The editorial process of Archivos de Zootecnia during 2012 is reported below. A total of 361 manuscripts coming from 28 countries, mainly from Brazil (78 %), were received. Consequently, the language most frequently used in the manuscripts was Portuguese, followed by Spanish and English. The mean time elapsed from submission of a manuscript until printing, was 599 days, a hundred days shorter than 2011. The rejection rate was 65 %. In 2011, 53 articles, 11 short notes and 7 reviews (total 72) were published by authors coming from 14 different countries.

Se analiza el proceso editorial de Archivos de Zootecnia durante 2012. Se recibieron 361 manuscritos procedentes de 28 países, principalmente de Brasil (78 %). Consecuentemente, el lenguaje más frecuentemente usado fue el portugués, seguido del español y el inglés. El tiempo medio entre recepción y publicación de un manuscrito fue de 599 dias, aún elevado, pero 100 días menor que el de 2011. La tasa de rechazo fue del 65 %. En 2012 fueron publicados 53 artículos, 11 notas breves y 7 revisiones (72 trabajos en total) cuyos autores pertenecían a 14 países diferentes.

The editorial process of Archivos de Zootecnia during 2011 is reported below. A total of 373 manuscripts were received from 31 countries, mainly from Brazil (77%). Consequently, the language most frequently used in the manuscripts was Portuguese, followed by Spanish and English. The mean time from submission to publication of a manuscript was 700.4 days shorter than the 836.3 days lasted during 2010. The rejection rate was 52.3%. In 2011, 104 articles, 60 short notes and 5 reviews (total 169) were published by authors coming from 23 countries.

Se analiza el proceso editorial de Archivos de Zootecnia durante 2011. Se recibieron 373 manuscritos procedentes de 31 países, principalmente de Brasil (77%). Consecuentemente, el lenguaje más frecuentemente usado fue el portugués, seguido del español y el inglés. El tiempo medio entre recepción y publicación de un manuscrito fue de 700,4 dias, aun elevado, pero menor que el de 2010 (836.3 dias). La tasa de rechazo fue del 52,3%. En 2011 fueron publicados 104 artículos, 60 notas breves y 5 revisiones (169 trabajos en total) cuyos autores pertenecían a 23 países diferentes.

The editorial process of Archivos de Zootecnia during 2010 is reported below. A total of 384 manuscripts were received from 33 countries, mainly from Brazil (66.9%). Consequently, the language most frequently used in the manuscripts was Portuguese, followed by Spanish and English. The mean time between submission and publication of a manuscript was 836.3 days. The rejection rate was 50.8%. In 2010, 49 articles, 21 short notes and 10 reviews (total 83) were published by authors coming from 15 countries.

Se analiza el proceso editorial de Archivos de Zootecnia durante 2010. Se recibieron 384 manuscritos procedentes de 33 países, principalmente de Brasil (66,9%). Consecuentemente, el lenguaje más frecuentemente usado fue el portugués, seguido del español y el inglés. El tiempo medio entre recepción y publicación de un manuscrito fue elevado ( 836.3 dias). La tasa de rechazo fue del 50,8%. En 2010 fueron publicados 49 artículos, 21 notas breves y 10 revisiones (83 trabajos en total) cuyos autores pertenecían a 15 países diferentes.

Data collected on metabolizable energy (ME) intake and growth performance of preruminant female kids of the Murciano-Granadina breed was used to assess the accuracy of the latest U. S. National Research Council (NRC) recommendations to predict their energy requirements. Female kids were fed a milk replacer individually, according to appetite three times a day from two to five weeks of age. The mean initial body weight and average daily weight gain (± SE) were 3.31 ± 0.08 kg/d and 120 ± 3 g/d. Daily ME intake, expressed relative to metabolic body weight (BW0.75), decreased linearly with age from 1085 to 970 kJ/kg BW0.75/d, and there was nearly a constant ratio of ME requirements for maintenance. The observed ME intake was 5.4% higher than the ME requirements, calculated according to NRC, probably due to the energy content of the weight gain. It was concluded that the energy system model of the NRC is accurate enough to calculate the ME requirements of preruminant female kids of the Murciano-Granadina breed.

Three types of livestock farming systems are identified in Andalusian dehesas using multivariate analysis. One of two conservationist systems, both applying sustainable management criteria, was detected in most of farms: dehesa farming system (49% of farms): small extensive cattle and sheep farms, which adapt stocking rates to the availability of the land's natural resources, and occasional use of strategic food supplementation; mountain farming system (21%) also relative to small farms, with mainly small ruminants and limited use of technology. The third system was a yield targeted system (30%), corresponding mainly to large cattle farms, with greater use of technology and high levels of food supplementation caused by stocking rates that exceed the land's carrying capacity. Typology defined can be used as starting point to base technical and economic characterization of farming systems taking into consideration their current and future viability.

Mediante análisis multivariante se establecieron tres tipos de sistemas ganaderos en las dehesas andaluzas. En 49% de las explotaciones se detectó un sistema ganadero denominado conservacionista de dehesa que corresponde a pequeñas explotaciones de bovino y ovino con bajo nivel de intensificación y carga ganadera ajustada a la disponibilidad alimenticia usando ocasionalmente suplementación estratégica. Las explotaciones (21%) del sistema conservacionista de sierra y montaña son también de reducida dimensión, con predominio de pequeños rumiantes y bajo empleo de tecnología. El sistema productivista (30% de las explotaciones) corresponde a ganaderías con predominio de bovinos, de mayor dimensión y nivel tecnológico que utilizan elevados niveles de suplementación pues sus cargas ganaderas están por encima de la capacidad de la dehesa. Los tipos establecidos pueden servir de punto de partida para la caracterización técnica y económica de los sistemas ganaderos considerando su viabilidad actual y futura.

The editorial process of Archivos de Zootecnia during 2009 is reported below. A total of 342 manuscripts were received from 24 countries, mainly from Brazil (75.8%). Consequently, the language most frequently used in the manuscripts was Portuguese, followed by Spanish and English. The mean time between submission and publication of a manuscript was 690.7 days. The rejection rate was 53.5%. In 2009, 44 articles, 72 short notes and 9 reviews (total 125) were published by authors from 29 countries.

Se analiza el proceso editorial de Archivos de Zootecnia durante 2009. Se recibieron 342 manuscritos procedentes de 24 países, principalmente de Brasil (75,8%). Consecuentemente, el lenguaje más frecuentemente usado fue el portugués, seguido del español y el inglés. El tiempo medio entre recepción y publicación de un manuscrito fue elevado (690,7 dias). La tasa de rechazo fue del 53,5%. En 2009 fueron publicados 44 artículos, 72 notas breves y 9 revisiones (125 trabajos en total) cuyos autores pertenecían a 29 países diferentes.

The editorial process of Archivos de Zootecnia during 2008 is reported below. A total of 294 manuscripts were received from 24 countries mainly from Brazil (73%). Consequently, the language most frequently used in the manuscripts was Portuguese, followed by Spanish and English. The mean time between reception and publication of a manuscript was high (657 days). The rejection rate was 35.7%. In 2008, 42 articles, 30 short notes and 10 reviews (total 82) were published from 13 countries.

Se revisa el proceso editorial de Archivos de Zootecnia durante 2008. Se recibieron 294 manuscritos procedentes de 24 países, principalmente de Brasil (73%). Consecuentemente, el primer idioma más utilizado fue el portugués seguido del español y el inglés. El tiempo medio entre recepción y publicación es elevado (657 días). La tasa de rechazo fue del 35,7%, publicándose 42 artículos, 30 notas breves y 10 revisiones bibliográficas, en total 82 contribuciones procedentes de 13 países.

Este estudo foi designado a avaliar, por meio de simulação cartográfica em Sistema de Informações Geográficas (SIG), o impacto de diferentes estratégias de manejo florestal na escala de uma microbacia hidrográfica. O projeto foi desenvolvido em uma pequena microbacia (2,8 km²), localizada na porção norte do litoral capixaba (Estado do Espírito Santo), inserida em um a área de plantação industrial de eucalipto pertencente ao complexo agroindustrial da Aracruz Celulose S.A. A avaliação dos impactos potenciais foi efetuada por meio da aplicação da equação universal de perdas de solo (EUPS), sendo diferentes cenários simulados com base no processamento digital da base primária de dados (dados ancilares relativos a cobertura pedológica, relevo, clima e vegetação). A simulação considerou quatro diferentes estratégias de manejo, variando de uma situação mais crítica (completa ausência de qualquer técnica conservacionista) até uma abordagem mais próxima da situação atualmente observada (onde diferentes técnicas de manejo têm sido empregadas). Os primeiros resultados permitem denotar a adequacidade do uso dessas técnicas de investigação prospectiva em suporte ao manejo operacional de florestas de produção. Todavia, alguns cuidados devem ser adotados quanto ao alcance desta abordagem, especificamente quanto ao modelo EUPS e, ainda, a uma tendência à dispersão multiplicativa de erros detectada durante o processamento digital.

A cartographic simulation in a Geographical Information System (GIS) was used to evaluate the environmental impacts of different forest management strategies on a watershed scale. The project was conducted in a small (2 km²) watershed located at northern coast of the State of Espírito Santo, Brazil, which is inserted in an area of eucalypt-clone plantation comprised by the agro-industrial complex Aracruz Celulose S.A. Potential impacts were assessed by applying the Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE) in a GIS, where different scenarios were simulated by primary data processing (auxiliary data relating to the surface soil, relief, climate and vegetation). The simulation considered four different management strategies: from the worst possible situation, such as the complete absence of any conservation practice, to a more realistic assumption where management techniques are currently applied. First results demonstrated the adequacy of these technologies for prospective investigations and as guidelines to operational management of forest plantations. Nevertheless, caution must be taken concerning the scope of this approach, specially regarding the USLE model, and the multiplicative error dispersion trend during data processing.