Published 1988 | Version v1
Book

Mediterranean breeds of cattle, sheep and goats

Creators

  • 1. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome (Italy). Animal Production and Health Div.

Description

Breeds of cattle, sheep and goats in the Mediterranean region are considered. Cattle: original longhorned breeds in Spain, Portugal and southern France; original shorthorned breeds in North Africa, the eastern Mediterranean and Sardinia; Grey Steppe in Balkan lowlands and central and southern Italy; Brown Swiss and its crosses in parts of Spain, northern Italy, north-west Turkey and the Maghreb; Simmental in Yugoslavia and Hungary; Friesian now dominant in western Europe and spreading in North Africa, the Near East and eastern Europe. Sheep: original coarse woolled thin tailed breeds in Algeria, Morocco, parts of Spain, Portugal, Italy and the Balkans; Merino in Spain has produced new breeds in Portugal, southern France, and Italy and is now being used in the Balkans, Turkey and Egypt; fat tailed coarse woolled breeds in Africa and Asia from Tunisia to Turkey. Goats: short eared dairy breeds in Spain and Italy; black, long haired, lop eared, screw horned goats from Turkey to North Africa; Maltese (dairy) goats in several countries. (author). 3 refs, 1 tab

Part of:
Isotope aided studies on livestock productivity in Mediterranean and North African countries

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
IAEA.
Imprint Place
Vienna (Austria)
ISBN
92-0-111088-X
Imprint Title
Isotope aided studies on livestock productivity in Mediterranean and North African countries
Imprint Pagination
379 p.
Series
Panel proceedings series.
Journal Page Range
p. 23-30.

Conference

Title
Final research co-ordination meeting on optimizing grazing animal productivity in the Mediterranean and North African regions with the aid of nuclear techniques.
Dates
23-27 Mar 1987.
Place
Rabat (Morocco).

INIS

Country of Publication
Austria
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
19027242
Subject category
S60: APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ANIMAL BREEDING; BUFFALO; CATTLE; ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GOATS; PRODUCTIVITY; SHEEP
Descriptors DEC
ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL VARIABILITY; DOMESTIC ANIMALS; MAMMALS; RUMINANTS; VERTEBRATES

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