A region in Spain gives € 120,000 subsidy for autochthonous cattle races
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock of the Spanish Region of Castilla y Leon released an order of payment for the financial support dedicated for local breeders of autochthonous cattle races, reports Vacuno de Elite portal.
The call for 2018, which may be requested for twenty days, has a budget of 120,000 euros. The money will be directed to farmers who are assuring the maintenance of the genealogical book, the management of the breeds and the development of programs of genetic improvement.
Seven local association are part of this program with 500 farms and 20,700 animals enlisted for the subsidy. The aids are intended to preserve animal genetic diversity and give greater impetus to the maintenance and conservation of the high genetic heritage that the autochthonous breeds represent. The breeds that can request this aid are the Alistana-Sanabresa, the Sayaguesa and the Serrana Negra in the bovine species.
At some point, these breeds were considered close to extinction due to the lack of interest in farming their races.
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