The Lidia Breed: Management and Medicine

Abstract

The Lidia breed, originally from Spain, constitutes an important livestock sector in Spain and Portugal. These animals are also bred in southern France and in several countries of South America (Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, and Venezuela). The clinical management of this breed is different from other cattle breeds; therefore, it is essential to analyze the characteristics of the farm organization, the selection scheme, the reproduction, feeding, and healthcare management. The sector is currently evolving with high progress in feeding, selection, and assisted reproduction. Not surprisingly, there are several problems that the farmers and veterinarians must overcome such as health problems, the falling syndrome, and the danger of extinction of certain genetic lines.

Morphometric features, seminal profile and diluters effect on post-thaw semen quality of Munshiganj cattle in Bangladesh

“…Body length (cm) : point of shoulder to the point-of-rump or pin bone [ 94 ]; Hearth girth (cm): around the animal at the point of smallest circumference just behind the forelegs [ 95 ]; Body weight (kg): measured using Shaeffer's formula, Live weight (kg)=(body length × (hearth girth) 2 )/(300 × 2.2); Height at wither (cm) : distance from the surface of the platform to the dorsal point (Os vertebrae thoracalis III) of the withers [ 96 ]; Head length (cm): the poll of the head to the rostral end of muzzle [ 95 , 97 ]; Head width (cm): broader portion of the head [ 97 ] ( Photo 3 ).

Photo 3 Head width measurement (Lomillos et al, 2020).

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