Year: 1992
Type: article
Abstract: First a brief review of the primitive origins of the diverse Andalusian domestic livestock breeds is done. The Spanish Pure Breed Horse and Merino Sheep are considered the oldest breeds classically characterized, followed by the Granadina Goat and the Fighting Bull. The remaining Andalusian Breeds were not organized and defined until the end of the past century. From historical beginning there existed in the Betic region a predominance of animal farming over agriculture. The geographical characteristics of the land and the depopulation occasioned by the continuous fighting, throughout eight centuries, against the Arabs produced the conditions to reach a good development of andalusian farming and, the isolation of certain populations produced the creation and maintenance of several local breeds. With respect to the introduction of the domestic european livestock breeds to the american continent, three questions are presented: - What type of livestock went there? - Where did they come from? - How spread it on the new continent? We answer these questions taking into account the three phases of american colonization: the exploration, the conquest and the colonization itself. Of course, we have emphasized those breeds that came from Andalusia, that crossed the Atlantic Ocean via the Canary Islands and the Antilles. At the same time we have sketched the diverse means of distribution of these breeds on the american continent, mentioning those responsible and the date of the voyages when they were introduced.
Language: English
Subfield: Genetics
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Zero hunger
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1519802201