Competitiveness of Spanish Local Breeds

[...]Spain is among the countries with the highest volume of production of differentiated quality schemes such as Organic Farming, Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) or Protected Designation of Origin (PDO). “Selection Criteria for Improving Fertility in Spanish Goat Breeds: Estimation of Genetic Parameters and Designing Selection Indices for Optimal Genetic Responses” [2] proposes a new selection index based on the age at first kidding and the interval between the first and second kidding as early selection criteria for female fertility in the breeds Florida and Payoya, which are two of the most representative Spanish dairy goat systems. “Intramuscular Fatty Acids in Meat Could Predict Enteric Methane Production by Fattening Lambs” [6] presents a precise and reproducible regression model that allows the estimation of methane production in Manchega lambs from the average body weight and the fatty acid profile of meat. “Assessment of Age Effects on Ovarian Hemodynamics Using Doppler Ultrasound and Progesterone Concentrations in Cycling Spanish Purebred Mares” [13] evaluates the usefulness of the non-invasive Power Doppler imaging technique to monitor ovarian hemodynamics and blood flow adequacy of the corpus luteum in order to estimate the concentration of progesterone in the blood of Purebred Spanish mares.