Alistana-Sanabresa

Alistana-Sanabresa is a Spanish cattle breed kept as beef cattle. It is named for its origin in Aliste and Sanabria in Castile and León. It is found in farms in Segovia, Burgos, León, Palencia, and Guipúzcoa.[1] It is considered to be in danger of extinction.[2]

An annual fair, the National Morphology contest, is held in Porto de Sanabria to celebrate the breed.[3]

Morphology and genetics

Its coat is colored reddish to chestnut, darker in the middle and with light fur around the eyes. Its horns are medium in size with a white base and black tips. The bulls of the breed weigh approximately 700 kilograms. The breed developed out of an earlier form kept as both draught and beef cattle and has origins in cattle kept in Cantabria.[2][1] It is closely related to the Portuguese Marinhoa breed.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "RAZAS DE GANA DEL CATÁLOGO OFICIAL DO DE ESPAÑA" (PDF). Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Raza bovina ALISTANA-SANABRESA". Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  3. ^ "Porto de Sanabria celebrará su tradicional feria ganadera de raza Alistana-Sanabresa el 26 de agosto - Agronews". www.agronewscastillayleon.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  4. ^ Martín-Burriel, I.; Rodellar, C.; Cañón, J.; Cortés, O.; Dunner, S.; Landi, V.; Martínez-Martínez, A.; Gama, L. T.; Ginja, C.; Penedo, M. C. T.; Sanz, A.; Zaragoza, P.; Delgado, J. V. (1 April 2011). "Genetic diversity, structure, and breed relationships in Iberian cattle1". Journal of Animal Science. 89 (4): 893–906. doi:10.2527/jas.2010-3338. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.