Managerial level and reproductive technology in dual-purpose cattle farms in "La Canada de Urdaneta" municipality, Zulia state, Venezuela

In order to study the relationship between the management levels of the dual-purpose cattle farmers and the application of reproductive technologies in the farms located at "La Canada de Urdaneta" municipality, Zulia state. A random-stratified sample with 47 farms was used. The quarter technique was used to build farms groups according to management level related to planning, organization, motivation and control and according to technological level related to controlled breed, bio-stimulation and breast-feeding and as modern technologies, the artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization and heat synchronization were used. Three groups: high, middle and low both management and technological level. In the high level were included 26% of farms, in the middle: 42% and the low group 32%. Chi squared test was used to determine the association with two variables: management and technological level. There is a relationship between the two variables (P<0.05)