variables | N | Minimum | Maximum | Mean | Std. Deviation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income $ (TVA_ij) | 102.00 | 0.00 | 156,103,200.00 | 3,851,211.69 | 18,148,341.49 |
| Investment cost in livestock ($) (CIG_ij) | 102.00 | 16,000.00 | 38,826,000.00 | 1,028,312.75 | 4,401,851.61 |
| Total annual cost for feeding, reproduction, diseases and treatments, preventive medicine, sanitation, milking, fuel (CT_ij) | 102.00 | 7,300.00 | 44,020,690.00 | 1,029,632.72 | 4,942,898.56 |
| Total M/O (MO_ij) | 102.00 | 43,800.00 | 2,701,000.00 | 235,168.33 | 377,025.73 |
| Area destined for livestock (Ha) (SG) | 102.00 | 0.00 | 260.00 | 14.84 | 38.64 |
| Number of dependents (people) (ND_ij) | 102.00 | 1.00 | 13.00 | 5.31 | 2.26 |
| Producer age (years) (EP_ij) | 102.00 | 18.00 | 77.00 | 46.29 | 12.54 |
| Educational level (years) (NEP_ij) | 102.00 | 0.00 | 19.00 | 9.13 | 3.69 |
| Amount of water used per animal unit, measured in liters (CAE_ij) | 102.00 | 2,111.19 | 67,803.82 | 22,157.53 | 10,597.10 |
| Greenhouse gas emissions Methane from enteric fermentation measured in Gg CH4/year. (CH4_ij) * | 102.00 | 112.00 | 224,672.00 | 5,915.14 | 25,701.35 |
Note:
*
Emission factor established by the 2006 IPCC for Latin America ( Herranz-Ramirez, 2018).
Source: Author’ self-calculation