In the present paper the genetic parameters for the prolificacy of the Segureña sheep are presented. They have been obtained using an animal model enclosing repeated observations over the information collected from the ...

We are presenting a study of the external charcaterization of nine varieties of the Iberian pig based on seven cualitative external characteritics. We have used a sample of 566 adult individuals (515 females and 51 males) ...

The Spanish domestic animal genetic resources and their traditional management systems are distributed according two big areas: The wet Spain in the northwest of the Iberian peninsula, and the dry Spain of the southeast. ...

One of bigger obstacles at present time for the development of the selection schemes on goats is the genealogical control, due to the peculiar management systems of dairy goats, especially in Spain, with polyestric breeds ...

The former jurisdiction of Bayamo, as political colonial division began its way in the century XVI, after its foundation in 1513 as the second Cuban village. Currently the Bayamo village is integrated by 15 local districts, ...

The productive behaviour of seven varieties belonging to the Iberian Pig Breed and three crosses F1 among them have been studied with a view of the preliminary productive characterisation of the breed. 1159 animals have ...