Conference paper

PERMANENT PROTECTION OF ISTRIAN CATTLE THROUGH COMMERCIAL EXPLOITATION

G. Prekalj ; AZRRI-Agencija za ruralni razvoj Istre d.o.o., Pazin, Hrvatska
P. Caput ; Zavod za specijalno stočarstvo, Agronomski fakultet, Zagreb, Hrvatska
A. Jedrejčić ; AZRRI-Agencija za ruralni razvoj Istre d.o.o., Pazin, Hrvatska
A. Ivanković ; Zavod za specijalno stočarstvo, Agronomski fakultet, Zagreb, Hrvatska
M. Konjačić ; Zavod za specijalno stočarstvo, Agronomski fakultet, Zagreb, Hrvatska

Abstract

Istrian cattle is the most numerous autochtonous breed of cattle in Croatia. It represents a vivid monument of time and climate, well provided together by breeders and wider community for allmoust two decades. Negative movements in the population of Istrian cattle caused by global trends in animal production of economically developed societies has been stoped. Actual population of of Istrian cattle is in the phase of recovery and mild stagnation. Reduced further growth of population is conditioned by the lack of verified economic reafirmation which needs to conect interests between breeders and consumers, ensuring in that way the sustainability of the breed. The project of reafirmation of the Istrian cattle, allready underway, through the production programme of "Meat of Istrian cattle" has initialized the consensus of all subjects in the sequence of the food-stuff (breeding, processing, gastronomy) and it gives first positive results.

Keywords

Istrian cattle; autochthony; economic sustainability; meat

Hrčak ID:

24185

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/24185

Publication date:

15.1.2008.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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