Browsing by Subject "Dehesa"

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    Patrimonio cultural y turismo en torno al cerdo ibérico en Salamanca
    (Murcia: Servicio de publicaciones de la Universidad de Murcia, 2019) Hortelano Mínguez, Luis Alfonso; Azofra Agustín, Eduardo; Martín Jiménez, María Isabel; Izquierdo Misiego, José Ignacio
    Se analizan los vínculos del territorio con el Patrimonio Cultural generados a partir de la cría del cerdo ibérico, en un sistema agroecológico adaptado a las condiciones del medio natural conocido como monte hueco o dehesa, y de la elaboración de embutidos (en con-creto el chorizo ibérico) a partir de la sabiduría popular. Este proceso, asentado en un largo devenir histórico de construcción de un paisaje agrosilvopastoril adecuado para una gestión sostenible del territorio, donde el cerdo ibérico juega un papel preponderante, y en las claves culturales transmitidas de generación en generación del modo de hacer embutidos derivados del cochino ibérico. Este modo de vida ha sido plasmado en pinturas, fotografías, folklore y textos literarios que demuestran las estrechas relaciones de las gentes salmantinas con su territorio, paisaje y costumbres y su valoración como recurso turístico-gastronómico.
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    Study of the impact of fighting cattle farms in the Spanish dehesa
    (Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias (INIFAP), 2024-01-19) Sanes, José Manuel; Gamón, María Jesús; Torrego, Inmaculada; Abellán, Eliana; Seva Alcaraz, Juan; Anatomía y Anatomía Patológica Comparadas
    The objective was to determine the incidence of fighting cattle farms in the Spanish dehesa, defining those that are in this territory, and quantifying the hectares they occupy and some productive aspects in order to verify the importance of the breeding of the fighting bull in the maintenance and conservation of its biodiversity. To this end, different documentary sources of livestock associations and the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food were consulted; and 304 surveys were carried out among fighting bull farmers in the Spanish provinces with dehesa. The area of the dehesa is 3’515,846 ha distributed in the Autonomous Communities of Andalusia, Extremadura, Castile and Leon, Castilla-La Mancha and Madrid, where there are 726 registered fighting cattle farms, although only 631 of them are active in the Stud Book of the Fighting Bovine Breed (2022), with a downward trend in recent years, and with an average census of 144 dams and 9 bulls, a low stocking rate. The estimated number of farms in the dehesa engaged exclusively in fighting bull farming is 581, with an average area of 534 ha and occupying 315,301 ha, representing 8.97%of the total Spanish dehesa, although it would amount to 347,744 ha (9.89%) considering the entire farm with the presence of other complementary activities. These farms are located in 358 municipalities, in which 72.61%of the census is less than 5,000 inhabitants, which could help to fix the rural population.