Caracterización de la alimentación invernal en sistemas de vacuno extensivo en los picos de europa
- Autores: Juan Busqué Marcos, E. Serrano, J.R. Rodriguez
- Localización: XV Jornadas sobre Producción Animal: 14 y 15 de mayo de 2013, Zaragoza / Jorge Hugo Calvo Lacosta (aut.), Isabel Casasús Pueyo (aut.), Margalida Joy Torrens (aut.), Javier Álvarez Rodríguez (aut.), Luis Varona Aguado (aut.), Begoña Panea Doblado (aut.), Carlos Calvete Margolles (aut.), Joaquín Balcells Teres (aut.), Vol. 1, 2013, ISBN 978-84-695-7684-7, págs. 58-60
- Idioma: español
- Títulos paralelos:
- Winter feeding of extensive cattle livestock systems in the picos de europa mountains
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Resumen
Extensive livestock farming systems in the mountains of northern Spain are low productive and highly dependent on CAP payments. These subsidies are still strongly correlated with farm size, which produces serious conflicts in land use under these harsh conditions. Winter feeding is one of the main limitations, which we studied interviewing a representative sample of farmers in the municipality of Camaleño (Cantabria). We quantified the amount and feed types employed during winter, as well as the length of the winter confinement, the farm size in livestock units and the amount of CAP payments. Hay from meadows was the main forage type used (98% of the farms and 75% of the total dry matter). Silage was used in half of the farms and bought forage in one third. After classifying the farms in four types according to these forage types (use only hay, hay+silage, hay+bought forage, and hay+silage+bought forage), we observed that the farm type using the three forages was clearly separated from the rest as being the largest and with longer confinement periods. We argue how higher CAP payments in this farm type may contribute to cope with these higher costs.
