La bellota de los Quercus de la dehesa (ilex, suber y faginea) es un recurso alimenticio de alto valor para el cebo extensivo del cerdo Ibérico, muy valorado comercialmente. Su producción muy afectada por la vecería propia ...

An analysis was made of the selective use of three fodder-groups (grass, woody species and acorns) by a herd of dairy goats grazed semiextensively in an area of the Sierra Norte in the province of Seville (Spain). The ...

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 ...

The foraging strategy of grazing dairy goat (Florida breed), in mediterranean pastures of Sierra Norte of Sevilla (Spain), was studied. Woody species account for 19 p. 100 of goat selection in autumn-winter, 25 p. 100 in ...

The evolution of the chemical composition of Erica arhorea L. is studied. The levels of Mg, Fe, Mn, and Cu, are adequate during the whole year and, only seasonally, are sufficient K and Ca concentrations. This species has ...

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 ...

El grupo de investigación Pastos arbustivos, comenzó a trabajar en la definición, selección y optimización de los sistemas de explotación de la raza Florida en 1985, en el rebaño experimental que la Diputación de Sevilla ...

Potential regression equations were fitted for twig weight-diameter and Breen-dried diameter relationships in four browse species: oak (Quercus ilex L.), cork oak (Q. suber L.),strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo L.) and ...

Information on seven different flocks of the Colorada goat breed in La Pampa (Argentina) was recorded during three consecutive years (1995-1997) to estimate reproductive performance. On the average, reproductive indexes ...