OPTIMEJOREPROAVI Operational Group: Evaluation and optimization of reproductive performance in the Avileña-Negra Ibérica livestock
- Type Operational group
- Status Filled
- Execution 2018 -2021
- Assigned Budget 165.000,00 €
- Scope Autonómico
- Autonomous community Madrid, Comunidad de
- Main source of financing PEPAC 2014-2020
- Project website GO OPTIMEJOREPROAVI
The Avileña-Negra Ibérica (ANI) breed represents an example of a highly interesting free-range beef cattle breed, both as a native breed of great importance to the ecosystem and as it offers natural meat with unique organoleptic characteristics. Previous studies evaluating free-range farms of this breed have revealed significant differences in productivity associated with differences in reproduction, nutrition, and the presence of pathologies (Meneses et al., 2016; information obtained after carrying out project 20140020001859, 'Improving fertility and new reproductive techniques of two native breeds in extensive farming systems').
- Report on the census of farms in the Community of Madrid.
- Knowledge of the initial situation of the farms studied in terms of production, health, reproduction, economics, genetics, and nutrition.
- Initial status report for the CENSYRA ANI breed semen bank.
- Report on the final productive status of the farms evaluated and comparison with the initial status.
- Improvement of the health, genetic, reproductive and nutritional status of the farms under intervention.
- Improving the profitability of the farms under intervention.
- Evaluation of the quality of vitrified semen samples.
- Development of an efficient bovine semen vitrification protocol.
- Application of the implemented measures to farms throughout the Iberian Peninsula.
The overall objective of the project is to optimize the reproductive performance of ANI livestock.
It will be carried out through a series of partial objectives:
- To evaluate the productive performance of extensive farms of the ANI breed in the Community of Madrid and assess their management status in terms of genetic, health, and stress sensitivity parameters.
- Implement, evaluate, and optimize artificial insemination programs for genetic and productive improvement of livestock replacement.
- Update the CENSYRA frozen semen bank for breeding stock.
- Develop a protocol for ultra-rapid freezing of bovine semen.
Future actions and research:
- Improve genetics of farm fertility.
- Study of the prevalence of diseases that affect reproductive success.
- Search for animal welfare indicators from a genetic perspective.
- Development of an environmental, social and economic sustainability index.
- Coordinator/entity name: Mar González Muñoz
- Postal address: Calle Padro Tengiollo, 8. 05004, Ávila
- Coordinator/entity email: mar.gonzalez@razaavilena.com
- Telephone: 920352228
- Mar González Muñoz
- Pedro L. Herráiz Espinosa - AECRANI (pedro@razaavileña.com)
- Javier López Cordero - AECRANI (javier.cordero@razaavilena.com)
- Clara Díaz Martin - INIA (cdiaz@inia.es)
- Cristina Meneses González - INIA (meneses.cristina@inia.es)
- Maria J. Carabaño - INIA (mjc@inia.es)
- Alberto A Diez Guerrier - UCM-MAEVA Servet S.L. (adsmaeva@hotmail.com)
- Teresa García-Seco Romero - UCM (teresagsr@visavet.ucm.es)
- Luna Gutiérrrez Cepeda - UCM (luna.gutierrez@vet.ucm.es)
- Consuelo Serres Dalmau - UCM (cserres@vet.ucm.es)
- Santiago Moreno Alcalde - CENSYRA (IMIDRA) (santiago.moreno@madrid.org)
- Sonsoles Zabala - CENSYRA (IMIDRA) (sonsoles.zabala@madrid.org)
- Agustín Oliet - CENSYRA (IMIDRA) (agustín.oliet@madrid.org)
- Mercedes Riesco - Laboratorio Regional (mercedes.riesgo@madrid.org)
- Mar González Muñoz
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